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Competitive Maryland House Race: Abortion, Economy, and Immigration Loom Large in the 6th Congressional District
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2 months ago

Competitive Maryland House Race: Abortion, Economy, and Immigration Loom Large in the 6th Congressional District

Associated Press  

In Maryland's most competitive U.S. House race, Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott are facing off. Delaney, who represents the 6th Congressional District, has focused her campaign on issues impacting women, including abortion. Parrott, a former Maryland state lawmaker, has emphasized his commitment to lowering inflation, creating a stronger economy for middle-class families, and stopping illegal immigration. The …

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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Recall Amid Election Battle
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2 months ago

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Recall Amid Election Battle

Associated Press  

San Francisco and Oakland mayoral elections are underway amidst a national debate on public safety and a statewide vote on a tough-on-crime proposition. Both cities have seen a surge in homelessness and open-air drug use, leading to a heated mayoral race. London Breed, the first Black woman to hold the San Francisco mayor's office, faces challengers who accuse her of …

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How your third-party vote could hand Trump the presidency
4 months, 1 week ago

How your third-party vote could hand Trump the presidency

Raw Story  

Now that Robert F Kennedy Jr has dropped out, some of his voters appear ready to move their support over to Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate. But I want to address something else: that third parties give the impression that voting is the only tool of democratic politics. Voting for Jill Stein or any third-party candidate in protest of …

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Obama Made His DNC Debut 20 Years Ago. He's Returning To Make The Case For Kamala Harris.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Obama Made His DNC Debut 20 Years Ago. He's Returning To Make The Case For Kamala Harris.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. “That was the moment that clicked with me,” Davis said and, later on, “helped me to believe that I could achieve these things that I’ve achieved.” …

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Trump’s life is still in danger
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s life is still in danger

Raw Story  

The most important news about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was not the plain fact of his attempted assassination but a picture of it. It’s been said that if the shooter, whom I will not name, had been a Democrat or Black or trans or some other thing the Republicans could identify as an enemy, we would still be …

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Trump reaped what he sowed
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump reaped what he sowed

Raw Story  

The Washington press and pundit corps are this week working hard to convince you that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is the superlative example of what happens when polarization goes too far. “Violence has never been the answer” to solving the problems of American democracy, he said, “whether it’s with members of Congress in both parties being targeted in …

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This is what happens when pro-life Republicans play God
10 months, 1 week ago

This is what happens when pro-life Republicans play God

Raw Story  

I would suggest that, by overwhelmingly passing a measure Thursday to protect in vitro fertilization providers and patients from criminal and civil liability, Alabama legislators are doing more than covering their asses. Alabama’s supreme court ruled recently that frozen embryos are “children” under state law, and that providers and patients can be prosecuted or sued for wrongful death of those …

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US polls: Potential Biden-Trump rematch could reshape nation's politics
1 year ago

US polls: Potential Biden-Trump rematch could reshape nation's politics

India Today  

U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. Jim Messina, who managed former President Barack Obama’s reelection, said Trump could very well defeat Biden in the fall, even if the former president is in prison. “Voters really aren’t thinking about it, so they don’t see the thing that’s coming …

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GOP efforts to keep major issue off ballots in 2024 is an 'implicit admission'
1 year ago

GOP efforts to keep major issue off ballots in 2024 is an 'implicit admission'

Raw Story  

On Friday, the Associated Press released the results of new polling that should raise concerns among liberals and Democrats who argue that “democracy is on the ballot” in the coming presidential election. The AP-NORC poll found that “87 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents believe a second Trump term would negatively affect US democracy.” The poll also found …

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Under-reading and over-reading the Karnataka vote
1 year, 7 months ago

Under-reading and over-reading the Karnataka vote

The Hindu  

Over the last few days, there have been some very fine analyses of the Karnataka Assembly vote of 2023. We are told how different regions voted; how the AHINDA platform has re-emerged; how caste groups such as the Lingayats and Vokkalingas have consolidated; how anti-incumbency is a proud Karnataka State tradition; how the charge of 40% corruption sarkara stuck; how …

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Michigan moves for early slot for 2024 presidential primary
1 year, 11 months ago

Michigan moves for early slot for 2024 presidential primary

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House Democrats voted Tuesday to move the state’s presidential primary to the fourth week of February and become a part of a new group of states slated to lead off the Democratic party’s presidential primary starting next year. The move, which was approved by the state Senate along party lines on Thursday, comes after a Democratic …

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Deciphering samba politics in Brazil
2 years, 2 months ago

Deciphering samba politics in Brazil

The Hindu  

We should be giving more attention to the presidential elections taking place in Brazil on October 30. And also not because the question of whether Brazil will join forces with the growing leftward trend across Latin America as left-leaning governments have come to power committed to greater social welfare rejecting neo-liberal policies. Based on media reports, Brazil, it appears, has …

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Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake seen as future force in national politics
2 years, 2 months ago

Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake seen as future force in national politics

Daily Mail  

Top strategists in the Democratic Party fear Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake will be a rising star in national politics, including as a potential presidential candidate. Democrats also warily view her as a potent force on the national stage, with former top Obama strategist David Plouffe telling Axios that Lake looks like a 'plausible presidential candidate.' Top strategists …

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2022 shaping up to be banner year for Massachusetts politics
2 years, 11 months ago

2022 shaping up to be banner year for Massachusetts politics

Associated Press  

BOSTON — 2022 is shaping up to be a banner year for Massachusetts politics, with a crowded race for governor, a wide-open contest for attorney general, a number of spirited district attorney elections, and a handful of thorny ballot questions. On Thursday, Attorney General Maura Healey announced her candidacy, joining fellow Democrats Harvard professor Danielle Allen and state Sen. Sonia …

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Single party dominance, democracy imperilled
3 years, 10 months ago

Single party dominance, democracy imperilled

The Hindu  

Weeks hence, the nation is set to witness a series of elections to several State Assemblies. State elections normally do not attract too much attention, but as the nation moves inexorably towards single party dominance, the outcome of each and every Assembly Election becomes critical to the end objective. Power though proxy Coming to the State-level elections scheduled to be …

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Democracy, the limits of rage, and the meaning of courage: Reflecting with Gandhi
3 years, 11 months ago

Democracy, the limits of rage, and the meaning of courage: Reflecting with Gandhi

ABC  

As the influence of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Indian public life has risen, so has the insistence on his honorific, Veer — heroic, brave, courageous or warrior-like. Drawing on Gandhi helps us distinguish between four forms of fearlessness relevant to democratic politics: rage, and three kinds of courage — warriors’ courage, moral courage, and religious courage. In other words, for …

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After years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia
4 years ago

After years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams spent years crisscrossing Georgia, working to convince Democratic leaders, donors and prospective candidates that a vast, untapped well of potential voters could upend Republican domination in the state. See you in 2022.” Former President Barack Obama called Georgia “a testament to the tireless and often unheralded work of grassroots organizing” and credited Abrams with “resilient, visionary …

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Who is Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's controversial Cabinet pick?
4 years, 1 month ago

Who is Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's controversial Cabinet pick?

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s pick of Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, for Director, Office of Management and Budget, became embroiled in controversy almost as soon as it was announced. Similarly, another deleted tweet dating back to August 2018 said, “Trump just called a black woman a dog and about 80% of the GOP don't …

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Yogendra Yadav's Book Explains Why Social Inequality is the Biggest Pitfall of Indian Democracy
4 years, 4 months ago

Yogendra Yadav's Book Explains Why Social Inequality is the Biggest Pitfall of Indian Democracy

News 18  

In his latest book, Making Sense of Indian Democracy: Theory as Practice, Yogendra Yadav combines his decades of experience as a political thinker, activist as well as a politician, and audits the 50 years of democratic politics in India to examine the ways in which democracy has succeeded and failed in our country. The first part contains two long essays …

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Massachusetts’ Senate Primary Has Totally Scrambled Democratic Politics
4 years, 4 months ago

Massachusetts’ Senate Primary Has Totally Scrambled Democratic Politics

Huff Post  

– The yell came clear from the 10th story of an apartment building at the intersection of Essex and Broadway in this heavily Latino, working-class city: “KENNEDY! “Everyone asked, ‘Why is Joe Kennedy running against Ed Markey?’ A good chunk of this is going to be, ‘Why should Ed Markey be reelected?’” said Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic strategist in …

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Kamala Harris’ VP bid brings outpouring of pride among Indian Americans, a growing force in Democratic politics
4 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris’ VP bid brings outpouring of pride among Indian Americans, a growing force in Democratic politics

LA Times  

Atlanta lawyer Amol Naik was surprised by his emotional reaction to Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate. It gives you a lot of faith in the country.” The California senator’s ascent to the top tier of American politics drew an outpouring of pride among Indian Americans, a growing force in Democratic politics. In a Times of …

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Reimagining democracy as a work of love
5 years, 2 months ago

Reimagining democracy as a work of love

ABC  

When we say the word “democracy” what do we mean? Democratic politics is a means through which we learn to listen and thereby discover a shared world of meaning and action — or what I call a common life. Democratic politics understood as a set of relational practices fosters forms of disciplined and active listening, and a way we can …

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Donald Trump targets American Jews over Israel, says those who vote for Democrats are disloyal; renews willingness to play politics along religious lines
5 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump targets American Jews over Israel, says those who vote for Democrats are disloyal; renews willingness to play politics along religious lines

Firstpost  

Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Washington: Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who …

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WTF Is Going On In Virginia Politics These Days?
5 years, 11 months ago

WTF Is Going On In Virginia Politics These Days?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s been less than a week since it was discovered that the medical school yearbook page of Virginia Gov. The wildfire of political chaos began when the racist image surfaced on Northam’s 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook page, which also features images of the medical school graduate and his name artfully written in calligraphy at the …

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