Perspectives

The future of this nation will depend on all Americans having, and using, their fair say at the ballot.

Since 2010, 16 states have passed voter ID laws and 11 states now have, or will soon have, what are considered “strict” voter identification requirements.

The New Hampshire Rebellion marches for campaign finance reform and honors the legacy of an American activist legend.

In the days after Selma's "Bloody Sunday," the White House prepared the greatest speech of Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

Ferguson illustrates how a lack of fair opportunities in the political process both reflects and reinforces broader patterns of discrimination.

The legal scholar spoke at New York's Union Theological Seminary and encouraged people "to explore the meaning of race and justice at a particularly critical moment in our nation's history."

When singer-songwriter John Legend recently declared “Selma is now” at the Academy Awards he was right: voting rights are under threat today.

The people writing the big campaign checks are overpowering the needs of the majority. There's a solution.

Student debt endangers the livelihoods of many young Americans. It's time to wage a war against student loan predators.

By taxing progressively, respecting worker rights and rethinking economics, we could make a great start at creating a more equal world.