Council on American Liberalism

09/10/2020

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05/31/2019

For too long our government has denied D.C. residents an equal voice in Congress.

04/25/2019

Our first piece from one of our contributors, Nicholas Pigeon, a senior at American University, on D.C. Statehood.

“No taxation without representation” is a familiar refrain in American history. Our Founding Fathers rallied around that cry in their fight for our nation’s ind

03/28/2019

If it were a state, Washington, D.C. could have the 11th highest GDP out of all U.S. states.

While money in politics is a hot-button issue, these economics refer to the entire area of Washington, D.C., not any kind of economic elite. The Greater Washing

03/21/2019

The District has a higher population than either of the entire states of Wyoming and Vermont. All they have to show for it is a non-voting representative in the House, Eleanor Holmes Norton.

While there are many arguments in favor of statehood for the District of Columbia, first we will cover the "population argument". As reported by The Atlantic, s

03/04/2019

This week, the House will vote on statehood for the District of Columbia for the first time in 25 years. It will likely be the first time ever a chamber of Congress supported statehood for our nation's capital.

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019 during their sessions this week, the week of March 4th. As Jordan Fischer

02/22/2019

Read a brief history on the efforts of statehood for Washington, D.C.

When the Constitution was adopted in 1787, the Founding Founders included a provision for Congress to create a seat of government for the new country. This capi

02/11/2019

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