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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In a democracy, we cannot allow politicians to just overrule election results," said the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. "The will of voters must be respected."


NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Voting rights advocates celebrated a "huge win for democracy" Tuesday after New Yorkers approved a ballot measure that would establish ranked-choice voting in the nation's most populous city.


Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant may be heading to electoral defeat after a sustained campaign against her candidacy by Amazon.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's supposed to be a democratic process and it's not a democratic process when Amazon can contribute that much to basically a small election."


Mark Zuckerberg

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After NBC News on Wednesday published a trove of leaked documents that show how Facebook "treated user data as a bargaining chip with external app developers," White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders declared that it is time "to break Facebook up."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"All of these examples are no accident," said campaign speechwriter David Sirota. "But here's some news: We're not being erased. We're going to win."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
More than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries around the world on Tuesday officially declared a climate emergency and warned of "untold human suffering" if immediate bold action is not taken to stop the warming of the globe.


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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Backed by progressive privacy advocates, a pair of California House Democrats who represent Silicon Valley introduced sweeping legislation on Tuesday that aims to strengthen online user protections and increase accountability for major technology companies—in part by creating a new federal agency.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not for ordinary Americans, it's for the rich and powerful, and we have to find a way to stop them. And that's going to be the elections next year," said Sen. Jeff Merkley.


President Donald Trump could lose the popular vote and still be elected.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump could lose the popular vote by something like 7 or 8 percent—something like 10 million votes in 2016 numbers—and still eke out an electoral college victory."


Protesters gathered at the Eiffel Tower

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As President Donald Trump's administration on Monday took the first step to formally withdraw from the Paris agreement, climate campaigners reiterated concerns about the United States ditching the landmark 2015 deal that aims to bring countries together to tackle the climate emergency.

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