The Hidden History of the War on Voting (eBook)

Who Stole Your Vote—and How to Get It Back

Thom Hartmann (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
192 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5230-8780-8 (ISBN)

Infos

"Hartmann's history of voter suppression in America is necessary information given current news about voter registration purges and redistricting...a particularly timely topic for an election year, and anyone who is seriously concerned about the survival of American democracy will want to read this book and apply its lessons."—Booklist

America's #1 progressive radio host looks at how elites have long tried to disenfranchise citizens—particularly people of color, women, and the poor—and shows what we can do to ensure everyone has a voice in this democracy.

In today's America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it's a feature. Thom Hartmann unveils the strategies and tactics that conservative elites in this country have used, from the foundation of the Electoral College to the latest voter ID laws, to protect their interests by preventing “the wrong people”—such as the poor, women, and people of color—from voting while making it more convenient for the wealthy and white. But he also lays out a wide variety of simple, commonsense ways that we the people can fight back and reclaim our right to rule through the ballot box.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2023
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series
• Verlagsort: Oakland
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: voter suppression, history of voting, voter suppression laws, political process, Hidden History Series, voter id laws, state-by-state voter id laws, voter id federal laws, voter eligibility, photo ID, proof of identification, elections, election law, election corruption, marginalized voters, right to vote, The Fourteenth Amendment, The Fifteenth Amendment, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, civil rights
• ISBN-10: 1-5230-8780-3 / 1523087803
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5230-8780-8 / 9781523087808