A special guest on THE BIG SHIFT today, Ann Ravel. She was the Chair of the Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C., was Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission, she worked for the United States Department of Justice and was a professor at the U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Today, Ann travels the world speaking and serving on panels working to preserve the right to vote. We’re discussing one of the most important issues this country faces, the right to vote. Voting is the backbone of American democracy, and it is threatened by the courts, including the Supreme Court, and state legislatures that are creating barriers for the American people to get to the polls.

YOU MUST VOTE. The vote in Wisconsin this week swung the Supreme Court to the progressives. A vote in Wisconsin this week gave the state senate a super majority and the right to impeach state officials. Your vote is critical for the future of democracy.