Politics
‘Justice for George Floyd’ petition sets record: 17 million names
June 10, 2020There are petitions, and there are petitions…and then there’s the petition by started by a 15-year-old Portland, Ore., girl.
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Stephen Smith, progressive W.V. candidate, turns campaign into anti-COVID battalion
June 9, 2020Whoever wins will face well-entrenched and well-financed Republican incumbents in now mostly red West Virginia.
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Black lawmakers in California set goals: Study reparations, revive affirmative action
June 9, 2020Also among the measures introduced is a proposal to restore voting rights to those serving parole.
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Keep marching: From streets to voting booth and back again
June 9, 2020Racist police violence, global pandemic, and a COVID-sparked economic crisis—November 2020 will be an election like no other.
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Congressional Dems unveil big police reform package
June 8, 2020The lawmakers flew into D.C., despite the coronavirus pandemic, to showcase the Justice In Policing Act. And they challenged their congressional GOP colleagues to act, too – a challenge most Republicans have so far rejected.
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