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Alex Padilla: Quiet, potent force on politics' long road
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAlex Padilla has held elected office since 1999, when he won a seat on the L.A. City Council at age...
Kamala Harris: Vice president on front lines of political crisis
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoKamala Harris rose from San Francisco D.A. to vice president. The L.A. resident is in the spotlight...
Column: Barbara Boxer gives Biden two weeks to fix his ailing campaign
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe California Democrat endorsed Biden twice for president. She says he deserves a chance to show...
Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMany years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence....
The Founders Didn't Want a Gerontocracy
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOur presidency continues to be dominated by septuagenarians and octogenarians, and Mitch McConnell will finally retire from running the Senate at age 82....
Column: Hey, Joe, it's OK to call it quits and leave with dignity and pride
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSomeone close to Biden probably should have told him to drop out months ago, out of love or duty,...
Opinion: Our U.S. Gerontocracy Needs to Go (and Biden Isn’t Even the Worst)
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLast year Teen Vogue felt the need to explain to its readers what a “gerontocracy” was.Their article...