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More than Five Dozen Black Faith Leaders Issue Open Letter Urging Ohioans to Vote ‘Yes’ on Issue 1
Ohio is among the top 10 states where gerrymandering runs rampant. Now, a chorus of Black Faith leaders are uniting and urging Ohioans to vote yes on Issue 1, which will end gerrymandering by empowering citizens, instead of politicians, to draw…
Hold GOP officials accountable for illegal voter intimidation
A Florida resident named Isaac Menasche received a home visit this September from a police officer asking whether he’d signed a petition for a ballot measure.
The petition, which Menasche had indeed signed, was for a November initiative…
Reel Time with Richard: Former Mr. Maisel again makes jerkiness palatable
As the cheating husband who drove his wife to a life of comedy in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Michael Zegen proved he can play a cad without losing the audience’s sympathy. By the end of the series, in fact, we were rooting for him almost as…
Trump’s mass deportation plan, a modern-day trail of tears
Following his humiliating debate performance, Donald Trump is leaning even harder on the fear factor to rally his base. At the core of that strategy is engendering fear of immigrants. “We have millions of people pouring into our country from…