Expanding the franchise to younger teens is already a reality in a handful of cities. Research suggests that it can build lifelong voters and better citizens.
Maryland
Posted inJuly/August 2022
No Way to Build a Railroad
Maryland’s outgoing GOP Governor Larry Hogan is eyeing a 2024 run for president. He is also leaving behind a mass transit mess.
Posted inPolitics
In Rebuke to Hogan, Maryland Statehouse Passes Ethics Bill
After Washington Monthly exposé on the governor advancing infrastructure projects near properties he owns, lawmakers unanimously vote to strengthen the state’s disclosure laws.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Can Vote by Mail Work in Low Income Minority Neighborhoods?
A special election in Maryland shows the answer is yes—if done right.
Posted inMagazine
Who Does Maryland’s Governor Really Work For?
Larry Hogan has more in common with Donald Trump than his reputation suggests.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Can Republicans Be Cured of Their Love for Trump?
The president’s behavior is deplorable but the GOP base overwhelmingly supports him.
Posted inPolitical Animal
On November 6, Vote Like the Whole World Depended On It
If Republicans maintain political control in Washington, they will inflict damage on our planet that is irreversible.
Posted inPolitical Animal
If Andrew Gillum Makes History, One Floridian Won’t Be There to See It
If Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeats Rep. Ron DeSantis to become Florida’s next Governor on November 6, it will be an embarrassing defeat for Donald Trump and the Fox News fiends supporting the Republican’s campaign. It will be a tremendous victory for Sen. Bernie Sanders and those who have persuasively argued that the Democratic Party […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
An Honorable Life, With Honor in Death
David Buckel made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of protecting the only planet we call home.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Jerry Brown Is Not the Enemy of Climate Hawks
The California governor has been working to maintain America’s international credibility on climate in the face of Trump’s denialism.
