campaigns & elections

City Council

Isis McIntosh Green falls short in City Council challenge to Darlene Mealy | #citycouncil

Sonora Restaurant & Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant was hot and loud, crowded with friends, relatives and political supporters of New York City Council District 41 candidate Isis McIntosh Green when she lost. Watch party attendees refreshed the New York City Board of Elections vote counter on their phones repeatedly, hopefully, in front of a backdrop of […]

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City Council

Will Keith Wright pick the right City Council candidate in Harlem? | #citycouncil

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Alabama

Freedom From Religion Foundation launches campaign to counter Christian nationalism in state politics | #elections | #alabama

By Daniela Altimari Growing up in the heart of the Bible Belt in central Alabama, Chris Nelson attended a Pentacostal church. He explored other denominations in college and later became a Lutheran. But Nelson, 41, has fallen away from religion in recent years. He says he’s grown alarmed by the rise of right-wing politicians whose […]

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Alabama

Election Laws in Red and Blue States are Changing. Here’s How | #elections | #alabama

For the past few years, Republican-led states have been ramping up their efforts to make it harder to vote and make it easier for political partisans to interfere with election results.  The movement has been fueled by false claims about voter fraud that have been stoked by former President Donald Trump and his supporters. But […]

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