Women Beware of the State of Mississippi

Michelle Goldberg follows information relating to women's reproductive rights. I've seen her on T.V. panels and read her work in the Daily Beast. in a recent article she elaborated on the fate of women in the State of Mississippi.

While Mississippi may be proud of its infamous history of fighting against civil rights for African-Americans, women should take a look at the results of the state's policies that adversely impact children and women. In a recent poll, Mississippi is ranked as the worst state for women.

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Swaying Elections: If Felons Could Vote...

According to a Daily Beast report, a record 5.85 million convicted felons aren’t allowed to vote, according to a report out today (PDF) by The Sentencing Project, a criminal justice research and advocacy group. That’s about 500,000 more than were disenfranchised in 2004—and potentially enough to decide this year’s tightly-contested presidential election.

By some estimates, the election could be decided by a margin of roughly two points, or a mere 2.5 million people. The disenfranchised felon voting block is “absolutely enough” to swing an election, says Sasha Abramsky, author of Conned: How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House.

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