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By Juliet Lyon It took the US prison population less than 40 years to rise from 300,000 in 1972 to 2.3 million people. America has become the undisputed global leader in the rate at which it imprisons its citizens, easily outdistancing other high incarcerators such…

Original Source By SUE MAJOR HOLMES Voter rights advocates want a judge to overturn New Mexico's law on registering voters, saying it has a chilling effect on registration drives and groups' ability to encourage people to participate in the political process. The lawsuit, filed Thursday…

Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…

ELAINE EDWARDSCAMPAIGN: THE NEXT government must put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life, immigrant representatives urged. The Count Us In campaign was opened by the Immigrant Council of Ireland at Leinster House yesterday. It is supported by…

By David Herszenhorn.  WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday adopted legislation to revamp the nation’s financial regulatory system, voting mostly along party lines as partisan acrimony impeded cooperation even on the shared goals of averting future economic crises. The vote in the House was 237…

A judge has ordered Michigan election officials to stop automatically canceling a voter's registration if the card is returned as undeliverable. Federal Judge Stephen Murphy in Detroit ruled Monday in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and a group representing college students.…

To the Editor: Re ''No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote,'' by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, Aug. 26): Our voting system is a proud one, but one in need of immediate help and long-term attention. In the short term,…

Now that both major parties in the U.S. have presumptive nominees for the Presidency, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on the relationships between philanthropy and government – relationships that Atlantic has considerable experience with in each of the countries in…

Immigrant Council of Ireland members and supporters at Leinster House today. Photo: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish TimesBy ELAINE EDWARDSThe next government must put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life, immigrant representatives urged.The ‘Count Us In’ campaign was…

by HEATHER CLARK Two civil rights groups have filed separate lawsuits to stop members of the Republican Party from obtaining and making public private voter information and intimidating voters ahead of Election Day. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF, filed a…