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Protesters stand facing the South L.A. Sheriff's Station on September 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, as protestors demand justice for Dijon Kizzee, who was shot and killed the previous day by Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies.

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Young Progressives Running for Office Pledge to “Stop Police Killings”

The Black Lives Matter movement has profoundly impacted candidates’ platforms in down-ballot races.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

President Trump tosses a cap to supporters as he arrives for a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 30, 2020.

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Will COVID Knock Out Trump’s Campaign?

After a point, even a man with his devil’s luck is going to draw the wrong card.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Activists protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

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Trump Ramps Up Immigration Attacks Ahead of Election

The U.S. immigration system was already brutal prior to Trump’s tenure in office; it is, now, exponentially worse.

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Duluth International Airport on September 30, 2020, in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Trump Isn’t Keeping His Fascist Plan Secret. He’s Trying to Derail the Election.

Trump has signaled to his armed supporters that if the election is contested, he expects their backing.

by: David Renton,; Truthout

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Trump’s Refusal to Condemn Proud Boys at Debate Reflects His Electoral Strategy

Trump "has long had an unspoken alliance with them," counter-far right researcher and activist Spencer Sunshine said.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Rally-goers listen to conservative speakers in front of the Minnesota State Capital, September 12, 2020.

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Progressive Groups Are Mobilizing to De-Escalate Far Right Violence at the Polls

Trump’s summoning of poll watchers isn’t unique to this year, but grassroots coalitions aren't taking any chances.

by: Ella Fassler,; Truthout

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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One upon arrival at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020.

Here Are 6 Ways Trump’s COVID Diagnosis Will Change the Campaign

With 32 days left until the November 3 Election Day deadline, Trump's diagnosis creates new, uncharted possibilities.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

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President Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2020.

Researchers Say Trump Is the “Largest Single Component” of COVID Misinformation

From hydroxychloroquine to sunlight, Trump has promoted many false whoppers about how to treat the virus.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

India Hits 6 Million COVID Cases as Modi Government Represses Dissent

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

CDC Director Robert Redfield puts on a mask with Florida cruise ship behind

White House Overrules “No-Sail Ban” Despite Cruise Ships Being Hotbeds of COVID

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

A butcher chops up beef at Jones Meat & Food Services in Rigby, Idaho, May 26, 2020.

Meatpacking Plants Deny Workers Comp to Thousands Who Contracted COVID-19

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

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Flowers and protest signs are displayed around a mural of Breonna Taylor

Grand Jury Not Given the Option to Indict the Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor

A judge has ordered the release of the grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case following the revelations.

by: Igor Derysh,; Salon

The Cleveland Clinic is pictured in Cleveland, Ohio on March 10, 2020.

Private Police at Hospital Hosting Trump-Biden Debate Mostly Arrest Black People

by: David Armstrong,; ProPublica

Republicans Are Pushing State-Level Measures to Block Defunding of Police

by: Tyler Hicks,; Truthout

A soldier stands up through the sunroof of an armored vehicle

Military-Enlisted Students Are Getting Called Up for “Riot Control”

by: Rachel Ida Buff,; Truthout

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A United Airlines employee wears a required face covering along with a passenger at check-in at Los Angeles International Airport on October 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. United Airlines and American Airlines are set to start furloughing 32,000 employees after negotiations for a new coronavirus aid package failed in Washington.

Economy Adds an Abysmal 661,000 Jobs as Further Layoffs Loom

The large jump in long-term unemployment and people leaving the labor force are ominous signs for the future.

by: Dean Baker,; Center for Economic and Policy Research

Jared Kushner listens while President Trump speaks in the White House, August 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

If Kushner Companies Default on Near-Record Loan, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook

by: Heather Vogell,; ProPublica

A homeless woman watches cars drive under the overpass she lives on

Reclaiming Life and Housing in an Era of Collapse

by: Kelly Hayes,; Truthout

A group supporting domestic workers' rights demonstrate across the street from the Indian Consulate General, December 20, 2013, in New York City.

Domestic Workers Are Organizing to Make Care Work a 2020 Election Issue

by: Sheila Bapat,; Truthout

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