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Up‑and‑down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments

Up‑and‑down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments

The history of voting and elections in America doesn’t follow a steady path toward progress or retreat. It is marked by intense struggles,...

01.10.2026 10

The Conversation

Gibbs Knotts

Darline Graham’s inherited Senate seat revives the ‘widow’s mandate’ with a sibling twist

Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully absent from American democracy.

20.08.2026 20

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Gibbs Knotts

How Lindsey Graham’s keen ability to read the moment propelled him to political relevance for 3 decades

Sen. Graham repeatedly moved in the direction South Carolina and Republican politics were headed rather than where they had been.

14.07.2026 20

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Gibbs Knotts

Jesse Jackson turned down a pro baseball contract that paid 6x less than a white player. Here’s how segregation shaped him

Jackson biographer David Masciotra said the South gave Jackson “a sense of the oppression and the persecution that he wanted to fight.”

18.02.2026 80

Fortune

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A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also devolve into a political...

06.11.2025 30

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Gibbs Knotts

Tit-for -tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there

Gerrymandering has existed since the United States’ earliest days, but now technology and political trends are supercharging it.

22.08.2025 30

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Gibbs Knotts