In an aggressive new push for statehood, D.C. leaders have taken aim at national party platforms and state-level organizations.Â
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Playing Offense on Voting Rights
Underutilized provisions of the National Voter Registration Act could help enfranchise millions of Americans.
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Abuses on the Border
Donald Trump says he plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but civil liberties advocates say the border is already over-policed, with reports of abuses and even fatal shootings in Southwestern communities.
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How Anti-Muslim Attacks Damage America
Escalating campaign rhetoric and hate crimes aimed at Muslims threaten our nation’s pluralistic traditions.
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Yes, Sometimes It Is Anti-Semitism
The crisis in Britain’s Labour Party has some wider lessons for progressives.Â
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Warren Calls on Banks to Invest in Minority Neighborhoods, Businesses
Senator Elizabeth Warren recently warned that minority families and businesses continue to suffer disproportionately from the lingering effects of the Great Recession and called on the country’s banks to step up to assist local communities. Warren noted that most Americans experienced severe hardships during the economic downturn. “In 2013, the median income of white households […]
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Foreign Bodies
The volatile mixture of religiously tinged nationalism with massive social disruption and large-scale population movements threatens once again to become explosive in Europe.
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Springtime for Democracy
Activists who just wrapped up more than a week of protests and civil disobedience on Capitol Hill this week say their broad-based coalition captures mounting voter anger over political money, voting rights and legislative dysfunction in Washington.
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“One Person, One Vote” Battle Just Starting
Three scholars scrutinize Evenwel v. Abbott, a Supreme Court ruling with broad implications for both the future of voting rights and the direction of the Court.
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Chaotic Primaries Signal Voting Trouble Ahead
American elections are still plagued by budget shortfalls, bad planning, restrictive state laws, and a federal agency that makes voting harder, not easier—a recipe for disaster on Election Day.
