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Campaign signs for Democratic congressional candidate Tony Vargas, Vice President Kamala Harris, and a blue-dot campaign sign are planted in front of a house in Omaha, Nebraska.

Here in Nebraska, Independents, Abortion Activists, and Even Former Felons May Determine the Result Here in Nebraska, Independents, Abortion Activists, and Even Former Felons May Determine the Result

With the presidential election thisclose, Omaha’s CD-2 could be decisive. Given the state’s long heritage of nonpartisan politics, that makes the race even harder to call

Nov 4, 2024 / Paige Oamek

If We Ever Needed a Voice and a Vote, We Sure Do Need Them Now

If We Ever Needed a Voice and a Vote, We Sure Do Need Them Now If We Ever Needed a Voice and a Vote, We Sure Do Need Them Now

“Let your voice speak now. Let your vote speak now. Otherwise, forever hold your peace.”

Nov 3, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Go Vote Now!

Go Vote Now! Go Vote Now!

Active shooters.

Nov 1, 2024

A close-up of a yellow T-shirt reading

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

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

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is jill-stein-portrait-getty.jpg Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein waits to speak at a news conference on Fifth Avenue across the street from Trump Tower on December 5, 2016, in New York City.

I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green.

Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.

Nov 1, 2024 / Josh Fox

Nancy Pelosi: Biden’s Legacy “Is Our Legacy”

Nancy Pelosi: Biden’s Legacy “Is Our Legacy” Nancy Pelosi: Biden’s Legacy “Is Our Legacy”

A conversation with the first woman speaker of the House about battling Republican extremists and making it possible for Democratic presidents to achieve epic victories.

Nov 1, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols

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