Mob rule is not conducive to representative democracy. Nosyrevy/iStock via Getty
by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego
Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of...
Will Kamala Harris’ candidacy inspire other women to run for office? Grant Baldwin/Getty Images
by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School
Kamala Harris is at the...
From left, Marvell Stillwell, 39, Tara Springer, 34, Anita Green, 43, and Timothy Maloni, 42, photographed throughout Pittsburgh in June 2024. The four have...
Activist and community organizer Sam Schmidt and Howard Ramsey, currently living on the streets, both of the Our Streets Collective, leave Second Avenue Commons...
Like poverty, homelessness in the U.S. is not race-neutral. Black Americans represent 13% of the population but comprise 21% of people living in poverty and...
by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School
Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve.
The people who serve in local governments...
Dejun Jackson, who has been working at Walgreen for three years, protested this summer for higher wages in Chicago. ( Photo Courtesy: CNN Money/Fight for 15) by Eric Liu (CNN) -- In a town not far from me, a municipal ballot measure has become a national bellwether. The citizens of SeaTac, a working-class community that includes the major airport for the Seattle-Tacoma area, will vote next month on whether to establish a $15 minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers.
ROLAND MARTIN by Roland Martin (CNN) -- If you listen to the groupthink echo-chamber know-it-alls in Washington, the Republican Party has been decimated,...
