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Why I Went to Jail on October 5 Op-Ed 10/12/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Sometimes friends have to hold friends accountable. That’s why I got arrested outside the White House on Oct. 5. I was there with other …

Local Governments Can Lead in Public Safety Movement Op-Ed 10/01/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Negotiations on a federal police reform bill have collapsed because Congressional Republicans are willing to stand …

Biden’s Promise for Diverse Judges and Federal Court Diversity Op-Ed 09/23/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . One of the most important reasons to vote Donald Trump out of the White House was to stop him from packing …

Pass the Freedom to Vote Act Op-Ed 09/20/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . Time is running out to protect the right to vote in 2022 and beyond. Republican-controlled state legislatures have imposed new voting …

Virginia Voters’ Choice: Forward with Voting Rights Champ for Governor or Backward With Team Trump Op-Ed 09/10/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Virginia’s voters will pick the state’s next governor in November. The …

THE HILL: Texas, abortion and the tyranny of the shadow docket Op-Ed 09/07/2021 by Elliot Mincberg This op-ed was posted in The Hill on September 6, 2021. If there was any doubt about the growing menace of the federal courts’ “shadow docket,” the Supreme …

A Red Flag on the West Coast Op-Ed 09/02/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . In just a few days, California will wrap up its recall election targeting Governor Gavin Newsom, a scheme orchestrated by a Far Right still …

THE NATION: It’s Time for Biden to Lead on Voting Rights Op-Ed 08/26/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was posted in The Nation on August 26, 2021. Senate Republicans have just reaffirmed their shameless resistance to protecting voting rights through the use …

President Biden: You Must Do More to Protect Voting Rights Op-Ed 08/26/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden …

To Protect Democracy, We Have to Fix the Supreme Court Op-Ed 07/29/2021 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . It’s been six months since the Biden-Harris administration began, ushering in an era of hope after four bitter and …