Heather Cox Richardson
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Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian who is a professor of history at Boston College, where she teaches courses on the American Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, the American West, and the Plains Indians. She previously taught history at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.1
130 posts tracked · 2 stories in 30 days · #74 on the Top 100
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Democrats sweep 2026 midterms across House, Senate, states
Grouped with voices who said: This is a broad, historic mandate for Democrats
November 10, 2026. Congress members came back to Washington, D.C., yesterday after the midterm earthquake.View on Substack
Progressives push back on Jeffries' unopposed Speaker bid
Grouped with voices who said: This is an insider decision outsiders shouldn't dictate
I did not express an opinion on keeping or getting rid of Schumer. I said that our job is to demand legislation, and the lawmakers’ job to choose who they think can deliver it.…View on Bluesky
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Elections & Campaigns 32 · Congress & Legislation 13 · Trump Administration 13 · Trump Policy & Agenda 10 · Supreme Court & Legal 9 · Economy & Trade 7
Often makes the same point as
Robert Reich 1 · Alaina Wood 1 · Tom Bonier 1 · Hakeem Jeffries 1 · John Hickenlooper 1 · Dick Durbin 1
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), retrieved Nov 7, 2026
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