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Election Workers Brace for November Amid Threats, Harassment and Turnover
Despite challenges, election workers — predominately women — are cautiously optimistic that they can meet the moment.
1964’s Freedom Summer Offers a Model for the Voting Rights Work We Need to Do
I was part of Freedom Summer in 1964. Sixty years later, with voting rights under attack, I see how we need another.
Students Sue Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Silencing Black History
Decades after the Little Rock Nine, students at Central High School are still fighting for anti-racist education.
Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Vote to Join UAW in “Historic Victory”
“Even though the deck is stacked against us, momentum is on our side, and we're winning,” said one union leader.
Lula Has Fallen Short on Land Demarcation Promises, Indigenous Brazilians Say
“Lula cannot speak about fighting climate change without fulfilling his duty to demarcate our lands,” an advocate said.
23 States Ask EPA Not to Consider Environmental Racism When Regulating Pollution
The push could lead to a change in EPA policy if Donald Trump retakes power in January.
Israel’s Starvation Campaign Could Affect Palestinians for Generations to Come
Studies on past famines have horrific implications for Gaza’s malnourished children — and then for their children.
This Is a Politicizing Moment. Let’s Spread Our Wings and Lift Up Palestine.
The wisdom of birds in flight can inspire our collective movement to flock together for Palestine's liberation.
Harms of US Blockade Against Cuba Compound as Food and Energy Crises Spread
Having survived the US blockade for 62 years, Cuba is enduring its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the USSR.
Gaza Solidarity Encampment Regroups Following Arrest of 108 Students at Columbia
The protesters, who are demanding that Columbia divest from Israel, have relocated and rebuilt their encampment.