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The House passes a big election reform bill. It won’t go anywhere in the Senate if Republicans filibuster
House Democrats on Wednesday passed a sweeping election reform and voting rights bill called the For The People Act (HR 1).
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenHouse Democrats on Wednesday passed a sweeping election reform and voting rights bill called the For The People Act (HR 1). It comes as dozens of states take up legislation to further restrict ballot access, and as the Supreme Court heard a case this week that could further gut the Voting Rights Act. HR 1 passed without a single Republican vote, which indicates how difficult it will be to get it through the Senate.
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The full episode
1 of 5Manhattan Beach, Bruce’s Beach, and race- 0:00The House passes a big election reform bill. It won’t go anywhere in the Senate if Republicans filibusterYou’re reading this
- 9:37What happened when Black surfers organized a ‘Peace Paddle’ after being called racial slurs
- 17:10Manhattan Beach seized Bruce’s Beach, a thriving Black enclave. Now activists are calling for restitution
- 27:52Robin Wright’s directorial debut, ‘Land,’ focuses on human resilience and is fitting for the pandemic
- 41:53When to use ‘who’ versus ‘whom,’ and why you should freely use adjectives and adverbs