June 10, 2022
By: Martin J. Bennett This post first appeared in BeyondChron on May 30, 2022 Building Momentum for November On June 18th, tens of thousands will assemble at the National Mall for a march organized by the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC). The PPC is a nationwide interracial and interfaith coalition of… Read More»
Tags: elections, March, Poor Peoples Campaign, voting, voting rights, Washington DC
September 21, 2020
It’s time to face facts. Whether it is in the workplace or at the ballot box, democracy is losing. Unions — once a cornerstone of economic democracy — are highly popular, but corporate greed and union busting have forced the percentage of people in labor unions to plummet. At the… Read More»
Tags: constitution, constitutional crisis, Democracy, Mitch McConnell, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, senate, Supreme Court, voting
September 29, 2017
On September 26, we join together in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. The holiday provides an opportunity for all to register to vote, and to stress the importance voting plays in a free and open society. National Voter Registration Day also is a sobering reminder of the roadblocks used… Read More»
Tags: Election, Election Day, National Voter Registration Day, NIssan, UAW, voter suppression, voting, Voting Rights Act