Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy is remembered by his daughter Dr. Bernice King, who discusses how many leading GOP leaders misrepresent the meaning of the civil rights icon’s message to justify policies that are antithetical to his vision.
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Study shows Dr. King was right — support for racial inequality is linked to opposition to democracy
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned that the fight to end systemic racism is directly linked to the fate of democracy. “When the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir,” he said at theContinue reading “Study shows Dr. King was right — support for racial inequality is linked to opposition to democracy”
Dr. King on Face the Nation – CBS News
MLK discusses marching against the Senate filibuster, segregation, and voting rights in 1964. Interesting Note: This takes place during Lee Atwater’s “Southern Strategy” shifting of the GOP, and is discussed towards the end of this video. #MLKDay
Manchin kills voting rights moments before Biden’s speech
Manchin talked about rule changes instead of getting rid of the filibuster Sen Joe Manchin effectively killed voting rights hours before President Joe Biden was set to give a speech in Atlanta pushing for voting rights, saying the filibuster was an important rule for the Senate. The West Virginia Democrat’s opposition to changing the filibusterContinue reading “Manchin kills voting rights moments before Biden’s speech”
Alarm as Texas quietly restarts controversial voting program
Program asks people on voter rolls to prove citizenship, sparking concern that eligible voters could be wrongfully targeted Texas officials have quietly restarted a controversial program to ask people on the voter rolls to prove their citizenship, sparking alarm that thousands of eligible voters could be wrongfully targeted. The Texas secretary of state’s office hasContinue reading “Alarm as Texas quietly restarts controversial voting program”
Kanye West’s presidential campaign was run by GOP operatives who were trying to re-elect Trump, investigation finds
Kanye West’s presidential campaign was run by a number of Republican operatives, an investigation from the Daily Beast shows. The Daily Beast reported that West’s campaign received millions of dollars in services from GOP operatives. Some services were not properly disclosed, according to the Daily Beast’s investigation. Kanye West’s failed 2020 presidential campaign was secretly runContinue reading “Kanye West’s presidential campaign was run by GOP operatives who were trying to re-elect Trump, investigation finds”
Georgia governor candidate Perdue says he wouldn’t have certified 2020 election results
Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former Sen. David Perdue (R) said on Wednesday that he would not have certified Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. “Not with the information that was available at the time and not with the information that has come out now. They had plenty of time to investigate this. And I wouldn’t have signed itContinue reading “Georgia governor candidate Perdue says he wouldn’t have certified 2020 election results”
Analysis: Why new Ohio redistricting maps are an ‘insult to democracy’ – CNN
CNN’s John Avlon breaks down how the “rigged” redistricting process in Ohio is engineered to help the Republican Party achieve an electoral majority.
More than a year after Donald Trump’s loss, Wisconsin Republicans wage relentless attacks on the state’s election commission
Republicans in Wisconsin are engaging in a multi-pronged attack on the state’s bipartisan election commission — in one of the latest efforts to relitigate the 2020 election in a key presidential battleground state. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has publicly urged fellow Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature to take over the running of federal electionsContinue reading “More than a year after Donald Trump’s loss, Wisconsin Republicans wage relentless attacks on the state’s election commission”
‘Tip of the Iceberg’: Report Warns Michigan GOP Ploy Could Shutter 20% of Polling Places
“There is no doubt the goal of this proposal is to harm democracy. It is designed to put obstacles and hurdles between voters and the ballot box.” If successful, a Republican-backed petition initiative in Michigan could result in the closure of one in five polling locations across the crucial battleground state, potentially creating harmful new barriers to ballot access andContinue reading “‘Tip of the Iceberg’: Report Warns Michigan GOP Ploy Could Shutter 20% of Polling Places”