Film 'RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook,' Jeffrey Wright Narrator

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Documentary, 'Ahead of the Midterms, 'Rigged' Exposes GOP's 10-Year Effort To Sabotage Democracy by Undermining Voting Rights.' "The suppression of American voters is something we thought our country had moved past, and yet here we are in the 21st century still engaged in this battle over fundamental rights."*WATCH ONLINE THRU NOV. 13,
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/02/watch-ahead-midterms-rigged-exposes-gops-10-year-effort-sabotage-democracy

As the GOP's attacks on voting rights continue across the United States—from Georgia to North Dakota and Kansas—and a massive coalition of progressive groups has formed to break the hold that powerful corporate and wealthy interests have on American democratic institutions, the recently released documentary Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook aims to reveal, "in chilling detail, the dark genius behind the ten-year Republican strategy to reverse the rising demographic tide of minority voters." "I hope Rigged sounds an alarm that wakes America up to what we, as a nation, are losing—government by and for the people." - Jeffrey Wright, narrator.

Despite the ongoing voter suppression efforts detailed in the new film, reports of "unprecedented" turnout for early voting are generating cautious hope among progressives that this election could lead to victories that enable Democrats to reverse measures such as voter ID laws enacted by Republicans over the past decade. While record numbers of black, Latino, and youth voters already have headed to the polls, voting rights advocates continue to emphasize the importance of getting to the ballot box Tuesday.

"Now more than ever, we have to vote as if our rights depend on it," declared Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the ACLU of Tennessee, which hosted a public screening of the film last month "to help people fully understand not only the effort to suppress votes nationwide, but- more importantly- to encourage people to fight back by exercising their right to vote." Some Americans, however, won't be able to participate in the upcoming midterms—because they have been convicted of a felony, lack the identification their state requires, can't register on the same day as an election, or simply can't get to their assigned polling center. "This is a story that needs to be told- and heard"- Jeffrey Wright.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. Thanks for heads up. Wishes this was on every channel

TV and internet.

[appalachiablue]

2. Same here. I had no idea voter suppression was so widespread

until the last year or so. Also highly recommend Carol Anderson, Emory Univ. professor and author of the new book, "One Person, No Vote. " She's a powerful speaker and outstanding academic.