It will take nothing short of an electoral wave for Democrats to retake the House in 2018, and that’s exactly the problem. A new report from the Brennan Center at the New York University School of Law underscores the devastating effect of gerrymandering on recent House elections: The researchers found that over the past decade, […]
Manuel Madrid
Manuel Madrid is a Washington, D.C.–based freelance journalist and former Prospect writing fellow. His work has also appeared in Bolts magazine, the Miami New Times, and Caracas Chronicles.
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Q&A: Ralph Northam Aims For the Governor’s Mansion in Virginia
The lieutenant governor says he’s the Democrat who can uphold progressive values and reach across the aisle in the Old Dominion.
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Going Solar in West Virginia
It’s an uphill struggle, but solar entrepreneurs have begun building the state’s post-coal future.
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Q&A: The Pragmatic Populism of Tom Perriello
Former Congressman Tom Perriello makes the case for why he’s got the “insider pragmatism and outsider populism” to win Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
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Win or Lose, Georgia Special Election Could Embolden Democrats
Unprecedented energy surrounding a race for Georgia’s Sixth District could bode well for progressives heading into 2018.
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GOP Pushes to Repeal Regulations on Prepaid-Card Companies
Republican legislators have moved to repeal a rule constraining prepaid–debit card companies before the rule can take effect, marking the latest effort in their recent campaign of widespread deregulation. Seven GOP senators-led by David Perdue of Georgia-and four representatives-led by Tom Graves, also of Georgia-filed identical resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives last […]
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A Price Confirmation Would Continue Obstruction of Gun Violence Research
The prospects for reinvigorating gun violence research could become even more remote. Federal funding for studies into gun violence and gun-related deaths has effectively been frozen for the last two decades, a worrying trend that looks to continue under a Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, especially if the Senate confirms Representative Tom Price, President […]
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Trump’s Private Security Force: an Operational and Legal Swamp
Trump’s precendent-breaking decision to retain a private security force raises troubling questions about transparency and accountability.
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Sanders Supporters See Some Silver Lining in Trump Victory
A Washington, D.C., rally to celebrate the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership turned into a shout-out to progressives the moment Bernie Sanders took the stage just outside the U.S. Capitol, where hundreds had converged Thursday to catch a glimpse of their hero. “I’m not here to blame anybody, criticize anybody, but facts are facts,” the […]
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New Report Examines How Country’s Largest Banks Finance the Private Prison Industry
When Donald Trump won and private prison stocks surged, an unexpected cheer came from downtown Manhattan. It’s a great time to be in the jail business. A new report by the progressive advocacy group In the Public Interest reveals the troubling ties between Wall Street and the private prison industry, including hundreds of millions of […]