The Racial and Geographic Injustices of the Electoral College

or the second time in 16 years, the winner of the national popular vote will not become President of the…

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The State of Disunion

2004, a budding state senator from Illinois delivered a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention. The speech jump-started his…

8 years ago

How Hillary Will Win, State by State

ur long national nightmare is almost over. Barring an unprecedented collapse by Hillary Clinton (feverently knocking on wood), self-avowed sexual predator…

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“Eviction is driver — not just a condition — of poverty.”

A conversation with urban sociologist Matthew Desmond Matthew Desmond is an internationally renowned sociologist best known for his bestselling book, Evicted:…

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#FeesMustFall in South Africa: Why Protest the Ivory Tower

or decades, the statue of Cecil John Rhodes sat at the base of the regal, main staircase that is the…

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Bernie’s Revolution and Black Lives Matter Need Each Other

ernie Sanders’ “political revolution” and Black Lives Matter have profoundly different visions for America, but have similar immediate policy proposals…

8 years ago

Making Sense of Thomas Piketty’s Irrelevance to Americans

nly just over two years ago, the English translation of French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century came into print…

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In Syria, Airstrikes Go Farther Than Money

hrough all five of its chaotic years, one thing has remained consistent in Syria’s civil war: the United States’ desire…

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Adrian Fine, Running for City Council, Wants Palo Alto to “Lead” On Housing

Following the public resignation of Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commissioner Kate Downing, the Stanford Political Journal has talked to multiple figures involved in…

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Treating the Greens and the Libertarians Differently

Why Republicans Need Gary Johnson he Progressive Party, the People’s Party, the Reform Party–third parties on the political fringe have long…

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