In 2010, a young man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire and later died. His suicide kicked...
Sep 16, 2020
The drop box rises as a compromise between the mail and the voting booth
This story by the Fulcrum is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit...
Sep 14, 2020
Why Pennsylvania is ground zero for mail-in voting debate
This story by the Christian Science Monitor is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network,...
Sep 14, 2020
‘We have an obligation to correct this’: Behind the growing movement to add more women to history lessons
The famous Norman Rockwell painting “The Problem We All Live With” depicts 6-year-old Ruby Bridges, who is Black,...
Sep 04, 2020
How to recognize fascism
As the saying goes, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. As the world commemorates the 75th...
Sep 04, 2020
The American community organizer wanted for arrest by China
WASHINGTON — On the morning of July 31, Samuel Chu, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and community organizer,...
Aug 27, 2020
These secretaries of state are fighting to keep elections free and fair
WASHINGTON — Although they are rarely in the spotlight, secretaries of state serve as the gatekeepers of free...
Aug 20, 2020
For this Selma native, the legacy of the 19th Amendment continues in fight against voter suppression
Twenty-two years ago, LaTosha Brown ran for State Board of Education in Alabama. Throughout the campaign, the Selma...
Aug 19, 2020
‘Crucial voices’: the US women leading the fight against voter suppression
With the U.S. democracy facing perhaps its gravest threat, from voter suppression to the decimation of the U.S....
Aug 18, 2020
How changes within US Postal Service could affect voting by mail
A record number of Americans are expected to cast ballots by mail on Nov. 3 and the government...
Aug 14, 2020
