Politics
Sanders: ‘National security involves a lot more than bombs’
July 1, 2020The senator introduces an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act that slashes the military budget by 10 percent and redirects billions of dollars into eradicating poverty and homelessness."
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Closing the political gender gap
June 30, 2020When more women are elected, all working people benefit.
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Bronx’s first gay city council member likely wins in NY-15
June 29, 2020Progressives and liberals in the NY-15 congressional district can take a deep breath.
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Pandemic Pride: LGBTQ struggle continues, learns from Black Lives Matter
June 26, 2020The early lessons of the movement are being re-learned: “Our own liberation is inextricably bound to the liberation of all oppressed people.”
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On California’s November ballot: Restoring affirmative action, letting parolees vote
June 26, 2020Though both measures needed to pass each house of the state legislature by a two-thirds majority, voters can approve them with a simple majority in November.
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