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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Marijuana is on the ballot in four states, but legalization may soon stall, researchers say
Strong public support and successive waves of state-level legalization in election years has led many policy analysts to argue that marijuana has reached a tipping point in the United States.
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Halt to Youth Climate Lawsuit Inspires Nationwide Resistance
The 21 youth plaintiffs of the case Juliana v. United States have been joined by thousands across the country to “keep our government accountable for the effects of climate change.”
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Missouri Shows Why Healthcare Plays A Major Role In Next Week's Elections
Recent polling in Missouri – where Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is fighting to defend her seat – shows healthcare is at the top of the list of issues that voters care about.
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No More Crime and Punishment: The National Prison Strike of 2018, Part II
Perhaps the biggest problem to tackle in the criminal justice system is why so many people have been incarcerated to begin with.
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Rising Antisemitism Worldwide Boils Over at Pittsburgh Synagogue
The deadliest assault on Jews in U.S. history follows a 57% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2017.
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What’s Missing from Bernie Sanders’s ‘Progressive International’
To challenge fascists and weak-tea liberals, Sanders has called for a Progressive International… but it's not very international.
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Election Rigging and the Decline of American Democracy
Formally democratic institutions can be severely weakened by those willing, even eager, to betray democratic principles in order to maintain power.
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Could Florida's Youth Tip The Scales In 2018 Midterms?
In 2014, less than a quarter of the students at University of Florida voted. Now, “I really do see a shift happening. Many students are eager to vote,” a current student said.
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Groundbreaking Youth Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Can Proceed
A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's last-ditch efforts to derail a landmark constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs. The trial start date is Oct. 29 in Eugene, Oregon.
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Maine’s Radical Universal Home Health Care Proposition
The Maine People’s Alliance, a grassroots organization, collected 67,000 signatures to get a measure on the November ballot that would provide home health care to all Maine residents.
