Midterm Elections: Voting Rights, Immigration, and the Impact of Data Centers and FLOCK on Voting

Today, it is election day – and right here right now – in 2026 the right to vote is under attack – we will speak to Professor Clarence Lusane and then the immigrant vote in a time of attacks on immigrants with Nana Gyamfi for Black Alliance for Just Immigration – we will close the show talking about the impact of FLOCK and data centers on voting. Voting Rights Clarence Lusane is a Professor, former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science, current Director of the International Affairs program, and independent expert to the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance.

His latest book is Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy. Immigration Policies, Immigrants, and the Midterm Elections Nana Gyamfi is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration or BAJI.

Data Centers and Elections Katherine Ortiz is a reporter for CalMatters, where she covers the ways the tech industry influences the lives of everyday people. Her latest piece is How Prop. 45 could reshape California’s fight over data centers.

Adam Mahoney is a climate and environment reporter at Capital B. His latest article is Data Center Coming to Town?

This New Tool Shows You Where Your Candidates Stand. Flock Cameras Chasity Hale is a journalist and writer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

She is currently a digital engagement fellow at the Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones. She is the coauthor with Sophie Hurwitz of the article Welcome to the Flock Elections Candidates across the spectrum are suddenly campaigning against the spread of license plate cameras.

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