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The Progressives Who Gave Us Hope in 2023
The year 2023 was at once overwhelming and agonizingly predictable. The Middle East blew up. The war in Ukraine wore on. Donald Trump, despite 91 indictments, retained his claim on the soul of the Republican Party and barreled toward a 2024 rematch with Joe Biden, whose approval ratings remained in the doldrums. Republicans in Congress couldn’t get their act together, while Republicans in the states gave master classes in cruelty on issues ranging from abortion rights to immigration. So what … Read more
Wie die Oregon Progressives die Öffentlichkeit umgingen, um im Namen der Gerechtigkeit die Abschlussvoraussetzungen abzuschaffen
Die staatliche Bildungsbehörde hat ein aus der Covid-Ära bestehendes Moratorium für standardisierte Tests als Abschlussvoraussetzung verlängert.
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The Queer Progressives Helping to Pull Louisiana to the Left
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August 31, 2023
The Pelican State might have a dearth of left-leaning political figures in office, but that doesn’t stop Davante Lewis and Mel Manuel from fighting for LGBTQ advocacy and economic justice.
A pride parade in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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On a blistering June afternoon in small-town Abita Springs, Louisiana, local Democrats gathered for a meet and greet with candidates for governor and treasurer. While attendees mingled under the comfort
Progressives Poised to Remake Ohio Government if Measure Raising Threshold to Amend Constitution Fails
Voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the threshold will remain at 50 percent.
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AP Curriculum Touted by Progressives Also Includes Section on Slaves Learning Skills
DeSantis has been attacked over a line in Florida’s curriculum that acknowledges slaves learned skills they used to benefit themselves.
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Divided Field Could Hurt Progressives In Chicago Mayoral Race
CHICAGO ― As the Chicago mayoral election approaches, progressives are facing the possibility that a glut of left-leaning candidates makes it more likely that a moderate or conservative contender will hold power at City Hall.
Nine candidates are on the ballot in Tuesday’s citywide, nonpartisan elections: Mayor Lori Lightfoot; Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools; U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.); Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D); businessman Willie Wilson; Illinois state Rep. Kambium “Kam” Buckner (D);
Progressives Kartellrecht steht im Widerspruch zu wesentlichen Online-Sicherheitspraktiken
Wie der Open App Markets Act Benutzer mehr Betrug und unangemessenen Inhalten aussetzen würde.
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Defeat Of Oregon Progressive Raises Debate Over Electability
The Democratic candidate’s defeat in the general election in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District was a double blow for progressives, at once helping give Republicans their razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and also denying the left a chance to show that one of their own could prevail in a marginal seat after ousting a centrist incumbent in a primary.
Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a regional emergency response coordinator and attorney, lost to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the former mayor
Radikale Transbewegung befähigt „busybody Progressives“, verwirrte Teenager von ihren Eltern zu trennen
Eine aufdringliche Mutter aus Virginia versuchte angeblich, einen Affirmations-skeptischen Vater von seiner „nicht-binären“ Tochter zu trennen. Das Gesetz schützte ihn – vorerst.
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House Progressives ziehen Schreiben zurück, in dem Biden aufgefordert wird, mit Putin zu verhandeln, um den Krieg in der Ukraine zu beenden
Der Brief wurde Berichten zufolge im Sommer geschrieben, aber am Montag veröffentlicht.
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