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Golden Wins In Maine, In Ranked-Choice First After court rejects GOP lawsuit, Democrat wins as ME becomes first to use ranked-choice voting in national race. Common Dreams: "Maine's 2nd congressional district made history Thursday afternoon as it named Jared Golden...
What School Funding Advocates Should Learn From Midterms
One of the big winners in the 2018 midterm elections you may not have heard about is education funding. This may come as news to you - because just as some observers incorrectly concluded last week's "Blue Wave" was merely a ripple, quick takes on midterm results on...
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Trump Backs Lame-Duck Criminal Justice Reform Trump backs package of changes to criminal justice system as lame-duck session begins. NPR: "President Trump is throwing his support behind legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help...
The Link Between Climate Justice and Police Brutality
Toxic environments, as evidenced by human exposure to dirty water or polluted air, are deadly for everyone. When the police shoot first and fill quotas, they are are also toxic. To connect these dots completely, we must understand how police brutality and toxic...
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Court Orders GA Vote Count To Continue Federal rulings a lifeline to Abrams campaign. The Intercept: "Two just-issued federal court rulings will mean potentially thousands of additional votes will be counted in Georgia’s hotly contested elections, possibly affecting...
The House Has Gone Democratic. Can It Now Go Bold?
Democrats now have a comfortable majority in the U.S. House. Can they use this to reach disenchanted non-voters? That all depends on their eagerness to think big and bold, and on their willingness to challenge the concentrated wealth and power that’s keeps things from changing.
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Sinema Wins AZ Senate Seat Sinema wins, will become the first Democratic senator from Arizona in a quarter century. ThinkProgress: "Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has an insurmountable lead over her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), and will be the next...
The Best Way to Get Voters to Vote
America loves a party. So why not hold Saturday celebrations for mandated electors at American polling places? This is what happens in Australia, where turnout tops 91 percent and partygoers raise money for local schools and charities on their way to the polls.
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Florida Recount Begins Three FL races head to recount. USA Today: "A statewide machine recount of more than 8 million votes slowly was in full swing in Florida over the weekend for three seats including the closely watched governor and U.S. Senate races. Ballot...
Is Government Of, By, and For the People Over?
“[W]e here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” --Abraham Lincoln,...
