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Women and American Politics: Another Great Awakening?
Despite the failure of Hillary Clinton to break through the ultimate glass ceiling, women’s energy could be a key to progressive gains in 2018 and 2020.
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Is the GOP Careening Toward Disaster in November?
Another special election provides opportunity for another Republican defeat.
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Putin’s Acts of War and America’s Muddled Response
When Vladimir Putin decided to use front organizations to leak confidential emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign and deploy bots and troll farms to rev up domestic hate groups and divide progressive ones, this was nothing less than an act of war. More than a year later, U.S. intelligence agencies have warned that more is […]
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How Long Will Gerrymandered GOP Congressional Maps Stand?
Republicans’ loss in a Pennsylvania case may signal a turning point in the redistricting wars.
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The Kremlin Is Back, and U.S. Elections Aren’t Ready
Congressional Republicans are doing nothing to block foreign election interference.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Movement in the Fight for Voting Rights Restoration
On January 23, Floridians for a Fair Democracy announced that the Second Chance Voting Restoration Amendment has qualified for the November 2018 ballot, with over 1.1 million petition signatures submitted and over 760,000 certified. The amendment will be Question 4 on the ballot. The measure would allow people convicted of most felonies who have completed […]
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Building an Enduring Democratic Majority
Without wedge strategies, Democrats won’t be able to get swing voters to regularly swing their way.
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Chasing Down Rabbit Holes After Fusion GPS
Republicans are using the full force of their congressional powers to threaten the FBI and intimidate President Trump’s critics into silence.
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The Brief Life and Predictable Death of the Kobach Commission
From the start, the group overreached, alienating voting rights groups and secretaries of state with its demands.
