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Devin Rutan is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Social Policy at Princeton University. Renee Louis is a research specialist with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. These researchers demonstrate that eviction is a process with abundant opportunities for violations of the Fair Housing Act making overall housing markets more...
“Getting anyone elected takes a village, but this is especially true of Democrats in ruby red states such as Louisiana. Beyond the work, it takes an important shift in Democratic politics.” Jessica Tarlov Progressive journalist and writer Zaid Jilani has noted how success in shifting political agendas requires appealing to...
Attorney general Jeff Sessions has vowed to cut Department of Justice grants to sanctuary cities. A sanctuary city is a city which permits residence by illegal immigrants to help them avoid deportation. Leaders of sanctuary cities want illegal immigrants to have less fear of deportation, so they will be...
Arco, Idaho, is the one of the most important American cities you’ve never heard of. The first town on earth ever powered by atomic energy, a neon dream cinema verite propaganda piece aimed at the Soviet Union’s assertion that the only use for atomic energy was pocking the earth. A few...
Rich Lowry breaks down swing-state ad spending from June between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: Colorado: Team Clinton $2.9 million, Team Trump $0 Florida: Team Clinton $7.3 million, Team Trump $0 Iowa: Team Clinton $1.6 million, Team Trump $0 North Carolina: Team Clinton $2.3 million, Team Trump $0 New Hampshire:...
Dan McLaughlin is correct when he points out how national poll numbers remain a less-than-ideal way to measure the presidential horserace, but are often the quickest way to assess where today’s race stands compared to campaigns of the past. Looking at where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand right now to the...
Time has the transcript of Hillary’s Clinton foreign policy speech and essentially her argument against Trump. Ramesh Ponnaru does a good job of highlighting how devastating a speech it was to Trump. Hillary’s Trump Strategy It truly was a brilliant speech that had exactly the right tone. Trump should be...
Andrew McCarthy details how the Trump Doctrine and his promise to bring coherence to American foreign policy, like his promises to Trump University students, is just more of the same emptiness. Given his past and oft-changing positions on Libya, Iraq and Syria, Trump doesn’t know what Trump believes. Trump...
Bill Clinton came into office as the 1991 recession was subsiding and oversaw the subsequent recovery. Clinton economics proved to be effective in those circumstances which are very similar to now. Dylan Matthews gives us an overview of the results of Clinton economics. Clinton Economics Unemployment fell dramatically between January...
Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in the race that supports continuing, extending and building upon President Obama’s agenda. She represents the continuation of the upward trajectory that we’re currently on, also deemed “Obama’s third term.” Obama’s Third Term Brooks Jackson details Obama’s record since he entered office through 2015 and...