What Feels Far Away Isn’t Always Far Away
By Kathleen Callard In the United States, and here in Lee County, it’s easy to lose perspective on how much we rely on things simply working. A relative of mine lives near Amman, Jordan. Every day, missiles fly overhead—two or three times. So far, they’ve been intercepted, but when fragments fall, his house shakes. Imagine […]
Election Security or Voter Barriers? Examining the SAVE Act
From a Democratic perspective, the central concern surrounding the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22) is not the goal of protecting election integrity — which Democrats also support — but the practical barriers the legislation could create for eligible voters, particularly women whose legal names have changed after marriage. Requiring documentary proof […]