The Fight for a Higher Minimum Wage Continues in 2024 The Fight for a Higher Minimum Wage Continues in 2024
With the federal minimum wage stagnant for over 15 years, voters in Alaska, California, Missouri, and Massachusetts will decide on ballot measures to raise their wages.
Oct 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
For Many Indigenous People, Voting Is Getting Harder For Many Indigenous People, Voting Is Getting Harder
A century after the Indian Citizenship Act made their ancestors US citizens and acknowledged their right to vote, Indigenous Americans still face barriers to casting their ballots...
Oct 30, 2024 / Gabriel Furshong
Meet 12 of the Rural Candidates Running for Office This Year Meet 12 of the Rural Candidates Running for Office This Year
The liberal political establishment has all but abandoned organizing in rural communities. These campaigns hold the key to keeping our democracy alive.
Oct 30, 2024 / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Good Luck Finding Legal Representation if You Support Palestine Good Luck Finding Legal Representation if You Support Palestine
A law firm dumped me as a client because of my support of students’ right to protest Israel’s actions. I’m far from the only one shut out.
Oct 30, 2024 / Katherine Franke
On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars
With reproductive rights on the ballot, tensions are higher than ever in abortion-clinic parking lots.
Oct 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Simon Petite and Cristina De Middel
Harris’s Closing Arguments, Plus Election Protection Harris’s Closing Arguments, Plus Election Protection
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Bhaskar Sunkara on working-class issues, and Sophia Lin Lakin on the ACLU’s preparations.
Oct 30, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Against Impossible Double Standards, Harris Aced Her Closing Argument Against Impossible Double Standards, Harris Aced Her Closing Argument
She has another week, and so does Trump. But comparing her excellent Ellipse speech to Trump’s Madison Square Garden satyricon is absurd.
Oct 29, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Rally Was a Desecration of Madison Square Garden Trump’s Rally Was a Desecration of Madison Square Garden
Under billionaire James Dolan, the ties between Madison Square Garden and New York City’s working class were already fraying. Then he gave the stadium’s keys to Trump.
Oct 29, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump
Once Kamala Harris became the nominee, a significant number of white women shifted their support to her. Can she close the deal?
Oct 29, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
My Long, Strange Trip to Madison Square Garden to Meet the Trumpies My Long, Strange Trip to Madison Square Garden to Meet the Trumpies
Trump supporters told me repeatedly that Trump loves them. How can so many people believe this?
Oct 29, 2024 / Katha Pollitt