Maxine Waters knew it would come to this. Since 1990, she has represented California in the United States House of Representatives. In that time, she has seen President Bill Clinton weather impeachment, President George Bush drag us into endless war, and President Barack Obama survive the scandal of his tan suit. In other words, she…
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But last month, I registered a shift. In me. In the people I know. Even on Twitter. An odd thing has happened. For the first time since the presidential election, some of us have started to feel…hopeful? The sensation is so novel, I didn’t recognize it at first. But it began with that old nemesis…
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With great engagement comes great responsibility. Just over two weeks after she was sworn in, freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is slated to hold a session for her fellow representatives to teach them how to tweet this week. The House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee has extended an invitation to AOC—as she’s known to her 2.42…
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Women played a major role—both as candidates and voters—when Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives from Republicans in Tuesday’s tumultuous midterm elections. And even with some races yet to be called in an already record-breaking election year for female office-seekers, the non-partisan Gender Watch project noted that more women—and more women of color—will…
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Trends come and go, but in politics, fund-raising off an opponent’s snafu never goes out of style. Critics pounced last week when First Lady Melania Trump set off for Texas in a military-inspired $39 Zara jacket with “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” boldly printed on the back. Observers called her choice of dress for…
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At the 2018 Golden Globes, the red carpet was flooded with black dresses and Time’s Up pins, a coordinated protest against sexual abuse and harassment in Hollywood and other industries. Though responses to the blackout (and the efficacy of this type of showing) was mixed, it does appear to have inspired a similar movement in…
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