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D.C. Residents Don’t Have a Vote. That Makes a Big Difference Wherever You Live.

Our government would look a lot different if the 4.5 million Americans in non-voting territories like D.C. and Puerto Rico had a voice.

A new federal order wouldn’t just deny civil rights protections to trans people. It would deny we exist altogether.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans want cannabis to be legal — but marijuana arrests are going up, not down.

Reporters know the president is telling racist lies to rile up his base. Why won’t they just say that?

Is your state working to increase accessibility to the ballot box, or to disenfranchise its citizens?

The White House says its move to erase the civil rights of 1.4 million transgender Americans is “grounded in science.” No it bloody well isn’t.

There’s no abuse a few stays at Trump hotels can’t fix.

The GOP isn’t out to “win” elections anymore. They’re just trying to make sure anyone who might vote against them can’t.

Trump’s “Pocahontas” slur is obviously racist. But Warren’s approach to claiming Native identity bothers some Native Americans, too.

Here’s what should replace them.