Kira Lerner
Washington Post
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Why the Iowa caucuses are even whiter than you think
Thousands of black Iowa residents who have served time in prison will be barred from caucusing. → Read More
The Powerful Role Confusion Plays In American Elections
Made possible by ATLANTA, GEORGIA — When Georgia State University student Nicholas Perry went to vote for the first time... → Read More
This Jail Is Accused of Favoring Christians Who Agree to Live in 'God Pod'
Muslim prisoners, meanwhile, say they were starved during Ramadan and deprived of religious texts. → Read More
Abrams campaign wins court rulings as push for a runoff election continues
A court extended the deadline to certify election results until Friday. → Read More
Trump properties made millions off the midterm election
The president continues to use the White House to line his pockets. → Read More
PayPal draws controversy for banning Antifa alongside far-right Proud Boys
Proud Boys have been arrested for attacking members of Antifa → Read More
California is using inmate labor to fight its deadly wildfires
The inmates are paid just $1 an hour. → Read More
Stacey Abrams vows to fight on as tens of thousands of ballots are still uncounted in Georgia
Kemp declared victory, but Abrams' campaign claims there are potentially enough outstanding ballots to trigger a recount. → Read More
Brian Kemp’s lead for Georgia governor may be smaller than the number of voters he suppressed
When you're the official in charge of your own election, you can tilt the playing field toward yourself. Did Kemp pull it off? → Read More
BREAKING: Florida overturns Jim Crow-era felon disenfranchisement law
More than 1.4 million ex-felons won the right to vote → Read More
Black students forced to cast provisional ballots in Atlanta
Four Georgia State students tell ThinkProgress they don't understand why they couldn't cast traditional ballots. → Read More
BREAKING: Broken voting machines cause 4-hour lines outside Atlanta
Voters in Snellville, Georgia say they waited from 7:30 am until noon to cast a ballot. → Read More
Obama calls out GOP voter suppression efforts during rally for Stacey Abrams
The former president campaigned for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate at a rally in Atlanta → Read More
BREAKING: FedEx cuts ties with the NRA
The move comes eight months after ThinkProgress reported its support of the gun lobby. → Read More
These Floridians are fighting for 1.4 million people to regain the right to vote
They successfully campaigned for an amendment to appear on the ballot in November. Now, they're trying to get it across the finish line. → Read More
These are the Floridians trying to overturn a Jim Crow-era disenfranchisement law
These Floridians are fighting for 1.4 million people to regain the right to vote. → Read More
Georgia mayor disparages Black Voters Matter from his racist, rant-filled Facebook page
The mayor works in Jefferson County, where administrators stopped the group from bringing seniors to the polls. → Read More
Stacey Abrams rallies voters forced off Black Voters Matters bus in Georgia
Obstacles to voting "are only permanent if we don't fight them," the Democratic candidate for governor told ThinkProgress. → Read More
In hurricane-ravaged Georgia, organizers put election outreach on hold to distribute aid
Black Voters Matter visited five towns hit by Hurricane Michael in southwest Georgia. → Read More
‘This is live voter suppression’: Black Voters Matter blocked from taking Georgia seniors to vote
Roughly 40 seniors were forced off the bus. → Read More