Gerrymandering in red states is predicated on Republicans holding Trump’s support in 2024, particularly from Latinos. That could be a bad bet.
Texas
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Texas’s Hemp-Derived THC Market Fuels Profits, Poisonings, and a Legislative Battle
Lost in the crisis over Texas state lawmakers’ redistricting overreach is another contentious issue: the regulation of hemp-derived THC products.
Posted inPolitics
Proposed California Congressional Maps Maintain Several Battleground Races
While a half dozen Democratic incumbents were protected, a couple still face tough contests, and two of the five Republicans targeted in the map could still eke out victories.
Posted inPolitics
The Redistricting Mess Shows How Our Election System Doesn’t Work
With our winner-take-all elections, the ideal of a ‘fair’ map is impossible. Proportional representation is the only answer.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Saving FEMA
Actual natural disasters might provide a reprieve for the broken agency.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Second Gilded Age Is Resembling the First
It’s the return of rotten boroughs, railroad barons, and constant graft.
Posted inPolitics
Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win
The new chair of the Progressive Caucus wants to do for Democrats what he did for construction workers in Texas.
Posted inPolitics
Texas Redistricting Maneuver May Harm Republicans More Than It Helps
The map may produce a ‘dummymander’ that threatens more GOP incumbents than Democratic ones.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Texas Legislature Beats Back Assault on Clean Energy
With factions determined to crater renewables, Congress could pick up where state lawmakers left off. But rest assured, the energy markets will strike back.