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Right-Wing Activists Are Pushing States to Use Their Voter Roll Purging Software
The software programs empower self-appointed activist “election investigators” to attempt to knock voters off the rolls.
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US Must Take Steps to Rectify Ongoing Injustices Faced by South Korean Adoptees
The US and private, US-based agencies played a major role in building a corrupt transnational adoption industry.
Voting Experts Fear Post-Election Chaos But Tout Resilience of Electoral System
Trump is expected to declare victory regardless of the results and blame the system if he loses.
Billionaires Who Aim to “Disrupt” Education May Get a Chance Even If Trump Loses
One of Harris’s biggest donors and closest confidants is a billionaire for whom education “disruption” is a core cause.
This Anti-Abortion Billionaire Is Trying to Manipulate the Election for the GOP
Sean Fieler, a billionaire tied to Leonard Leo, is leading voter data companies that seek to help the GOP win elections.
Noncitizens in Santa Ana Are Organizing for the Right to Vote in Local Elections
Noncitizens can’t vote in national elections, but a city near LA is considering whether they may vote in local races.
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USPS Overhaul Threatens to Dismantle National Postal Service
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s modernization plan may cost thousands of jobs and slow mail across the country.
The 2024 Election Could Have Massive Impacts on Medicaid Coverage
Project 2025 and other right wing plans seek major cuts to Medicaid, which insures 1 in 5 Americans.
As Hezbollah Regroups, the Endgame of Israel’s War on Lebanon Remains Unclear
The US is scrambling for a way out of the Lebanese quagmire — including by reviving hopes for a Gaza ceasefire.
California Ballot Measure Could Provide National Model for Factory Farm Bans
Sonoma County is considering Measure J, a novel law that would cap the number of animals allowed on a farm.
“There are no ‘normal’ deaths occurring during this war. Everything we once took for granted — like burying our dead and grieving together — has been stolen from us.”
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Tlaib, Bush: Biden’s Deployment of US Troops to Israel Violates the Constitution
“The Executive Branch cannot continue to ignore the law without Congressional intervention,” they warned.
Israel Strikes North Gaza Hospital, Destroying Medical Supplies Just Sent by UN
Surgical services are totally suspended at Kamal Adwan Hospital, where only two doctors remain after an Israeli siege.
Bill Clinton Sparks Outrage for Racist Comments on Gaza at Harris Rally
While rallying support for Kamala Harris, Clinton echoed some of Israel’s most eliminationist talking points.
UN Special Rapporteur Recommends Unseating Israel From UN Over Genocide in Gaza
Francesca Albanese warns Israel’s continued impunity “is the nail in the coffin of the UN Charter.”