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·Mar 23, 2021

Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. Statehood

Thirty years after the congresswoman’s statehood bill failed, she’s seeing a light at the end of the tunnel — On Monday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing to discuss H.R. 51, the bill to give the District of Columbia statehood. Under the legislation, the federal city would change its name to Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, keeping the same D.C. initials but now honoring famed resident and abolitionist Frederick Douglass…

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Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. Statehood
Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. Statehood
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GEN

·Mar 11, 2021

“Halfway through the NBA season, the gaps between the good, the bad, and the straight-up tragic haircuts aren’t any less prominent.”

In the vast content wilderness that is Medium, nobody pulls off an arbitrary ranking quite like the fine folks at LEVEL. From the Rocky movies to nacho toppings to the most annoying LinkedIn offenders—if you can think of it, they can rank it. Given that we’re all stuck inside (at…

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GEN

·Mar 11, 2021

I Moved to Three Different States During a Pandemic. AMA.

What I saw made me question everything, including myself — The other night, I walked by a crowded bar. Inside, I saw dozens of people clustered together without masks, laughing and drinking. In an adjoining room, a DJ played ’80s classics to a throng of writhing and jerking bodies. Six weeks ago, before I took up temporary residence in the…

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I Moved to Three Different States During a Pandemic. AMA.
I Moved to Three Different States During a Pandemic. AMA.
Coronavirus

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Medium Coronavirus Blog

·Mar 8, 2021

Why the Covid Relief Bill Is a Progressive Triumph

We need to acknowledge the Covid-relief bill for what it is: a $1.9 trillion achievement, the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades. As James Surowiecki explains on GEN, the bill’s hefty price tag is perfectly suited to our current moment — one where the unemployment rate is down…

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GEN

·Mar 1, 2021

“We wanted to do something historical, but also something that put a Puerto Rican audience first, that really didn’t try to explain the island to anyone.”

That’s how Alana Casanova-Burgess describes the new podcast La Brega, a limited-run series for WNYC. In a conversation with GEN’s Andrea González-Ramírez, Casanova-Burgess discusses the frustrations of having to constantly explain Puerto Rican issues for a non-boricua audience, and says her show is specifically geared toward Puerto Rican listeners. “Even if you’re Puerto Rican, you’re going to learn something here!” Casanova-Burgess says. “Or maybe the way I should put that is, especially if you’re Puerto Rican, you’re going to learn something here.”

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico

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GEN

·Feb 23, 2021

The Youngest Republican Chair in State Party History Is Done With the GOP

Kolby LaMarche was a star in the making, but he could no longer support a party pushing the politics of division — Kolby LaMarche is in his first year at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where he’s studying communications and law. He enjoys food, hiking, and playing with his cat — and until last week, he was the chair of the Burlington Republican Party. LaMarche was elected to his role in January…

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The Youngest Republican Chair in State Party History Is Done With the GOP
The Youngest Republican Chair in State Party History Is Done With the GOP
Republican Party

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GEN

·Feb 19, 2021

Meet the Watchdogs Exposing the Capitol Rioters

Capitol Terrorists Exposers has been quietly supplying information to a number of major news outlets — Over the past few days, a number of outlets, including the New York Times and the New Yorker, have published bombshell investigations identifying rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as members of far-right factions, military veterans, and in some cases, former security detail for Trump ally Roger…

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Meet the Watchdogs Exposing the Capitol Rioters
Meet the Watchdogs Exposing the Capitol Rioters
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·Feb 9, 2021

“If you’ve paid attention, you can really start seeing historical arcs, like when an airplane reaches the altitude where the curvature of the Earth becomes visible.”

Kurt Andersen, author and co-founder of Spy magazine, displayed an eerie knack for political prophecy over the course of his career. …

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Future Human

·Jan 27, 2021

It’s Not Just the GOP That Stands in the Way of Biden’s Climate Goals

Organized labor remains divided over the transition to clean energy, though there’s reason to be optimistic — In his first seven days in office, President Joe Biden has made clear that climate change is central to his administration’s agenda. …

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It’s Not Just the GOP That Stands in the Way of Biden’s Climate Goals
It’s Not Just the GOP That Stands in the Way of Biden’s Climate Goals
Climate Change

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GEN

·Jan 20, 2021

What We Can Learn From the Most Corrupt Administration in American History

Some acts were criminal, others impeachable. But it’s important to remember the little things. — Last June, my editors tasked me with an interesting, if arduous, assignment — compile a weekly record of the graft and double-dealing of the Trump administration. The dishonesty had started on day one, so we were admittedly late to the game. (But GEN began in 2019, so cut us some…

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What We Can Learn From the Most Corrupt Administration in American History
What We Can Learn From the Most Corrupt Administration in American History
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