Proposition 15 leaps feet first onto California’s ‘third rail’ of state politics—the property tax system created in 1978 by Proposition 13.
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How Biden and Trump Explain the American Story
On the campaign trail, it’s American progress versus blood and soil.
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Democrats ❤ Defense Spending
There’s no such thing as anti-Trump when it comes to militarism.
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Will the Republican Party Implode?
The signs are increasing—but first we need a tolerably fair election.
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Poll Shows Warren Better for Biden Ticket Than Harris
The key question has been which running mate will help him get elected. That increasingly seems to be Elizabeth Warren.
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Cori Bush Seeks to Be a Congresswoman Organizer
The coronavirus survivor and Ferguson activist is primed for this political moment, as she challenges 20-year incumbent congressman Lacy Clay a second time in St. Louis.
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A New Voice for Arab Americans
What a young Yemeni American running for state rep in Michigan says about changing politics nationwide
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A Debate Over Nancy Pelosi
Robert Creamer of Democracy Partners responds to a recent Prospect article on Pelosi. The author responds to him.
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Gideon’s Got Game
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon faces off against Susan Collins in November, in the state’s most expensive election ever, and with control of the Senate at stake.
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Managing Money, Changing the World
Ronnie Chatterji’s insurgent campaign in North Carolina seeks to expand thinking around what a state treasurer can accomplish.
