Just in time for this year's contentious election season, Maryland restores voting rights to 40,000 felons, reports Mother Jones.

Democratic lawmakers are introducing a new bill that is set to restore the cornerstone of the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court gutted the…

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for every American to automatically be registered to vote while calling out four potential GOP presidential rivals…

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In a hard-fought runoff election, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was returned to office for a second term, despite concerns over gang violence that spiked during his…

Nigeria welcomed its new president yesterday, the military leader and northern Muslim, Muhammadu Buhari.

For the first time ever, President Barack Obama spoke about the idea of mandatory voting, the Washington Times reports. During a town hall meeting in Cleveland this week,…

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You’ve hit the streets. You’ve carried picket signs. You’ve joined choruses “No Justice, No Peace,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and even “Fight the Power.” You were angered…

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If you haven’t seen it, there’s a video circulating of Mike Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head standing outside the Ferguson, Mo., police headquarters shouting “Burn this…

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Nov. 4, was the 2014 General Election day, meaning people across the country voted on their mayors, senators, representatives, council members and policy that directly affects their area. Republicans took control of both the Senate and House of Representatives in this election, leaving many to believe that President Obama will meet a lot of resistance […]

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Herman Cain: ‘Stupid People Are Ruining America’ Cain pointed out that only 58% of registered voter actually voted in the last presidential election. “What about…