Red States Are Targeting Blue Cities

After years of extreme gerrymandering and suppressive voting laws to block opposition, Republican-led states are now enacting laws explicitly targeting their Democratic-leaning cities and counties — particularly in how they conduct elections. In states like Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and North Carolina, GOP lawmakers are determined to strip power away from the states’ bluest areas.  For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]. 🛍️Shop our new merch! 🛍️ Follow us on: Twitter Post Facebook Instagram TikTok Subscribe to our free newsletters  Related links: The Depth of the Tennessee GOP’s Disdain for Democracy “An Unprecedented Disenfranchisement”: How Republicans Are Stripping Nashville of Political Power Tennessee General Assembly Expels Two Black Lawmakers in Latest Attack on Democracy Texas Senate Passes Bill To Seize Control of Elections from Local Authorities This 1986 Louisiana Case Is Back in Court 40 Years Later Mississippi Continues To Deny Black Americans Political Power Letter from Birmingham Jail