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Nov 1, 2024

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On the Ground in Georgia, Organizers Fight to Eke Out a Win On the Ground in Georgia, Organizers Fight to Eke Out a Win

Local Democrats are feeling more isolated than they have in previous election cycles, and voters are harder to reach. Why?

Nov 1, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot In New York Reproductive Freedom Is on the Ballot In New York

Abortion rights in New York State are protected, but not guaranteed. New York voters can fix that by turning their ballots over and voting for Proposition 1.

Nov 1, 2024 / Alexis McGill Johnson

Trump and Netanyahu

The War on Gaza Is an Outrage. Sitting Out the Election Could Make It Worse. The War on Gaza Is an Outrage. Sitting Out the Election Could Make It Worse.

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is going to win the presidency. Not voting, or voting third-party, risks putting Palestinians in even more danger.

Nov 1, 2024 / Katha Pollitt

T-shirts reading “Natives Vote” are pictured at the Walker River Paiute Reservation's administrative offices in Schurz, Nevada, on October 16, 2024.

Intimidation, Voter Suppression, and Racism in Indian Country Intimidation, Voter Suppression, and Racism in Indian Country

Obstacles to voting come in many forms during an election year—especially if you’re a Native voter.

Nov 1, 2024 / Simon Moya-Smith

Eric Adams and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shake hands during a press conference, July 14, 2021, in Brooklyn, NY.

Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt? Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt?

The state’s political culture is—especially as evinced by its campaign finance laws—practically designed to encourage wrongdoing.

Nov 1, 2024 / Tisya Mavuram

A canvasser stands on a voter’s stoop having handed over campaign literature. The voter is reading the pamphlet.

Grassroots Groups Know How to Win This Campaign—Do They Have What They Need to Pull It Off? Grassroots Groups Know How to Win This Campaign—Do They Have What They Need to Pull It Off?

The Harris-Walz campaign needs every vote it can get. But the groups that do best at reaching every voter have, until recently, been underfunded this cycle, and need more support....

Nov 1, 2024 / Jodi Jacobson

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Concerned Women for America Summit held at the Capitol Hilton on September 15, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Makes American Women an Offer They Can’t Refuse Donald Trump Makes American Women an Offer They Can’t Refuse

The former president wants to turn gender relations into a protection racket.

Nov 1, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Undecided Voters?

Undecided Voters? Undecided Voters?

Time to open the sanity parachute.

Nov 1, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Arizona residents wait in line to vote early at the Indian Bend Wash Visitor Center on October 30, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

GOP-Backed Arizona Polls Have It Wrong GOP-Backed Arizona Polls Have It Wrong

Republican-funded polling is simply not credible; the presidential race will be nail-bitingly close.

Nov 1, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

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