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Oregon Is Leading The Country In Progressive Housing Policy

As runaway housing costs continue to oppress millions of working Americans, one state hopes to address the rent crisis in one fell swoop.

After picking up a series of key legislative seats in 2018, Oregon progressives intend to remake a generations-old racist, crony capitalist housing system - in a single legislative session. Led by Speaker Tina Kotek, housing advocates believe the 2019 session presents a window of opportunity to defeat the types of entrenched interests that have created and perpetuated housing insecurity in Oregon and across the country.

Housing, Data for PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 7, 2019housing

Examining Jumaane Williams's Progressive Housing Agenda

In 2018, the affordable housing crisis finally began to reshape politics in New York, which has created unprecedented momentum for progressive candidates and causes. It played an underappreciated role in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset of Joseph Crowley. It fueled a spirited primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon that has pushed Governor Cuomo to the left. And, most importantly, it created a landslide Democratic majority in the State Senate that included many pro-tenant progressives.

Housing, Data for PoliticsGuest UserDecember 19, 2018housing

data for politics #26: Florida Primaries

By Kevin Morris (@ktnmorris)

Five hundred and thirty-seven.

That, of course, was George W. Bush’s margin of victory over Al Gore in Florida in the 2000 presidential election. The race in Florida and the Supreme Court’s subsequent bequeathment of the presidency to Bush the Second altered the course of American politics and policy over the past two decades, and its echoes will continue for a long time to come.

More recently, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 1.2 percent in 2016, again playing an outsized role in the up-fucking of the United States.

Data for PoliticsGuest UserOctober 4, 2018Elections

Data for Politics #21: The Day After

By Kevin Morris (@ktnmorris)

Well, machine politics are alive and well in New York State, as yesterday’s primary election showed. In a race described by the New York Times Editorial Board as “dirty politics, nearly as sleazy as it gets,” incumbent Andrew Cuomo falsely accusing his opponent, Cynthia Nixon, of antisemitism. He also “enticed” builders of the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to rush its opening, placing politics above safety. These stories were just from the last week of the campaign, yet he sailed on to win the Democratic primary for governor. Jumaane Williams lost his bid for Lieutenant Governor, as did Zephyr Teachout for attorney general. Blegh.

We’ll be puzzling over the results for weeks to come - and that’s before we even get information about who actually voted from the state next month.

Data for PoliticsGuest UserSeptember 14, 2018Elections

data for politics #20: A #MeToo Effect? Attitudes About Gender Equality and Workplace Harassment

By Meredith Conroy (@sidney_b), Alexander Agadjanian (@A_agadjanian) and Hayley Cohen (@HayleyCohen)

Over the weekend the news broke that CBS Chairman and CEO, Les Moonves, would step down from his position, following allegations of sexual harassment and assault by several women, spanning many years. The flood of sexual harassment allegations against mostly powerful men in business, media, politics, and entertainment have largely come to be associated with the #MeToo movement, which is a movement that encourages women to publicly acknowledge or express their experiences with sexual harassment. The origin of “Me too” stems from the work of activist Tarana Burke who has worked with young women of color survivors for years; the hashtag was popularized online by actor Alyssa Milano last October.

Data for PoliticsGuest UserSeptember 11, 2018Justice

data for politics #19: Young Voters, Not Gentrification, Drove Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory

By: Kevin Morris (@ktnmorris)

A couple weeks ago on the blog, I took a look at who voted in the June 26th federal primaries in New York City. The trend was clear: younger voters supported challengers to incumbents across the board, and helped propel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a long-shot win over Representative Joseph Crowley. We talked about how voting laws that fall heavily on younger voters are deeply problematic not only because they limit access to the franchise, but also because they may be having electoral impacts.

Data for PoliticsGuest UserSeptember 6, 2018Elections