Backing AIPAC may now be a political liability for candidates facing progressive challengers in Democratic primaries.
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This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Restrictions on solar and wind farms are proliferating around the country, with scores of local governments going as far as to forbid large-scale clean-energy developments. Now, residents of an Ohio county are pushing back on one such ban on renewables—a move that […]
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Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.
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On November 16, Chileans will choose between communist Jeannette Jara Román and far right politician José Antonio Kast.
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In Chile’s Presidential Race, Communist Party Candidate Faces the Son of a Nazi Read Post »
“I grew up here in the belly of the beast,” one organizer said. “I never imagined that this would be on the ballot.”
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How Somerville Became the First US City to Vote to Divest From Israeli Apartheid Read Post »
The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.
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Supreme Court Will Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day Read Post »
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again. It began in earnest last month, when, in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Newsom admitted he would “be lying” if he claimed he did not plan to consider a 2028 run after next year’s midterms. He continued to fuel speculation […]
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide. In races from New York to Georgia to Washington, voters backed funding renewables, reining in energy costs, and building out mass […]
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Election Day Was a Win for the Climate Read Post »
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve — and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
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Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real. Read Post »
On Tuesday, California voters passed Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting proposal in response to Texas Republicans’ gerrymandered map, by a sweeping 28-point margin. As I reported in October, high-profile Democratic politicians—including former President Barack Obama—were front and center in an advertising blitz to pass the measure, which would tilt five seats in the […]
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Racial Justice Campaigners Were Prop 50’s Army in the Field Read Post »
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the governor’s race in New Jersey on Tuesday, running on a platform of keeping electricity prices down. Environmental groups see Sherrill’s election as a triumph for the Garden State’s struggling offshore wind sector. Sherrill, a four-term Democrat […]
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In New Jersey, Offshore Wind Notches a Win—and Dodges a Bullet Read Post »
Proposition 50 received support from 63.8 percent of California voters.
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California Republicans Sue to Overturn Voter-Backed Prop 50 Redistricting Vote Read Post »
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