SCOTUS Just Shattered the Crown Jewel of the Civil Rights Era. Now What?
The Supreme Court last week dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act, the 1965 landmark law long celebrated as the crown jewel of the civil rights era. In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the conservative majority dismantled the remaining protections guaranteeing the equal opportunity for...
Republicans Are Winning the Redistricting War
Both Democrats and Republicans have turned to redistricting to improve their chances in this fall’s midterm elections. But a recent court case striking down a Democrat-leaning redistricting map in Virginia and a Supreme Court decision rolling back the Voting Rights Act, have dimmed hopes for Demo...
Kareem Crayton joins Tavis Smiley
Kareem Crayton, vice president of the Washington, D.C. office and Southern Politics Program lead at the Brennan Center for Justice, assesses whether Karl Rove could be right in saying the GOP redistricting plan could backfire in favor of Democrats, and what it could mean for Black political power...
How to Save the Vote (with Kareem Crayton and Sean Morales-Doyle)
The Trump administration has been leading an unprecedented campaign to undermine Americans’ right to vote. Luckily, his legislative attempts and executive orders have been halted by Congress and the courts. But will this matter if confusion encourages voters to sit out the midterms?
This week, Mi...
How to Save the Vote (with Kareem Crayton and Sean Morales-Doyle)
The Trump administration has been leading an unprecedented campaign to undermine Americans’ right to vote. Luckily, his legislative attempts and executive orders have been halted by Congress and the courts. But will this matter if confusion encourages voters to sit out the midterms?
This week, Mi...
Are the Midterms for Sale? (with Theodore Schleifer, Kareem Crayton & Dan Weiner)
We are weeks away from a consequential midterm election, which will set the course for the president’s final two years in office and beyond. Yet we have no way of knowing is who exactly is spending billions of dollars to try to sway the outcomes.
This week, Michael sits down with New York Times r...
Are the Midterms for Sale? (with Theodore Schleifer, Kareem Crayton & Dan Weiner)
We are weeks away from a consequential midterm election, which will set the course for the president’s final two years in office and beyond. Yet we have no way of knowing is who exactly is spending billions of dollars to try to sway the outcomes.
This week, Michael sits down with New York Times r...
BigTent Podcast: Threats to the Midterms with Congressman Jim Himes, Ian Bassin & Dr. Kareem Crayton
On Wednesday, October 7, BigTentUSA hosted a compelling conversation about the threats to the upcoming midterm elections, with Congressman Jim Himes (D, CT-04), and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy, Ian Bassin.
Moderated by Dr. Kareem Crayton of The Brennan Center for Justic...
Dr. Kareem Crayton: The Courts, Gerrymandering, and Voter Suppression
In this interview, Dr. Crayton discusses gerrymandering, supermajorities, the impact of the courts, and voter suppression.
Dr. Kareem Crayton is an attorney, law professor, and academic whose work explores the effects of state-sanctioned racial discrimination on campaigns, elections, and governa...
Kareem Crayton: Redistricting & the Problem with Politicization
Kareem Crayton is an attorney, law professor, and academic whose work explores the effects of state-sanctioned racial discrimination on campaigns, elections, and governance. He served as the Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and is the founder and Managing Partner o...
