WASHINGTON — The Voting Rights Act, a cornerstone of the civil rights era, passed Congress in 1965 to remove...
Nov 14, 2018
Trump, voting and the media: Lessons from the midterms
BOSTON - One week after an historic midterm election with the highest turnout since 1966,, four veteran journalists...
Nov 13, 2018
Georgia’s election lingers in the shadows of voter suppression
UPDATE (November 13, 2018): A federal court ruled Monday night that Georgia must count all votes before delivering...
Nov 12, 2018
Voter disenfranchisement is at the core of Florida’s recount
UPDATE (November 15, 2018): A federal judge ruled that voters whose ballots were rejected because their signatures didn't...
Nov 12, 2018
History echoes across the gravestones of World War I with a warning for today’s leaders
One hundred years ago -- at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month --...
Nov 10, 2018
The correspondent who exposed the “fake news” of World War One
BOSTON - At a time when women in the U.S. were still winning their right to vote, Mary...
Nov 10, 2018
ProPublica’s Electionland, a sweeping reporting project for an historic election
NEW YORK — When ProPublica’s Electionland project launched in 2016 to cover voting issues on Election Day, it was...
Nov 06, 2018
BLOG: Ground truthing the midterms
November 6, 11:53 p.m. Hard rain, voter suppression and long lines didn't stop America from showing up in an...
Nov 06, 2018
In a fateful election, GroundTruth reports on voter suppression
NEW YORK — The polls are open on a fateful and historic midterm election that has already inspired record...
Nov 06, 2018
Bolsonaro’s victory awakens the ghosts of Brazil’s authoritarian past
SAO PAULO — Brazilians dressed in green and yellow took to the streets Sunday night to celebrate the election...
Oct 29, 2018
