Podcasts about voter disenfranchisement

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New voter-ID laws, same-day registration bans, and vigilante poll watchers: How are these challenges impacting BIPOC communities' ability to vote?This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: Just this month, billionaire immigrant and Republican mega donor Elon Musk amplified a post that seemed to suggest that the system would work better if voting was restricted only to “high status men.” Voting should be simple, but we're seeing more and more barriers — especially for BIPOC voters — this election. From purges of the rolls, to efforts to eliminate same-day voter registration, new voter-ID laws, and vigilante style “election integrity” watchdogs turning up at the polls, voters in many states and tribal nations face serious challenges they're working hard to overcome. What's it all mean for the candidates and, more importantly, the millions of eligible voters of color whose ability to cast their vote could ultimately decide the outcome of this election? For this episode of our monthly feature, Meet the BIPOC Press, Laura is joined by co-host Kadia Tubman of the Scripps News broadcast network, along with guests Chenjerai Kumanyika, NYU journalism professor and host of Empire City, a gripping new podcast on the origins of the NY police, and investigative journalist Christopher Lomahquahu of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism within the Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Together we investigate who gets to vote safely, and who is being excluded from participating in democracy. Will all who want to vote be able to?“. . . Voter disenfranchisement has been so consistent that we might as well go ahead and call it a principle of American so-called democracy. Even in the constitutional convention, we know that there were efforts to make sure that not everyone can vote.” - Chenjerai Kumanyika“. . . It wasn't until a hundred years ago that Native Americans were granted citizenship in this country . . . With the [groups] Western Native Voice, Arizona Native Vote, other organizations that you're finding across these different states, they understand that history but it hasn't deterred them from looking ahead as far as what they can do to activate those other voters, especially the youth . . .” - Christopher Lomahquahu (Akimel O'odham/Hopi)“Whenever I report on or hear about election integrity or election security, the phrase ‘safe and secure' seems to tag along. It's almost like it's replacing the term free and fair elections . . .” - Kadia TubmanGuests:• Chenjerai Kumanyika: Host, Empire City & NYU Professor• Christopher Lomahquahu (Akimel O'odham/Hopi): Investigative Reporter, ASU Howard Center for Investigative Journalism• Kadia Tubman: Disinformation Correspondent, Scripps News Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more. Music In the Middle:  “Indifference” by Brkn Record featuring Antohony Joseph from his album The Architecture of Oppression Part 2 released on Barely Breaking Even Records, BBE.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  by Podington Bear.  Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller, Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, Miracle Gatling, and Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Join the conversation with Trent England from Stop RCV as he breaks down the complexities and pitfalls of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Discover how RCV changes the election process, disenfranchises voters, and leads to unintended outcomes, as seen in the Alaskan election. Explore the potential impact on Missouri and learn why many are skeptical of this voting system. 

Join Jim Carafano from the Heritage Foundation as he analyzes the recent questioning of Lloyd Austin, delving into the implications of senior officials' behavior and the concept of dereliction of duty.  Next up, explore the intricate world of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) with Trent England from Stop RCV. Uncover how RCV transforms the election process, potentially disenfranchising voters and leading to unintended outcomes. 

[9 NOV 23] The BCP Podcast. Season 3, Episode 155 Run Time: 30:00 In this episode: 2023 Vote Flipping in Pennyslvania 2023 Voter Disenfranchisement in Arizona Vivek Ramaswamy: They keep rigging elections John Solomon & Steve Bannon: RNC sins and Ronna's gotta go! I GOT MY ORIGINAL TWITTER ACCOUNT BACK! PLEASE FOLLOW: ⁠https://twitter.com/Black_C_Patriot⁠ PICK UP SOME MERCH TO LOOK COOL AND SUPPORT OUR WORK: ⁠https://bcp-merch.creator-spring.com⁠ Also, check out Juniorette and Nana's YouTube show, NOTHING BUT THE NEWS! : ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu3lxLxp3ZuJRga7gF9KIyg

In this episode we talk with Monique Haughton Worrell, who was removed from her elected position by Ron DeSantis. We talk about the governor's attacks against Black Floridian communities and about the specifics of her removal. Monique is a fighter though and her spirit of resistance come across clearly during the interview.

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"CIVICS 201 : Voter Suppression and Disenfranchisement" Saturday, January 29, 2022 ::: 10 pm ET Listen Line: (347) 838-9852 WE are facing a tidal wave of restrictive voting legislation across the country and the trend will continue into 2022. Tonight we present some of the information you need to translate and interpret these efforts in your state. How much do you really know about voter suppression and disenfranchisement happening in your state? Enough to organize and initiate the kind of mobilization needed to resist with effective push-back tools? How do you translate what you are being told by your state representatives as opposed to the reality of the legislative actions being taken? If you are not engaged in some activity of resisting these oppressive moves, now is the time. Now. Months from now will be too late. Call In ::: Listen Line: (347) 838-9852 Visit us on the Web: www.ourcommonground.com Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO On Twitter: @JaniceOCG Email: OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com Join us on TruthWorks Networks TWN Facebook     Twitter @TWNtalk "If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny" 12-Week Discussion Series of the book and Hulu TV production, "The Handmaid's Tale" How a dystopian story reveals the terror and consequences of a failed state - the United States of America. The consequences in the story are lessons that we should all seriously consider

On Today's Episode of the Punch Out:US Troops Leaving Iraq?   Vaccine Apartheid Continues,  Mass Incarceration and Voter Disenfranchisement. 

The Resistance Roundtable panel focuses on two issues: -voter disenfranchisement on steroids with Prof. David Schultz who teaches political science at Hamline University; and -the legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in CT with Paul Kirtchberg, executive director of CT NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).

Hillary and Tina interview Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott. Joe Scott graduated from West Point and earned the Bronze Star as an Army Captain and combat leader in Iraq. He successfully voted by mail while deployed to Iraq and is acutely aware of the importance of having one’s vote count here, no matter how far away an eligible voter may be. His MBA and 20 years of combined military and technology leadership experience gives him the unique skill sets required to unify different communities and stakeholders, to improve the voting experience in Broward, and to effectively build the team and capabilities needed to ensure fair voting for all. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/lmep23notes). Special Guest: Joe Scott.

On the March 17 episode of Liberal Dan Radio we will be discussing HR 1 and what impact it will have on voting rights. Why is it needed? Is there anything missing? Does it go to far. Let's do a deep dive together while we discuss voting rights.  Those issues, headlines, Words of Redneck Wisdom, Hypocrite of the Week, the Just Money Minute, and more every Wednesday at 8PM Central on Liberal Dan Radio, Talk From The Left, That's Right.  If you are listening after the live broadcast you can leave comments on the show thread at liberaldan.com, on the Liberal Dan Facebook page, and @liberaldanradio on Twitter.  Want more Liberal Dan? Check out the Liberal Dan Radio Minicast.  And remember, you can become a Liberal Dan Radio Patreon. Support the podcast or the minicast. If you don't feel like a subscription, you can always Buy Me A Cider.  “Hypocrite of the Week” – Music: If I Had a Chicken – Kevin MacLeod

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Voting is perhaps the most fundamental act of democratic citizenship. In a democracy, our political leaders receive their mandate, and the system itself derives its legitimacy, from the people who elect them. In the United States, however, the right to vote has never been extended universally. Although the franchise has expanded to include many more citizens since 1776, these gains have come haltingly and unevenly. Even as women gained suffrage, African Americans were kept from the polls in many parts of the country for decades. And elected officials have long meddled with district boundaries to choose their constituents, rather than the other way around. This month, hosts Lauren Henry and Eric Michael Rhodes speak with two experts on voter disenfranchisement in the United States—Professors Daniel P. Tokaji and Pippa Holloway—to consider the past and present of voting rights. How does historical voter suppression continue to affect electoral outcomes today? Listen in to find out. To learn more about the history of voting, check out these Origins features: A History of Stolen Citizenship; Re-mapping American Politics: The Redistricting Revolution Fifty Years Later Posted: July 2019 Connect with us! Email: Origins@osu.edu Twitter: @OriginsOSU Instagram: @OriginsOSU Facebook: @OriginsOSU Find transcripts, background reading, and more at origins.osu.edu

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Now that Trump has lost his bid for the presidency, Americans are looking at how to come together. However social media, particularly Facebook, could be a stumbling block in our way. The algorithms used to make the website so addicting, also have the effect of group polarization, could social media divide America further? Is your news feed filled with people who agree with you? People who share the same opinions? Do you get into heated debates online? Is Facebook setting us up for more division even after we get Trump out - and how can we stop it?

"We are all We The People. When you tell me that I can't participate in an election, you telling me I'm not a part of We The People...that makes me feel like you are still oppressing me, and you still seeing me as three-fifths of a human."Daquan Peters is the Second Chance Alliance Coordinator at LINC Inc, a nonprofit in Wilmington, North Carolina focused on reentry for formerly incarcerated people and youth empowerment. As a someone who was formerly incarcerated himself and is on federal probation for a felony conviction, Peters talks about voter disenfranchisement and why it's vital to get the right to vote back. Support the show (https://shoresides.org/support/)

The tightly contested 2020 U.S. presidential election has put Americans from all backgrounds on edge. University at Buffalo professors illustrated that Wednesday, as they discussed the racial divide and the impact it’s had locally and nationally. WBFO’s Nick Lippa reports.

After last night’s indecisive result, a massive effort is underway by the Trump campaign and Republican Party apparatus to prevent hundreds of thousands if not millions of votes from being counted. This effort has a clear racist character — hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots concentrated in cities with majority or near-majority Black populations have yet to be tabulated, and the final outcome of the election hangs in the balance. The struggle for the right to vote has historically been a central feature of the movement for Black freedom in the United States. The ongoing effort at large-scale voter disenfranchisement recalls the tactics of paramilitary and judicial repression used to enforce Jim Crow apartheid. Many other oppressed people also face the prospect of mass disenfranchisement by the reactionary court system, including the right-wing supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. Specifically, this is taking the form of court challenges in Michigan and Pennsylvania with the goal of stopping the vote count and ultimately disqualifying large numbers of mail-in ballots on bogus pretexts. Members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation are in the streets today resisting this racist voter suppression campaign. Our placards and banners tonight will read “Stop Trump’s Racist Voter Suppression!” and “Stop the War on Black America!” We understand that the political crisis is dynamically evolving, and it is of the utmost importance to be tactically flexible and prepared to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. The PSL’s branches have for weeks been preparing materials, banners and signs that were aimed at building a mass working-class movement to fight for the very reforms that Biden said he would veto: Medicare for all, defunding the police and the Pentagon, the cancellation of rents and debts, and so on. From day one of any incoming Biden administration, the essential thing is to launch a politically independent movement that will not wait in vain for the corporate-controlled Democratic Party to deliver progressive change. That is largely what happened when the Democrats controlled the White House and the Congress in 2009. For today, however, we will keep those banners and signs on hold. The fundamental issue of this moment is the Republican Party’s attempted disenfranchisement of large numbers of working-class and Black voters. If Biden were to consolidate his victory in the coming days — as it appears he may if he can hold on to Michigan and Wisconsin, and squeak through in Arizona and Nevada — it would be essential to immediately prepare a struggle against that administration’s neoliberal program and Biden’s life-long program of imperialist war and intervention. Read the full article here: https://www.liberationnews.org/trump-goes-all-in-on-racist-voter-disenfranchisement-after-indecisive-election-night/

Hola ya Zola co-hosts, Yathrip & Diana Selena, sit down with Taylor Moss & Alyssa Rodriguez from Democracy North Carolina, a non-partisan organization that advocates for voter rights, a reduction in big money in politics, and true democracy. In this episode, they discuss disenfranchisement, what it is, who it affects, and how we can protect our vote. 

Join Amy and Mike along with guests Pablo and Alex as they take a look at how Americans are prevented from exercising their constitutional right to vote, and how voter disenfranchisement especially impacts minority communities. If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email us at whiteprivilegepersonified@gmail.com!

Are you an active voter in your country? Do you believe that voting and civic engagement still matter or make a difference? This week we're joined by Priscilla Barbour Randle and Imani Daniel to discuss the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, voting, the Black community, and why voting this year might be the most important thing we ever do. We also reflect on the last four years, how things have changed, and our honest thoughts on the democratic ticket, civic engagement, activism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Join the conversation by using #gooduptuesday on social media or tagging @gooduppod.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/gooduppodcast)

It’s August 14, 2020. In this episode I describe the voter purge that occurred in Florida before the 2000 Presidential election, and how this election season will see similar black voter disenfranchisement. Sources include an article from The Nation entitled “How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement.”

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by John Jackson, Dekalb County Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, to talk about the serious electoral irregularities in Georgia's primary elections yesterday, why some "entrenched Democratic politicians" behave like Republicans when it comes to both primaries and police, and why the ongoing uprising against racist police violence means Democratic leadership to "Raise the bar" or risk irrelevance.

Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary

Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary

Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Long Lines and Broken Machines the Election Norm (w/ Sylvia Albert)Common Cause's Sylvia Albert joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the major ramifications of the elections with broken and intentionally failing infrastructure, like voting machines that do not work, apps like the one in Iowa that failed and the closing of voter registration facilities and even of places to vote. Voter disenfranchisement may well play a major role in the 2020 Primaries and the 2020 general election. Plus the latest news on Bill Barr and insightful listener calls.For the Book Club Thom reads from his latest work, The Hidden History of the War on Voting and also Thomas Frank's Rendezvous with Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society.

Pat brings more progressive insight with an edge this week as he rails against Michigan GOP efforts to disenfranchise young voters, and Democratic voters, general. He delves into the reasons why charges have been dropped in the Flint Water Crisis. And he praises a couple of Michigan Congressional Democrats for finally joining the fight to impeach Trump!

Jepson student Michael Johnson, ’19, interviews Jepson Leadership Forum speaker Levar Stoney, Mayor of the City of Richmond, prior to his lecture "The Reality of Voter Disenfranchisement." Take 5 is a series of informal interviews with the scholars and experts who present as part of the Jepson Leadership Forum. Nov. 28, 2018

The Jepson Leadership Forum presents Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney for a presentation on "The Reality of Voter Disenfranchisement." Nov. 28, 2018

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Your vote counts. But will your vote be counted? Alia and Bob team up again for a very special election episode to get to the bottom of Alia’s democratic anxiety: Are voting machines even the easiest way to hack an election? At what stage is your vote most vulnerable? And is democracy doomed in the digital age?!?! Hear from a whole slew of experts – hackers, cyber-security specialists, the team at DefCon’s “Voting Village”, and more – as we break out the full lifecycle of your vote and every hackable step along the way. We'll cover: DefCon presenting their Voting Village findings in DC. Hacking into voting machines 15 years ago with Harri Hursti (Black Box Voting hacker, originator of “The Hursti Hacks”). The vulnerability of voting systems and consequences of HAVA (Help America Vote Act) with tech journalist Kim Zetter (“The Crisis of Election Security”, New York Times). Disinformation and trolling campaigns with researcher Nick Monaco (Oxford Internet Institute, The Computational Propaganda Project; Google’s Jigsaw). The diversity of election systems with election expert Maggie MacAlpine (Nordic Innovation Labs). The impossibility of securing voting software with cryptography and system security researcher Matt Blaze (University of Pennsylvania). Vulnerability of voter registration and long lines with Jake Braun (Cambridge Global, University of Chicago’s Cyber Policy Initiative, Former Deputy National Field Director for President Obama, Organizer of Def Con’s Voting Village). Hacking demonstrations on electronic DRE voting machines with J. Alex Halderman (Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society). Transmitting votes and enlisting white-hat hackers with Mark Kuhr (crowd-sourcing cybersecurity company Synack). Auditing your local Secretary of State’s election security with Adam Levin (CyberScout). Breach is sponsored by Carbonite, how businesses protect their data. www.carbonite.com

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Air Date: 9/28/2018 Today we take a look at the long legacy of racially-based voter disenfranchisement from Reconstruction right up to today and the many, many forms it takes as those who strive to benefit from suppressing the vote employ an ever-evolving slate of strategies to keep themselves in power. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode Sponsors: Must Triumph Podcast| Blinkist Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support Best of the Left on Patreon!   SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: The history of the voter fraud lie - Reveal - Air Date 9-30-18 Reveal examines the impact of state laws that rushed in to fill the void os discrimination after emancipation. Are they fighting fraud or changing election outcomes? Ch. 2: A look back at the old literacy test - Backstory - Air Date 3-31-17 Exploring the role of the literacy test to get around the constitutional ban on limiting access to voting based on race and the echoes of those old policies we see today. Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE - New Jersey’s Battleground Races! - Best of the Left Activism Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 4: Carol Anderson on the Realities of Voter Suppression - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-12-18 Carol Anderson, professor of African-American studies at Emory University and the author of White Rage, talks about her new book, One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy. Ch. 5: The Real Voter Fraud Part 1 - News Beat - Air Date 7-3-18 More than 6 million Americans are barred from voting due to Jim Crow-era laws that strip citizens' voting rights following a felony conviction, amounting to a kind of civil death sentence even for those who served their time and were released. Ch. 6: The intimidation and discrimination of restricting ex-felon voting - Pod Save the People - Air Date 9-11-18 Explaining multiple aspects of how laws disallowing formerly imprisoned persons from voting work to intimidate and disenfranchise large groups of people, focused mostly in the blackest states in the country, Ch. 7: The Real Voter Fraud Part 2 - News Beat - Air Date 7-3-18 More than 6 million Americans are barred from voting due to Jim Crow-era laws that strip citizens' voting rights following a felony conviction, amounting to a kind of civil death sentence even for those who served their time and were released. Ch. 8: Carol Anderson on fighting back against voter suppression at every turn - Who What Why - Air Date 9-7-18 Carol Anderson, the Chair of African American studies at Emory University: While widespread voter fraud may be a figment of President Donald Trump’s imagination, it should never be confused with voter suppression, which is very real.   VOICEMAILS Ch. 9: Capitalism creates monopolies and kills the social safety net - Tanner from Los Angeles Ch. 10: In praise of chapter markers - Nick from California   Ch. 11: Final comments on chapter markers, podcatching apps and some action items to fight voter disenfranchisement   THE MIDTERMS MINUTE  REGISTER TO VOTE: RocktheVote.org/register-to-vote/ CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: RocktheVote.org/resources/am-i-registered-to-vote/ CHECK VOTING DATES & POLICIES: RocktheVote.org/voting-information/ VOTER ID INFO/HELP: VoteRiders & 866ourvote.org Get Involved/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q. NEW JERSEY BATTLEGROUNDS: New Jersey Democratic State Committee NJ Important Dates: Registered by October 16th. Absentee ballot requests: IN-PERSON by Mon, Nov. 5th at 3pm. Ballots received by Tues., Nov. 6th at 8pm. 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With Nazim on vacation, special guest Lindsey (@DCInbox) joins Brett to discuss cases that deal with voter disenfranchisement (Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute) and gerrymandering (Abbott v. Perez).  Law starts at (13:20) and Lindsey makes midterm predictions at the end.

The 13th Amendment of the US Consitution legalized slavery and involuntary servitudes as punishment for crime for those “duly” convicted of crimes. However, the 15th…

Still Standing Three white men shoot 6 police officers, killing 4, in the last seven days. It's a miracle! All three cop-killers were safely apprehended and are still breathing, having caused none of the surviving officers to "fear for their lives." Louisiana sheriff cleared of all civil rights charges, even after several of his deputies testify against him in federal court. Republicans in North Carolina celebrated a lower African American turnout during early voting. They bragged how they were able to purge 7000 people from the voter registration records thousands, most of them black. In South Carolina the exit polls are asking voters whether they feel that black people are "too demanding" in their quest for equal rights. Good thing they didn't put slavery on the ballot! The latest news from Standing Rock. This and more. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 6pm Pacific

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

On tonight's episode of Liberal Dan Radio, the topics will include: Voter disenfranchisement in Louisiana. The election to overturn the toll renewal in New Orleans is being thrown out because of some issues with the provisional ballots. See why the the ruling is trampling voter rights and is par for the course for Conservatives across this country. The FDA is going to consider a request by the milk industry to change what can be called "milk". See how you can petition your government to stop this abusive change. New York's soft drink law was thrown out. Why should it have existed in the first place and how has Mississippi gone completely off the wall in making an "Anti-Bloomberg" law and why is that similar to what is being asked of the FDA? Those topics and more on Liberal Dan Radio: Talk from the left, that's right.

Rev. Talbert W. Swan, II gives commentary on voter disenfranchisement during a segment on Connecting Points. The post Voter Disenfranchisement: That’s My Point! (Audio) appeared first on NAACP Springfield, Massachusetts.