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Just after midnight on Monday 1 June David McAtee was working at his barbecue restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was shot and killed by the national guard, who had been assisting police during the city’s dusk-to-dawn curfew. According to a video analysis by the New York Times, the fatal outcome was the result of […] More
The Skywalker window: what Democrats must do to destroy Trump’s Death Star Obama speechwriter David Litt’s new book is a guide to what is wrong with US democracy – and how it might be fixed Donald Trump holds a rally at the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina in February. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty […] More
Jailed. Beaten. Yet 1960s activist Fannie Lou Hamer stood up to white supremacy – comic As people across the US protest, many are looking back at civil rights activists like Hamer, who resisted brutal violence and imprisonment for years, for inspiration As hundreds of thousands of people continue to protest against police brutality against black […] More
Georgia’s bungled primary election added to cocktail of frustrations held by voters amid pandemic and protests against police brutality People wait in line to vote in Georgia’s primary election in Atlanta on 9 June. Photograph: MohammadJavad Jahangir/Rex/Shutterstock Simone Alisa arrived at her polling place in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward at 9.45am on Tuesday. Five hours […] More
Yes, Wisconsin Republicans used the pandemic to stop people from voting Lawrence Douglas Residents had to choose between voting or protecting their health – proving Wisconsin has turned into a vanguard of the Republican assault on democracy Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘In a decision staggering in […] More
The fight to vote Donald Trump President previously said efforts to make it easier to vote would mean ‘you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again’ Donald Trump at a coronavirus taskforce press briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 7 April. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Donald Trump again urged Republicans […] More
How do you stop politicians from rigging the ballot? This woman knows She ended gerrymandering in Michigan against all odds. Now, as the documentary Slay the Dragon arrives, Katie Fahey’s hoping the momentum is replicated in other states Katie Fahey speaks at a rally in a still from Slay the Dragon. Photograph: Participant Media For […] More
President dismissed Democratic-led push for voter reforms amid coronavirus pandemic during Fox & Friends appearance Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sunday. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Donald Trump admitted on Monday that making it easier to vote in America […] More
