The Truth About Houston’s 18th District: Congressman Al Green Didn’t Lose an Election—He Was Drawn Out by Racist Gerrymandering

They will call it a “generational shift” or a “political upset”. But let’s be entirely real: Congressman Al Green didn’t lose to Christian Menefee. He lost to a deeply calculated, racially engineered, gerrymandered map passed by the Texas Legislature. Texas served as ground zero for a political blueprint that Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina would quickly attempt to replicate.

Louisiana’s Election “Pause”: A Playbook for Disenfranchisement?

The “Bayou State” just became the frontline of a national crisis. Yesterday, Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order suspending Louisiana’s U.S. House primaries just 48 hours before early voting was set to begin. This isn’t just a local “pause”—it’s a stress test for American democracy. The SCOTUS Trigger: Louisiana v. Callais This week, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, calling the creation of a second majority-Black district (District Read more […]

May Day Strong: Houston Community Day

HOUSTON! On May 1, actionnetwork.org is declaring workers over billionaires.

Join them at MacGregor Park from 2–6 PM for #MayDayStrong, a day of field‑day games, performances, art‑making, community resources, and radical joy as they demand a Houston where our families, not billionaire fortunes, come first.

5 News Headlines You May Have Missed This Week

Between the escalating blockade in the Iran War, the latest blockbuster drops, and the sheer velocity of the 24-hour digital cycle, it feels like we’re all just trying to keep our heads above water. The news doesn’t just break anymore—it floods. But while the headlines are busy shouting about the obvious, critical stories are shifting the ground beneath our feet that aren’t making it to the top of your feed. I’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Here are the 5 news headlines you may have Read more […]

Virginia Voted Yes

Virginia voters approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s congressional map Tuesday, a decision that could help determine control of the U.S. House and marks the latest escalation in a national redistricting battle that began with Republican-led efforts in several states. Will it work?

Knowledge is Protection: Guarding Your Vote in the Houston Primaries

In a state where election laws are often described as a “thicket of confusion,” the message from the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) this week was simple: knowledge is the ultimate ballot protection. As early voting ends and Houstonians prepare for the March 3rd primaries, a diverse coalition of community media—representing Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Pakistani, and Black Press—gathered at the Southern News Group offices to hear from the legal experts tasked with guarding the vote. The Read more […]

BEHIND THE SIGNS: Profiling Protesters 

Social media has been flooded with claims that the crowds protesting in Minnesota were nothing more than hired hands—actors in a manufactured drama. Where did they get their information? “The thugs that are protesting include many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists,” the 47th President said Jan. 18 on Truth Social. Two days later, as protesters grew in number, he doubled down on that statement. “They’re paid agitators and insurrectionists,” he said at a Jan. 20 press conference. Read more […]