Politics
Despite resistance, women of color aim for political power in 2018 and beyond
August 7, 2018Aimee Allison: "Women of color are showing the nation that we are on the cusp of a new progressive and political era in America.”
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Laughter and apprehension as Wisconsin’s Walker seeks third term
August 7, 2018As he seeks a third term as Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker’s campaign strategy has evoked laughter and apprehension.
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Students bring gun control rally to NRA’s doorstep
August 6, 2018The goal: Tell politicians that unless they turn down NRA campaign cash and vote for real gun control, they’ll lose.
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Progressives in Oregon’s Willamette Valley battle for immigrant rights
August 6, 2018The Trump win in 2016 has had a particularly bad effect on Willamette Valley towns like Woodburn where immigrant workers are employed in agriculture and in tree planting.
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Parents sue judge who refuses to approve transgender teens’ new names
August 6, 2018Studies show the more times transgender children are “dead named”—referred to by their birth names—the higher the risk of suicide attempts.
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