Asian Americans are the Democrats’ fastest-growing constituency, but the party has failed to mobilize them. That’s a major missed opportunity.
2017 Virginia gubernatorial election
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Hot Takes: The Top Climate Stories of 2017
1. Puerto Rico: Donald Trump’s malignant neglect of the American territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastation is nothing short of a human-rights atrocity, and one of the most significant climate stories of the decade. 2. Paris pullout: Trump’s announcement of his plans to abandon the 2015 Paris climate agreement sparked an international backlash–and […]
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The Jones Act: Lessons from Alabama
I was wrong. I didn’t think Doug Jones had a chance in hell. I figured that at the end of the day, the Alabama electorate would give the guy with the (R) next to his name the benefit of the doubt, no matter how corrupt or craven. I figured that too many voters would be […]
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What One Voice Can Do
Behind the data about presidential unfavorability are the people who are mobilizing the coming blue wave.
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Democrats Challenged Gerrymandering in VA House of Delegates
Here is how they overcame an enormous 66-34 Republican advantage and won 16 seats.
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Ed Gillespie Spits on Heather Heyer’s Grave
Has he put out an ad tying Ralph Northam to Sayfullo Saipov yet? After this Tuesday, win or lose, Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie will go down in history as one of the worst race-baiting American politicians of the early-21st century, a George Wallace for the emoji age. Gillespie’s white-is-right campaign is, shall we […]
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How Will Voters in Virginia Respond to Division and Racism?
The governor’s race is less than two weeks away. Take a look at the ad the Republican candidate just released.
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Virginia Slim: Could A Right-Wing Minion Win the Old Dominion?
If Ed Gillespie pulls off the upset, it could have major consequences for 2018.
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Virginia Governor’s Race Is a Harbinger of Things to Come
The ultimate establishment candidate is offering xenophobic fear-mongering to the Republican Party’s nativist base.
Posted inEconomy, June/July/August 2017, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
The Monthly Interview: Tom Perriello
Today is the Virginia gubernatorial primary election and candidate Tom Perriello is the first high-profile candidate to make anti-monopoly policy a key plank of his economic agenda.
