July 15, 2026
BEN JEALOUS
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A Nation That Forgets Its History Is Bound
When we forget the first fights over voting rights, we forget who profits when the many are divided.
Voting rights is back in the news because some people are still trying to decide whose votes deserve trust. In Georgia, the Justice Department and FBI under President Donald Trump have reopened questions around Fulton County’s 2020 election records after agents seized hundreds of boxes of ballots. The Associated Press reports the FBI has assigned 260 analysts and operations staff to review them.