Politics & Democracy

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Tram Nguyen doubles down on women of color seeking office in Virginia, blazing a trail for 2020

This is the first of a series by Aimee Allison on top political strategists who are leading America toward a new progressive political and cultural era. Tram Nguyen knows what it takes to win in swing state Virginia, and that Tuesday’s primary was a litmus test for Democrats in

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6 Min
By: Aimee Allison

Aimee Allison is putting women of color front and center in the nation’s politics

Aimee Allison believes in living her politics and standing up for courageous, moral leadership. Speak with her for just a few minutes and it’s clear that she practices those same principles with a very clear goal in mind—elevating women of color to their rightful place in the American

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4 Min
By: Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza

All the president’s white men: A call for honesty in the electability debate

Language is powerful, and opinion makers know it. Case in point: the way pundits use supposedly value-neutral words like “electability” and “viability” to handicap our Democratic presidential primary candidates. They have become buzzwords of the moment, thrown around to establish legitimacy and enforce inevitability. But what do pundits, insiders,

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4 Min
By: Maurice Mitchell

Maurice Mitchell wants you to do more than vote

Maurice Mitchell mesmerizes: He’s got that rare ability to weave big concepts together simply, often by discarding preconceptions. “Voting is one tactic,” Mitchell tells me. I’d asked him about voting rights. Every vote matters—each is amplified in significance, in fact, given trends in voting and barriers to

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4 Min
By: Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza

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