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Voting Rights Act Turns 50; GOP candidates avert their eyes
AS the Voting Rights Act turns 50, the GOP presidential candidates chatter about trivia and pass up a chance to broaden their base -- maybe fatally.
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Congress and the Iran Deal: An Embarrassment
The depressing prospects as Congress fulminates over a hard-forged nuclear deal with Iran are an embarrassing moment of US political lameness in the international spotlight.
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A Conversation with Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez
A series of conversations with elected officials kicks off with Hal Ginsberg's interview of Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez, representing Dist. 18 in Montgomery County.
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Hogan administration backsliding on clean air
Years of progress on cleaning Maryland's power plant emissions are being reversed by the Hogan administration, as the Sierra Club's Seth Bush reports here.
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Affordable Housing: The Bitterest Angle -- and a Possible Fix
A pending court case in Idaho could push back against the savage local laws criminalizing homelessness and pushing the unhoused further into hopelessness -- a post from the excellent blog, Maryland Scramble
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What's New in Progressive Maryland Blogs
NEW ON THIS INFO CROSSROADS are fresh blogs on the crisis in affordable housing in Maryland and on not being smug about the frantic GOP scrum for the presidential nomination: How good is the progressive bench; where are tomorrow's progressive candidates? Earlier posts include SCOTUS critiques, the bad trade bills, the unending battle against racism, business influence in both of Maryland's parties and more... all available; just scroll down below...
Maryland is top-10 problem in US affordable housing crisis
The U.S. is experiencing a major housing crisis that has largely been ignored, and Maryland ranks 7th for highest housing costs and is in need of urgent solutions.
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GOP clown show masks thin progressive bench
The crowded podium at the GOP presidential debates reflects not just their confusion but our progressive movement leadership's relative lack of youth and diversity
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”Original” intent aims to retain society’s outdated biases
Recent behavior of the Supreme Court's conservative wing shows the persistent danger to the concept of equal protection...
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Keep up momentum on Maryland's success on climate
A hearing in Prince George's Aug. 6 offers a chance to persuade officials that Maryland's Climate Plan deserves renewal and support
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