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Understanding Latino Support for Donald Trump
Democrats have often described Latinos as decisive when they support liberal candidates and inconsequential when they don’t.
by
Geraldo Cadava
via
The New Yorker
on
November 18, 2024
Chasing the “Latino Vote”
Political campaigns have often misunderstood Latino voters, oversimplifying their diversity and facing challenges in outreach and engagement.
by
Mike Amezcua
via
Perspectives on History
on
October 30, 2024
When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracy
In 1916, an unlikely duo exposed political corruption in Indiana, setting a new precedent for fair voting across the country.
by
Sasha Issenberg
via
Smithsonian
on
September 5, 2024
The Wild History of “Lesser of Two Evils” Voting
For as long as Americans have been subjected to lousy candidates, they’ve been told to suck it up and vote for one of them.
by
Ginny Hogan
via
The Nation
on
March 19, 2024
Did Voter Fraud Kill Edgar Allan Poe?
The death of mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe is its own mystery. But new research suggests election fraud may have contributed to his demise in Baltimore.
by
Randy Dotinga
via
Retropolis
on
March 26, 2023
‘A Model Southern Sheriff’: Z.T. Mathews and the 1962 Fight for Voting Rights in Terrell County
A glaring portrait of the human cost of law enforcement officers who claim to be above the law.
by
David Kurlander
via
CAFE
on
January 26, 2023
A Brief History of the "I Voted" Sticker
Who designed the first sticker? And does anyone care about it anymore?
by
Rhea Nayyar
via
Hyperallergic
on
November 7, 2022
Why Republicans Won’t Shut Up About a 16-Year-Old Bipartisan Report on Election Reform
The Carter-Baker report was intended to strengthen Americans’ trust in the electoral process. It’s become a weapon for right-wing attacks on voting rights.
by
Matt Ford
via
The New Republic
on
March 10, 2021
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition
Invoking the specter of voter fraud to undermine democratic participation is a tactic as old as the United States itself.
by
Julilly Kohler-Hausmann
via
Dissent
on
January 10, 2021
Things Ain’t Always Gone Be This Way
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on how her mother overcame voter suppression and became an activist in her community.
by
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
via
Kenyon Review
on
December 1, 2020
Elections in Colonial America Were Huge, Booze-Fueled Parties
From rum to cakes to rowdy parades, election day was a time for gathering and celebration.
by
Erin Blakemore
via
HISTORY
on
November 25, 2019
New York’s First-Time Women Voters
A 1918 dispatch from a Yiddish newspaper documents the experiences of women legally voting for the first time.
by
Jessica Kirzane
,
Miriam Karpilove
via
Jewish Currents
on
June 4, 2019
This is What Democracy Looked Like
A brief history of the printed ballot.
by
Alicia Cheng
via
The New Yorker
on
November 5, 2018
You Probably Don't Know This About U.S. Elections
From voting rights to the electoral college, a brief explainer on three widespread misconceptions about voting.
by
Alex Keyssar
via
Harvard Kennedy School
on
October 30, 2018
Today’s Voter Suppression Tactics Have A 150 Year History
Rebels in the post-Civil War South perfected the art of excluding voters, but it was yankees in the North who developed the script.
by
Gregory P. Downs
via
Talking Points Memo
on
July 26, 2018
The Missing Right: A Constitutional Right to Vote
In the era of the voting wars, the right to vote is itself a subject of continued partisan, regional, and racial conflict.
by
Jonathan Soros
,
Mark Schmitt
via
Democracy Journal
on
May 1, 2013
The Tyranny of the Ballot
A man who wants everyone to know his views explains why he’s against voting in secret.
by
Sydney Smith
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
January 1, 1879
Using Women’s Suffrage to Sell Soup and Cereal
In the 1920s, advertisers tried to convince women to exercise their political power not only at the ballot box but also in the store.
by
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox
via
The Saturday Evening Post
on
October 29, 2024
partner
The Catch-22 of Puerto Rico's Status Referendum
When Puerto Ricans go to the polls, they can express their choice for several status options for the island.
by
Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus
via
Made By History
on
October 11, 2024
Liberalism and Equality
Liberalism’s relationship to equality has, historically, been far from a warm embrace.
by
Gregory Conti
via
American Affairs
on
August 20, 2024
The History of Violent Opposition to Black Political Participation
Leaders in the 20th-century South faced violence and death for promoting voting rights; systemic failure enabled their killers to go unpunished.
by
Dan Biddle
,
Sara Rimer
via
Equal Justice Initiative
on
August 13, 2024
When Did Black Voters Shift to Democrats? Earlier Than You Might Think
A look at how and why African Americans first started to abandon the GOP for the Democratic Party.
by
Blake Wilson
via
Retropolis
on
June 30, 2024
Why the 1924 Democratic National Convention Was the Longest and Most Chaotic of Its Kind
A century ago, the party took a record 103 ballots and 16 days of intense, violent debate to choose a presidential nominee.
by
Eli Wizevich
via
Smithsonian
on
June 24, 2024
Votes for Humphrey [Biden]
On (not) voting.
by
Michael Brenes
via
Warfare And Welfare
on
June 11, 2024
partner
The Border Presidents and Civil Rights
Three US presidents from the South’s borders—Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson—worked against Southern politicians to support civil and voting rights.
by
David Goldfield
,
Matthew Wills
via
JSTOR Daily
on
March 31, 2024
partner
To Understand Trump's Appeal, Look to Alabama History
The transformation of Alabama politics in the 1960s and 1970s reflected the rise of a new version of Republicanism that Trump has perfected.
by
Ashley Steenson
via
Made By History
on
January 25, 2024
American Fascism
On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.
by
Rick Perlstein
via
The American Prospect
on
January 24, 2024
Radio and the Rise of Conservatism
Right-wing radio stations are tied to an increase in conservatism among listeners.
by
Paul Matzko
via
Cato Institute
on
January 8, 2024
Why America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in History
Was the country’s turn toward free-market fundamentalism driven by race, class, or something else? Yes.
by
Rogé Karma
via
The Atlantic
on
November 25, 2023
The Origins of the Socialist Slur
Reconstruction-era opponents of racial equality popularized the charge that protecting civil rights would amount to the end of capitalism.
by
Heather Cox Richardson
via
The Atlantic
on
September 26, 2023
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