Category Archives: voting rights

“Dangerously fragile”… the right to vote.

Posted on June 14, 2022 by D. Posnett MD

Submitted by Stephen Ring from Southampton NY: Early voting begins on June 18 – 26 (2022): Starting last Thursday night (6/9/22), The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, began a series of eight public hearings, on … Continue reading →

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Teens Molded by the Trump Era

Posted on April 23, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

Several recent articles have examined the influence of the Trump era on teens, at pre-voting ages. Claire Cain Miller looks at ‘What Teenagers Have Learned From a Tumultuous Time in Politics’ (April 22nd 2021 in the NYTimes). Emily Badger and … Continue reading →

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Our democracy is broken. H.R. 1 can combat voter suppression and fix it

Posted on March 14, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

Mondaire Jones Special to the USA TODAY Network: link here. March 9, 2021 Our democracy is badly broken. Right now, Republicans in Arizona, Georgia and elsewhere are working hard to break it even further. But last week, my Democratic colleagues and I rose … Continue reading →

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