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Why both sides are wrong about the millionaires tax
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, analyzes what is currently known about Massachusetts’ millionaire tax, which is emerging as “an uncertain mix of real benefits and concerning costs.”
Tufts Giving Tuesday: ‘No Better Feeling’
Collective charitable giving will deliver powerful impact on December 3
Good Authority
Democrats bet big on abortion in 2024. Voters had other priorities.
Using data from the Cooperative Election Study, Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and fourth-year A&S student Caroline Soler examine how support for abortion rights in the 2024 election did not translate into a Kamala Harris victory.
CommonWealth Beacon
An uphill climb for rideshare unionization
Evan Horowitz of cSPA discusses why he thinks it’s likely that rideshare companies will challenge driver efforts to unionize in court.
The Hill
Opinion: The gender dimensions of the Gen Z vote: What both parties can learn
This opinion piece cites data from CIRCLE on youth voting in the 2024 presidential election by gender.
Where We Are Now in American Politics, and Where We Might Go
A Tufts political scientist on polarization, news bubbles, and the dangers of presidential republics
WGBH
What will an audit of the Massachusetts Legislature look like?
Evan Horowitz of cSPA is quoted from a pre-election analysis of Ballot Question 1, which passed to allow the state auditor to investigate the state legislature, is included in this segment.
Young Voters Shifted Toward Trump but Still Favored Harris Overall
About 42% of eligible youth voted in 2024, according to a CIRCLE analysis.