Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com By Pearl Phillip In the realm of American politics, the influence of ethnic voters is becoming increasingly significant as the demographics of the nation evolves. The voices of minorities, people of color, and immigrants are shaping the political landscape in an unprecedented way in the 2024 election cycle. The […]
By Michael Waldman | Brennan Center for Justice “We are in danger of creating a situation in which our candidates must be chosen from among the rich, the famous, or those willing to be beholden to others.” So warned Robert F. Kennedy — the senator, not his son who is running for president and just showed the […]
Editorial credit: Juli Hansen / Shutterstock.com By Ian Vandewalker | Brennan Center for Justice Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that his pick for vice president is Nicole Shanahan, a wealthy tech entrepreneur and lawyer. Shanahan’s prior political activity seems to be limited to giving money, including a $4 million donation to a pro-RFK Jr. […]
Editorial credit: Darwin Brandis / Shutterstock.com By Dannagal G. Young | The Conversation It’s an uncomfortable truth: Jon Stewart and Donald Trump both tapped the same well of latent public disaffection with politics and the media in the 2000s. Trust in media and government had been declining for several decades. But the symbiotic relationship between the White House and […]
The ballot sorting process in action at the Board of Elections in Queens. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Rachel Holliday Smith New Yorkers, the 2024 voting season is here and presidential candidates aren’t the only ones on the ballots — with three different election days approaching. While the race for the Oval Office is grabbing all […]
Editorial credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com By Spencer Goidel | The Conversation One of the four criminal trials of Donald Trump was slated to start in the next few days, but has been delayed on procedural grounds. There was a time when it appeared possible all of his trials could happen before the November election. Now it is unclear […]
By Eric Smalley | The Conversation It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their parties’ nominees for president in the 2024 election. Barring unforeseen events, the two will be formally nominated at the party conventions this summer and face off at the ballot box on Nov. 5. It’s a safe […]
By Arlyss Herzig, Coryn Grange, and Kevin Morris | Brennian Center For Justice A new report from the Brennan Center shows just how far we are from fulfilling the country’s promise of a democracy equally open to all Americans. The racial turnout gap — the difference between white and nonwhite turnout rates in elections — has been […]
By America’s Voice Washington, DC – In the wake of Tom Suozzi’s special election victory and news that the Biden administration may implement executive actions on the border, Democratic pollsters and strategists convened a press briefing with immigration experts focused on examining the role of immigration issue in an election year. The speakers discussed the […]
Photo courtesy: The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO The NYC Labor Movement celebrated Tuesday night as Labor’s candidate Tom Suozzi won a decisive victory, securing his return to Congress as the Representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Working families and supporters had reason to be proud: New York City union members made […]