Land of the Unfree
June 24, 2020 | This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom and equality we’ve celebrated for centuries, but seldom practiced.
Articles by Robert P. Alvarez
A Simple Solution for the Coronavirus Crisis in Prisons
May 20, 2020 | Releasing low-risk inmates would ease the risk that sky-high prison infection rates pose to all of us.
The Next Coronavirus Bill Must Protect the 2020 Election
April 15, 2020 | We need no-excuse absentee voting now — and that’s the bare minimum.
Republicans, Not Russians, Threaten Our Elections
November 6, 2019 | When turnout climbs, Republicans lose. No wonder they're closing polling places and purging voters all over the country.
Return of the Poll Tax
July 10, 2019 | Florida's anti-democratic poll tax will cost the state hundreds of thousands of voters — and hundreds of millions of dollars.
Let Prison Inmates Vote
May 14, 2019 | Mass incarceration is now a bipartisan concern. Its effects on our democracy should be, too.
Abolish the Electoral College, Empower the People
April 10, 2019 | Republicans don't respect Americans enough to let them pick their own president.
Even As Voter Registration Soars, Voter Suppression Lives On
October 23, 2018 | Is your state working to increase accessibility to the ballot box, or to disenfranchise its citizens?