American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

Another Tactic to Undermine Citizen Ballot Initiatives in Arizona: Slap Signature Collectors with a Subpoena

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025

This is a rebroadcast from May 2024, but follows on our story recently on state legislative attacks on citizen ballot initiatives to stop democracy reform efforts and other issues.

83-Year-Old Rick Hubbard Finishes a 3,100-Mile Walk to Washington, DC on January 3rd to Deliver This Message to the New Congress: “Do Your Job”

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024

January 3rd, 83-year-old Vermonter Rick Hubbard and his Walking to Fix Our Democracy supporters walk the remaining 12 miles into Washington, DC, completing a more than 3,100 mile walk across the U.S. He wants to deliver this simple message to the new Congress: “Do Your Job.”

The ‘A Crisis of Confidence’ Speech by President Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Facing an energy crisis, high inflation, and rising unemployment, President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation in his “Crisis of Confidence” speech on July 15th, 1979.

What’s Ahead for 2025: VRA Majority Minority Voting Districts at Risk in Louisiana Redistricting Case at the U.S. Supreme Court

December 29, 2024December 29, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a Louisiana redistricting case with repercussions for minority voters around the country. It could further dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act Section 2.

Look for 2025 Conservative Challenges to a ‘Private Right of Action’ for Voting Rights Cases, Attempting to Dismantle the Voting Rights Act

December 26, 2024December 26, 2024

A 2023 decision in an Arkansas redistricting case found individual voters did not have a “private right of action” to challenge the maps. The State of Louisiana tried the same tactic in its chaotic gerrymandering case, but was refused on June 24th. Be looking for another challenge in 2025.