Race and Civil Rights

November 2, 2010 - After weeks of hysteria about "voter fraud" leading into today's elections, what kind of dastardly deeds have been turned up?

November 2, 2010 - Most serious political experts know that real, documented voter fraud is an extremely small problem.

November 2, 2010 - "Voter fraud" hysteria has reached a fever pitch, despite there being little evidence that it's a problem. Why is Fox News doing "all voter fraud, all the time?" Who's backing the anti-"voter fraud" crusade?I'll be on WBAI 99.5 New York's "Wake Up" show this morning at 6:50 am EST to talk about the issue -- tune in here.

November 1, 2010 - With Tea Party and Republican claims of widespread "voter fraud" at a fever pitch, Alabama's secretary of state Beth Chapman (R) is taking it to another level: She's promised a $5,000 reward for "information reported to her office that leads to a felony conviction of voter fraud" in the state.

October 25, 2010 - Black farmers gathered in a historic farming community in North Carolina over the weekend to draw attention to the continuing decline of black land ownership due to government policies -- including the ongoing failure by the Senate to fund a more than $1 billion race discrimination agreement.

October 21, 2010 - This past spring, as the Tea Party movement was gearing up for one of its big moments in the spotlight -- the April 15 Tax Day protests -- the conservative cause found itself mired in controversy.

October 19, 2010 - By Reilly Morse