With Minnesota and Pennsylvania’s Voter ID laws being challenged in court, there is much to be said about the push to tighten voter registration across the country. On one side of the debate the Right Wing is arguing that fraudulent voter registration forms are being turned in and people are assuming other identities. On the other side is Viviette Applewhite. Viviette is a 93 year old woman without a driver’s

Who says young people cannot be politically active? When II Magazine asked me to write about young people and politics, my initial thought was to approach the writing assignment by addressing the generational divide we often see in American political participation: older people are more politically active than younger people, especially as far as voting.  However, political activism is not just about going to the polls to vote.   One can