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Five Executive Orders Biden Can Issue To Protect Elections Before It’s Too Late Op-Ed 02/12/2024 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill. With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries in the rearview mirror, Election Day 2024 is  closing in fast …

Norman Lear: A Hollywood Legend’s Lasting DC Legacy Op-Ed 02/05/2024 by Svante Myrick First Published in The Hill. On the recent Emmy Awards broadcast, actor and director Rob Reiner  paid tribute  to People for the American Way founder, the late  Norman …

Clarence Thomas Cannot Be Allowed To Decide if Trump is Above the Law Op-Ed 01/30/2024 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill. It’s safe to say the D.C. Federal Circuit Court doesn’t often generate plots that could work as movie thrillers.  Glance …

State governments are ready and waiting to strip citizens’ rights in 2024 Op-Ed 01/11/2024 by Svante Myrick The whole country has now witnessed a nightmare worthy of “ The Handmaid’s Tale ” unfold for a Texas woman,  Kate Cox . After a court denied the …

Our rights are at risk: There’s no time to waste on judicial confirmations Op-Ed 12/19/2023 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill. On Nov. 20, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in St. Louis, caused an earthquake in the civil rights world. …

Giving Thanks for the Selfless Heroes Fighting for the Soul of Democracy Op-Ed 12/05/2023 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill . Thanksgiving always brings a mix of emotions. The history of the holiday is  fraught , and this year the world is …

Outreach, not blame, can bring Black voters to the polls Op-Ed 11/06/2023 Last week, Louisiana voters chose a  new governor , Jeff Landry. I say the “voters chose” him but what really happened was that only a small fraction —  about 36 percent  of …

Svante Myrick for The Hill: The fantasy that indictments will stop Donald Trump is fading fast Op-Ed 10/30/2023 by Svante Myrick You can find anything on the internet, and one of those things is  a countdown clock  that tracks exactly how many days, …

The Conservative Juggernaut That’s Quietly Writing the Majority Out of US Laws Op-Ed 10/23/2023 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill. Last Wednesday, partygoers gathered at the National Portrait Gallery in downtown D.C. for a  lavish event …

No Labels’ Friendly Facade Masks its Threat to America’s Future Op-Ed 10/10/2023 by Svante Myrick First published in The Hill. “Can we all get along?” More than 30 years ago, after Los Angeles police officers charged with beating him were acquitted at …