Democracy Wire

Voting Rights Act in 2013 moved this week into a federal courtroom in North Carolina.

This past weekend, I joined hundreds of activists from the NAACP, Common Cause, and other organizations in Georgia for the Journey For Justice, a march from Selma to Washington D.C. to make good on our democracy's fundamental promise of liberty and justice for every American.

When the Voting Rights Act was in full force, the federal government could prevent states from erecting these kinds of barriers to the ballot box. Now, thousands of people are unable to vote because of one Supreme Court decision.

Common Cause activists will be among hundreds of citizens gathering in Roanoke, VA’s Elmwood Park on Thursday to urge Rep. Bob Goodlatte – and all members of Congress – to restore the federal Voting Rights Act to full strength.

This week The New York Times reported on a years-long research project that found that children who move from lower-income to higher-income neighborhoods may improve their odds of succeeding, with their likelihood of going to college and the amount of money they're likely to earn as adults increasing for every year spent in the better neighborhood.