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The grassroots organizing strategy that led to historic victories in 2020’s elections continued to boost voter turnout in communities of color.
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Members of the special House committee investigating the Capitol riot are among those arguing for an overhaul of a more than century-old statute enacted to address disputed elections.
A half-century after it fed the Pinochet regime’s bonfire of heretical books, a celebrated “handbook of decolonization” has new relevance to a country on the brink of a momentous choice.
The vote marks a sharp departure from the progressive trajectory Chile has followed since era-defining anti-inequality protests exploded in October 2019.
It is not too much to say that the Republican Party has cleared itself a path to nullifying the votes of millions of Americans.
With prospects dimming for national Democrats to wield power, the time is ripe for the party to go local.
Landis Spencer is a socialist running for the civilian board that oversees the Detroit Police Department. His goal: to curb police power and shift public money to poor and working-class residents.
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