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Romney's Budget Idea: Double Down on Inequity, Create a New Recession

Romney’s Budget Idea: Double Down on Inequity, Create a New Recession

by Imara Jones on September 13 2012, 9:47AM

At their core, Romney’s priorities assert that the few should have more, and that the rest of us should pay for it.

Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Politics

Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID

Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID

by Aura Bogado on September 12 2012, 9:30AM

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is already proving to be a burden to local agencies and non-profits.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote

New Video Aims to Mobilize Rural Native Youth to Register to Vote

by Aura Bogado on September 11 2012, 2:45PM

A new video aims to mobilize rural Native youth to register to vote. Watch and share it now.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Who Talked More About Race at the Conventions -- Romney or Obama? [Reader Forum]

Who Talked More About Race at the Conventions — Romney or Obama? [Reader Forum]

by Nia King on September 10 2012, 9:30AM

The Colorlines.com community breaks down Obama’s silence and Romney’s coding.

Topics: Politics

Watch Kerry Washington’s Powerful DNC Speech on Threats to Women’s Rights

by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2012, 12:38PM

Actress Kerry Washington’s speech at the DNC.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Can a Super PAC of Black Fraternity Brothers Register a Million Voters for Obama?

Can a Super PAC of Black Fraternity Brothers Register a Million Voters for Obama?

by Aura Bogado, Frank Reynolds on September 7 2012, 10:12AM

1911 United aims to get a million voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Ditches Prepared Speech and Takes DNC to Church

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Ditches Prepared Speech and Takes DNC to Church

by Jorge Rivas on September 6 2012, 11:38AM

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, ditched his prepared DNC remarks half way through his speech on Wednesday night and urged Obama to “hope on!”

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video] Play

Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video]

by Aura Bogado on September 5 2012, 10:18AM

Colorlines.com’s Aura Bogado traveled with Undocubus and brings you her reporter’s notebook.

Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics

The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing's Poll-Watching

The Racial Politics Behind the Right Wing’s Poll-Watching

by Brentin Mock on September 5 2012, 9:58AM

A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice spells out the hyper-partisan and racially charged impact of efforts to police the polls in November.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Nicki Minaj Raps: 'I'm a Republican Voting for Mitt Romney' on Mix Tape

Nicki Minaj Raps: ‘I’m a Republican Voting for Mitt Romney’ on Mix Tape

by Jorge Rivas on September 4 2012, 11:00AM

Is Nicki Minaj endorsing for Mitt Romney?

Topics: /NOW, Politics

'Undocumented and Unfraid:' UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example

‘Undocumented and Unfraid:’ UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example

by Aura Bogado on August 31 2012, 7:17PM

In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Federal Judge Restores Early Voting on Weekends in Ohio

Federal Judge Restores Early Voting on Weekends in Ohio

by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 4:11PM

A federal judge in Ohio on Friday restored early voting rights in the three days before the election, ruling in favor of the Obama campaign.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Paul Ryan's Black College Girlfriend Wants Nothing To Do With Campaign

Paul Ryan’s Black College Girlfriend Wants Nothing To Do With Campaign

by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 2:30PM

She says she wants nothing to with Mitt and Paul’s campaign.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

On Its Way to the DNC, Undocubus Finds Struggle and Hope in Knoxville

On Its Way to the DNC, Undocubus Finds Struggle and Hope in Knoxville

by Aura Bogado on August 30 2012, 3:17PM

On their way to the Democratic National Convention, UndocuBus riders find community in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Black CNN Camerawoman Says She's 'Not Surprised' By Peanut-Throwing at RNC

Black CNN Camerawoman Says She’s ‘Not Surprised’ By Peanut-Throwing at RNC

by Jorge Rivas on August 30 2012, 12:30PM

Patricia Carroll, the CNN camerawoman who was assaulted with peanuts at the Republican National Convention says she’s not surprised.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Republicans Boast About Voter Suppression in Tampa, but the Ground Is Shifting

by Brentin Mock on August 30 2012, 12:20PM

Republicans aren’t running from their record of voter suppression.

Topics: Voting Rights 2012, Politics

Herman Cain: Romney's Black Supporters Too Busy Working to Take Polls

Herman Cain: Romney’s Black Supporters Too Busy Working to Take Polls

by Jorge Rivas on August 30 2012, 11:19AM

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said he expects more blacks to vote for Mitt Romney than polls indicate because many “working” blacks likely were not polled.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

Romney's Campaign Wedge: Taxpayers vs. Welfare Queens

Romney’s Campaign Wedge: Taxpayers vs. Welfare Queens

by Imara Jones on August 30 2012, 9:57AM

Romney doesn’t have enough white support to win. But he knows how to get it.

Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Politics

Federal Court Removes New Restrictions on Voter Registration Groups

by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2012, 2:09PM

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Florida issued an order to permanently remove a new restriction that would have made it harder for voter registration groups to register new voters.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

See the Smiles and Smirks of Mitt Romney's Latino Supporters at RNC

See the Smiles and Smirks of Mitt Romney’s Latino Supporters at RNC

by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2012, 11:15AM

The smiling (and not so smiley) faces of Latinos at the RNC.

Topics: /NOW, Politics