In 2020, a different group of grassroots outsiders increasingly is setting the terms of debate on the left. They are being led by black and brown people, young people, women, immigrants and working people—often outside the control of the traditional gatekeepers of American politics.

K. Sabeel Rahman explains what it would take to make America’s democracy work for everyone and why the time for big, structural change is now.

The denial of voting rights to pretrial jail detainees is one of the most hidden and racially disparate forms of voter disenfranchisement.

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, many organizations, individuals, and communities will be taking collective action during the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing to celebrate our racial diversity and reinforce and honor our common humanity.

Fresh research and writing for the start of 2020.

The Restore the Vote Amendment Act of 2019 would expand voting rights to eligible incarcerated residents with felony convictions. 

Judge Burroughs and the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts rule in favor of race-conscious college admissions practices that benefit all students, including Asian Americans the majority of whom support race-conscious admissions.

Why the National Voter Registration Act is vital for helping millions of low-income people register to vote through state public assistance agencies.

About the event series for black and brown millennials

Democracy Dollars Can Make Every Voice Matter in Albuquerque’s Elections