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Advocacy and grassroots groups challenge redistricting processes across the nation
In just a few years, voting districts will be redrawn across the country. Advocacy and grassroots groups in a number of states are busy drafting ballot proposals and launching campaigns…
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‘Stand your ground’ has become a get-out-of-jail-free license to kill
After the most recent Florida incident, members of Congress demand answers on a law that leaves black America vulnerable.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Andrew Gillum for Florida governor
Sanders said he is backing Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, because of Gillum's stances on health care, the minimum wage, immigration and the environment.
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Former Colombian president’s ranch was paramilitary base, according to new testimony
A ranch owned by former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez and other members of his family was the operational base of a deadly paramilitary group, according to the testimony of…
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After decades of homophobia, Cuba closer to allowing same-sex marriage
Cuba’s National Assembly has agreed to a constitutional reform that would allow same-sex marriage on the island. The draft reform was approved on Sunday and will be put to a popular…
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When we all vote (Video)
Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Janelle Monáe, Chris Paul, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw are calling on all of us to register and vote.
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This is the moment of truth for Republicans
Either Donald Trump is flat-out an agent of Russian interests. Or he is so profoundly ignorant, insecure, and narcissistic that he did not realize that he was advancing the line that…
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Progressive Puerto Rican group launches ad campaign against Florida Gov. Rick Scott
A progressive organization in Florida is launching a bilingual campaign targeting Puerto Ricans in Florida, attacking Gov. Rick Scott’s treatment of Puerto Ricans in the state and his…
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New York Times Editorial Board: There’s so much you don’t know about Brett Kavanaugh
For starters, Judge Kavanaugh would shift the balance of constitutional jurisprudence to the right, creating a solid right-wing majority on the court possibly until the second half of…
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Several senior Trump officials worked as lobbyists, contractors for ICE
A recent investigation by the Intercept has revealed that some of the U.S. president's high-level appointees had been profiting off of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE.
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