We Can’t Afford to Lose the Voting Rights Act

Sometime at the end of next April, the carefully manufactured conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court will finish off the Voting Rights Act. It will do so on the basis of threadbare arguments easily summarized by the phrase: "Black civil rights discriminate against white people like me."

If you're having trouble viewing this email, view in browser What the hell happened in politics this week? Esquire's legendary blogger Charlie P. Pierce has answers  I Cannot Overemphasize the Risks We Face from Losing the Voting Rights Act Sometime at the end of next April, the carefully manufactured conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court will finish off the Voting Rights Act. It will do so on the basis of threadbare arguments easily summarized by the phrase: "Black civil rights discriminate against white people like me." Read More Turns Out the President Is Okay with Immigrants—as Long as They're White Right-Wing Extremists Sometimes the headline is all you need. From The New York Times: "Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People." Says it all, doesn't it? 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