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1 – 10 of 15With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286424
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Despite recent questions about his eligibility, Trump appears set to secure the Republican presidential nomination by early March. With President Joe Biden’s approval rating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284274
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As state governments become more entrenched in the use of re-districting to cement their legislative majorities, referendums offer a rare direct link between citizens and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282039
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At a time when political polarisation at the federal and state level makes the role of the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter more important, the Court’s standing with the public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275756
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Democrats have been counting on the Court’s decision, handed down in June but leaked in February, to help galvanise the party’s support base. However, household economic concerns…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272561
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That turned the eleven-year-old MeToo movement into a central pillar of a broader drive in the United States to address gender, race and social inequality. Since then, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264438
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Six women ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumed nominee, has committed to a female running mate for November’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252950
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The result was anticipated, not least as the incumbent US president’s party almost always loses congressional seats in midterm elections. Yet this makes the 2018 polls no less…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239717
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The Senate is unlikely to take up the measure, especially as Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he does not support it. Even if the Senate were to follow…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250747
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It is illegal for an employer to allow sexual harassment in the workplace, and federal and state legislatures face rising pressure to curb it in workplaces, colleges and their own…