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Ella Jones Elected to Serve as Ferguson’s First Black Mayor
Jones described her victory on Tuesday night as symbolizing “inclusion” for the city's residents.
Conservative “Dark Money” Network Rebranded to Push Voting Restrictions
The Honest Elections Project is part of the network that pushed Supreme Court picks Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
It’s Possible to Run for Office as an Unapologetic Socialist and Win
Chicago’s elected officials are using their office to stoke more grassroots organizing.
71 New COVID Cases Detected in Wisconsin Following GOP-Enforced In-Person Voting
Dozens of individuals who voted in-person or worked at polls during the spring elections have contracted the disease.
“Faithless Electors” SCOTUS Case Tests If Electoral College Members Can Go Rogue
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case that could shape the outcome of future presidential elections.
Mail-In Voting Must Be Made Accessible to Disabled Voters
A lawsuit filed by blind voters exposes holes in Michigan’s absentee system for voting during the pandemic.
Trump’s Lies Are Killing His Supporters as COVID Starts to Sweep Rural America
How many people who jammed the churches because the president said it was safe will be dead by June?
Will This Public Health Crisis Lead to a Voting Rights Crisis?
Our election in the fall is in deep trouble if we don't take steps now to safeguard voting rights amid the pandemic.
The Sanders Campaign Is Suspended, But His Impact Lives On
Policies which were seen as wildly idealistic in 2016 are now widespread demands, thanks to Sanders's movement.
“A Time to Rethink America”: Sanders Sets Tone at Coronavirus Debate
The final Democratic debate was a dispiriting affair for reasons that went far beyond the politics of it.