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Everyone knows that the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA means fewer Black legislators. Our research shows what else it means: Black voters in the South losing the one mechanism that made Congress actually vote their way. With Zoli Hajnal @markarian_g @lovkh #VotingRights
Millions of voters of color will no longer be able to elect a representative of their choice. But what’s at stake is far bigger: whether voters of color can elect legislators whose votes actually reflect their policy preferences. prospect.org/?p=139239
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1/ We're excited to welcome three new research fellows! Jacob Hacker, Gaby Aboulafia, and Devesh Kodnani bring deep expertise in health policy and the political economy of work. With our Ideas Team, they'll develop ideas + strategies to build an economy that works for all Americans.
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Here is the empirical case against Callais. We studied 20 years of congressional votes and half a million survey responses, and found that in the South, Black representation in the House relies on a near-majority of Black voters in a district.
prospect.org/2026/06/03/retu…
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My take on Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela, from Isaac Chotiner, of the @NewYorker:
newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/t…
Is national policy more responsive to the preferences of white Americans than to those of people of color? When Republicans control the federal government, yes. White voters are more likely to see bills they support become law than are Black, Latino, or Asian American voters. 1/5
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal -
Race, Responsiveness, and Representation in U.S. Lawmaking - cup.org/4nWMvzd
- @markarian_g, @Jacob_S_Hacker, @lockhartm & ZOLTAN HAJNAL
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Perhaps most striking, we find an inverse relationship between a state's Black population share and how well represented Black constituents are by Senators -- the opposite of expectations. This seems to reflect white racial resentment in these states. 4/5
Republicans' hugely unpopular bill is law; will they pay the electoral price for it they should? My research with @sullosaurus for @equitablegrowth has good news and bad news. The good: voters informed about the bill's effects overwhelmingly oppose it. equitablegrowth.org/american…
5/ But big unpopular policies can break through -- even without going into effect. Think the failed ACA repeal and replace effort in 2017, which devastated Republicans in 2018. And our survey shows Senators who voted for this bill are vulnerable:
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“Legislation speaks louder than words.”
Excellent analysis by @Jacob_S_Hacker & @sullosaurus of the bill before the Senate today that is “the most regressive, least populist policy package in memory.” It’s terrible on tax equity, heath care & hunger.
"It would shift more resources up the income ladder than any bill passed since scorekeepers started keeping track."
In this @nytopinion piece, @Jacob_S_Hacker and Patrick Sullivan highlight the four most regressive aspects of the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'
nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opini…
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Why are Republicans working nights on a holiday week to ram thru an unvetted bill?
Maybe b/c the more American people learn abt the bill, particularly the lopsided costs & benefits, the less they like it.
Even true among Rs' own voters.
h/t @Jacob_S_Hacker @equitablegrowth
