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District of Columbia
Posted inPolitics
The Nats Shouldn’t Go to the White House—Their Fans Despise Trump
What the numbers show: To love the Nats is to loathe the president.
Posted inWorking in America
Threatening to Disrupt, D.C. Janitors Win Better Working Conditions
The victory sets a standard that their union hopes to match as contracts expire up and down the East Coast.
Posted inWorking in America
D.C. Janitors Fight to Keep Up With Soaring Costs of Living
Up and down the East Coast, SEIU’s janitorial contracts are expiring. D.C.’s janitors expect a better one—and if they don’t get it, they’ll strike.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Protecting Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Privacy Online
Advocates at the state level are fighting for stronger confidentiality programs for survivors of domestic abuse.
Posted inEconomic Policy
D.C. Council Repeals Wage Bump for Tipped Workers, Will of Voters Be Damned
Washingtonians voted for an initiative raising wages. Their elected representatives just nullified that vote.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
D.C. Council Members Join Congressional Republicans to Override Voters’ Decision to Raise Tipped Workers’ Wages
District voters passed Initiative 77, but “Freedom Caucus” House leaders and Democrats on the council say the vote shouldn’t count.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Kids Who Played Host — and Became Political Activists in the Process
How high schoolers in the Washington, D.C., area arranged housing, food, and programs for the weekend’s marchers, and transformed themselves into political organizers
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Turning Up the Heat on WMATA
Serious maintenance issues continue to plague Washington’s transit system, but securing a dependable funding source remains the biggest hurdle
Posted inEducation in America
How D.C. Became the Darling of Education Reform
Despite an absence of rigorous, independent evaluation, school officials and city leaders have framed D.C.’s new education policies as a great success.