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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Walters: California Democrats mulling a return to state's sordid gerrymandered past

Texas Republicans are redrawing congressional districts to increase GOP seats, influenced by Trump's pressure.
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Healey meets with Texas Democrats who fled their state amid battle over redistricting

Democratic lawmakers from Texas are fleeing to Boston to block a redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans.
US politics
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement

Worker organizing significantly increases the chances for a multiracial democracy and rebalancing governmental power.
fromAxios
6 days ago

How the Supreme Court kickstarted the redistricting arms race

Federal judges have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political parties," Roberts wrote. Roberts added that "the fact that such gerrymandering is 'incompatible with democratic principles,' ... does not mean that the solution lies with the federal judiciary."
US politics
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Zelenskiy faces first street protests since start of war with Russia

Zelenskiy faces unprecedented public protests against legal reforms undermining anti-corruption bodies while maintaining political power.
NYC politics
fromUSA TODAY
3 weeks ago

NYPD operates as a 'racketeering enterprise' under Mayor Eric Adams, lawsuit says

New York City's police department is accused of operating as a criminal enterprise under Mayor Eric Adams, according to a federal civil lawsuit.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

In Argentina, Javier Milei runs up against political realities

Javier Milei's approach has led to a rebellion among Argentina's provincial governors, with 24 of them approving fiscal laws that challenge his austerity measures.
US politics
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Who Will Become the Next Supreme Leader of Iran?

Khamenei, at 86, leads Eid al-Fitr prayers, but his political power is weakened following recent conflicts.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Mali military chief granted renewable five-year presidential term

The country's transitional parliament approved the move on Thursday, clearing the way for Goita to lead Mali until at least 2030, without requiring an election.
World politics
NYC LGBT
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

A Pride-Month Odyssey Through the Historic Gayborhood of Hell's Kitchen

The LGBTQ+ community in Hell's Kitchen is leveraging history to create political power and cultivate queer joy in a rapidly evolving urban space.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot

Power hides by setting us against each other... Rural people are endlessly instructed that they're oppressed not by the lords of the land, but by vicious and ignorant townies.
UK politics
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy - emptywheel

Democracy faces threats from affluent elites manipulating politics, particularly via Republicans inspired by wealth and anti-intellectual rhetoric.
Social justice
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

World's richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says

The wealth of the top 1% has increased significantly, highlighting extreme wealth inequality and its implications for poverty eradication.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

NYS rushes bill to give Dem bigwigs power to kick out members, as rivals rail 'when Democrats can't compete, they cheat'

The bill, which would give state parties the authority to boot members at will, was cooked up after Democrat Mondaire Jones embarrassingly lost the liberal Working Families Party line.
NYC politics
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

The Mythological Ancestry of England's Medieval Kings - Medievalists.net

What do a pagan war god and a serpent-tailed fairy have in common? Both were claimed as ancestors by England's medieval kings, who used myth and legend to elevate their status and reinforce their right to rule.
History
NYC politics
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

Ralph Rosado defeats Jose Regalado in Miami special election

Ralph Rosado's victory in Miami's District 4 race signals a significant power shift in the City Commission.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Supreme Court Is Giving Trump Even More Power

Supreme Court ruling empowers Trump to dismiss agency leaders without cause, weakening institutional checks on presidential power.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Exclusive | NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams' 'powerless' charter panel stacked with Dem cronies making six-figure salaries: 'big waste of money'

NYC Council's new commission risks wasting taxpayer money on power-limiting initiatives that are unlikely to succeed against the mayor's established commission.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Albany Dems push bill to give NYC Council the power to remove mayor: 'smacking democracy in the face'

A pair of lefty state pols are pushing legislation to empower the City Council to oust a sitting mayor with a three-fourths majority.
NYC politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Opinion | My Father Founded Singapore. He Would Be Troubled by What It's Become.

Lee Kuan Yew's legacy of benevolent autocracy has shifted; Singapore now struggles with authoritarianism, failing to meet the people's need for accountability and democracy.
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Peter Navarro: the economist who has outsmarted Elon Musk and has the ear of Donald Trump

Navarro, now Trump's chief trade adviser, is seemingly more influential than Musk amid the current chaos of global trade, showcasing his strategic acumen.
US politics
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