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How Gerrymandering Reform Can Win in the States

Sam Wang, Ben Williams and Rick Ober The American Prospect
Through local action, Democrats this November have a chance to untilt the playing field in every state that now has an extreme partisan gerrymander.

Reimagining Prison

Ruth Delaney, Ram Subramanian, Alison Shames, Nicholas Turner Vera
With a few limited exceptions, correctional practice today remains underpinned by retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation. These realities beg the question: isn’t there another way? We have failed to ask this question with sufficient seriousness

After ICE Raid, A Shortage Of Welders In Tigertown, Texas

John Burnett NPR
On the one hand, Texas is a staunch law-and-order state where conservatives support Trump's immigration agenda; on the other hand, if ICE is too successful, employers are wondering where they're going to find people to man their businesses.

The Rise of the Robot Farmer

John Harris The Guardian
Tiny automated machines could soon take care of the entire growing process. Fewer chemicals, more efficient – where’s the downside?

The Mayors and the Movements

Eoghan Gilmartin Jacobin
In 2015, a wave of social movements lifted left-wing mayors to power in Spain. Their experience in office shows the importance of linking institutional power to bottom-up mobilization.

State "Uber" Legislation

Gali Racabi On Labor
State TNC and MC Legislation: Preemption and Employment Status of Drivers

Tech Giant Faces Crucial Decision Over Saudi Ties

Harper Neidig The Hill
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), directed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with its $45 billion commitment, is the single largest contributor towards SoftBank’s Vision Fund.