Black clergy and labor unite against voter suppression
Reacting to Republican efforts to suppress voting, the African American community and the AFL-CIO are mounting a massive effort to promote balloting.
On the streets in Charlotte: "Obama ... 4 more years!"
Uptown Charlotte is packed with people of every hue. They are natives of this sprawling city but also delegates and guests to the Democratic National Convention from every corner of the land.
Dallas leads Texas in Labor Day celebrations
What a Labor Day weekend! Of the 13 Labor Day activities listed by the Texas AFL-CIO, the Big D may have had the best ones.
"Ground game" of historic proportions launched at DNC in Charlotte
"Fired up -- Ready to go," was the enthusiastic chant at overflow caucus meetings of youth, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) delegates on the eve of the opening of the Democratic convention.
Pa. voter coalition fired up by repressive ID law
The non-partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition field office is up and running at 310 W. Chelten Ave.
Ohioans rally to support voting rights
Ohio GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted came under national scrutiny and ridicule when he let Republican-leaning counties have extended early voting hours while restricting hours in Democratic-leaning counties.
Judge rules against voting rights in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson upheld the state's right-wing voter ID law, which prevents 750,000 voters from casting ballots next November.
Outrage boils over at voter suppression ruling
Outrage at a new attempt by Republicans to suppress voting in heavily Democratic Cuyahoga County boiled over Monday...
What voter fraud? One Republican convicted
Voter fraud is a myth, except in the case of Indiana's secretary of state - a Republican.
Wisconsin judge halts state photo ID law for April 3 election
Calling it "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law" in the nation, Judge David Flanagan issued a temporary injunction stopping the state's requirement to show a photo ID in the April 3 elections.
