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Protesters at a meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors calling for increased pay.

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

Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), right, meets with constituents at Crow Fair in Crow Agency, Montana, on August 19, 2018. Tester has said Indigenous voters were crucial to his successful 2018 reelection bid.

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

Good Luck Finding Legal Representation if You Support Palestine

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

Rrual candidates with Dirtroad Organizing.

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

On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars

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

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Ellipse in Washington, DC.

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 addresses a crowd on a large screen in the packed Madison Square Garden.

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

In the foreground, a “Vote Here” sign with small American flags flying above it; in the background, a white woman walks toward a polling place.

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

Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.

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

Jeff Bezos attends the UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC event at Sphere on September 14, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Newspapers That Refuse to Endorse Are Betraying Journalism—and Democracy Newspapers That Refuse to Endorse Are Betraying Journalism—and Democracy

Billionaire publishers who censor endorsements that offend Donald Trump confirm their scorching disregard for the traditions of a free press.

Oct 29, 2024 / John Nichols

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