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Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

Vote! Our Rights Depend on It. Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

The mid-term elections will have wide-ranging effects on issues like abortion rights, climate change, and health care.

Nov 4, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Special counsel Robert Hur’s report exonerated Joe Biden of wrongdoing in bringing classified documents home during the Obama administration, but also characterized him as an elderly man with memory problems.

Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden

The GOP is ready to again beclown American democracy

Nov 4, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Kamala Harris at a Kathy Hochul rally

Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To? Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To?

I can’t imagine she’ll lose to Trump-hugging, election-denying Lee Zeldin, but…

Nov 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Extinction Rebellion climate activists block access to a Netherlands Amazon distribution center and spray paint

Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay” Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay”

And “peak season” is the right time for coordinated actions.

Nov 4, 2022 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaking

Vote the Working Families Party Line Vote the Working Families Party Line

Signal your support for a more economically fair and inclusive New York.

Nov 4, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Campus Voting

Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls

Less than half of Americans under 30 said they were “certain to vote” in the midterm elections. But in battleground states across the country, college organizers are fighting for b...

Nov 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

A lesbian couple toasts to their marriage in Santa Clara, Cuba

The Mixed Reception of Cuba’s Radical New Family Code The Mixed Reception of Cuba’s Radical New Family Code

Although touted as one of the world’s most progressive, the new law may be tough to implement when many citizens face basic survival challenges.

Nov 4, 2022 / Portia Siegelbaum

Mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Rick Caruso

Will Republicans Gain Ground in California? Will Republicans Gain Ground in California?

Even though California’s voters aren’t as negative about their state as the national electorate, Democrats are still struggling to mobilize their base.

Nov 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

These Republicans Have a Plan: Rig Things So They “Never Lose Another Election”

These Republicans Have a Plan: Rig Things So They “Never Lose Another Election” These Republicans Have a Plan: Rig Things So They “Never Lose Another Election”

Putting election deniers in charge of statehouses will not end well for democracy.

Nov 3, 2022 / John Nichols

Stacey Abrams at a podium at a voter rally

Could Challenges to Individual Votes Swing the Outcome in Georgia? Could Challenges to Individual Votes Swing the Outcome in Georgia?

Georgia law allows an individual or political group to scan election rolls and look for “suspicious” data, and challenge votes. And over 65,000 challenges have already been made.

Nov 3, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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