Election problems show why Congress needs to restore the Voting Rights Act Black voters turned out in record numbers this election cycle but had to overcome barriers to the ballot box that undermine the fairness of the electoral process. Advocates continue to call for restoring the Voting Rights Act to ensure that African Americans are protected from voter suppression. (11/18/2020) Read More > North Carolina election results reveal the persistence of partisan gerrymandering Last year, courts ordered the North Carolina legislature to undo the extreme partisan gerrymandering that kept Republicans in control, even when Democrats got more total votes. But the recent election results suggest that many of the districts remained skewed towards the GOP. (11/18/2020) Read More > George's and other midsize poultry companies struggled to control COVID-19 Large poultry processors like Tyson have come under public fire for failing to protect their workers from COVID-19. But smaller poultry companies have had the same problems — and much less scrutiny. (11/19/2020) Read More > ICE sterilizations in Georgia evoke tragic chapters in South's history A whistleblower complaint has alleged that nonconsensual hysterectomies were being performed on women held at an ICE detention facility in Georgia — and ICE is responding to the allegations by deporting the women. The mistreatment is part of a long history of medical abuses of reproductive rights in the South. (11/19/2020) Read More > | 
