Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Flipping the House Is Nice, But the Real Power Is Local
Record turnout in the midterm elections shows there’s a strong desire for change. Here’s where it’s happening.
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Tenant Fees Bill Tests Britain's Ability To Protect Its Renters
For millions of renters in the U.K., a robust set of policies around rental law would be life-changing. But the bill making its way through Parliament has to be done right.
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Democrats Should Remember Al Gore Won Florida in 2000 — But Lost the Presidency With a Preemptive Surrender
At midnight on election day last Tuesday, vote tallies showed Republican candidates ahead in key races in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. However, many votes remained to be counted in all three states.
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Defeats and Victories for Public Banking, Cooperative Economics In 2018 Election
What does the disappointing loss on L.A.’s public banking initiative tell us about the future of cooperative economics?
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All 19 Black Women Running for Judge in a Texas Race Won Tuesday
Looking for some great news after Tuesday's midterms? Meet the #Houston19.
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Voters Are Stripping Partisan Redistricting Power from Politicians In Anti-Gerrymandering Efforts
Colorado and Michigan voters – and possibly in Utah as well – called for the creation of independent commissions to decide congressional and legislative district boundaries.
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Record number of women win in the House
In total, 117 women were elected during the 2018 midterm elections – 96 elected to the House, 12 to the Senate and 9 as governor – shattering records and increasing the number of women in power.
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U.S. Election Rules Doomed Democrats’ Chances Of Taking The Senate
It’s a testament to how U.S. election rules tip the scales for white, rural voters who support the GOP.
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Beware the Memory Hole: Tuesday’s Vote Is A Good Time to Recall 2008
Donald Trump has warned that folks will “lose a lot of money” if the House turns blue. History—namely the 2008 financial crisis caused deregulated banks—suggests red is even costlier.
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Supreme Court Rejects White House Move To Block Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit
The suit filed by 21 young plaintiffs argues that the failure of government leaders to battle climate change violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, property and a “stable climate system” that will sustain human life.
