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Harris’s 4-Year Housing Plan Will Target Predatory Wall Street Landlords
In recent months, progressives and tenant organizers have worked to make housing central to the 2024 campaign.
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
Red States Get 85% of the Benefit of Climate Law. Some Still Hate It.
The vast majority of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump.
Death Count in Gaza Surpasses 40,000 — With True Death Toll Likely Higher
The official toll represents roughly 2 percent of Gaza’s population killed by Israel.
Trump Has “Blessed” Secret Behind the Scenes Project 2025 Work, Co-Author Says
Trump has “blessed” the organization working behind the scenes on hundreds of executive orders, should he win again.
Israel Has Killed 2,100 Babies Under 2 Years Old in Gaza, Rights Group Says
Just on Tuesday, Israel killed 4-day-old twins and their mother in a bombing in central Gaza.
Mass Protests Planned for DNC Spotlight Chicago’s Legacy of Police Repression
Legal advocates say Chicago cops have long targeted protesters as they prepare for a crackdown ahead of the convention.
Project 2025 Proposal Would Tax Benefits for More Than 15 Million Workers
A new analysis finds that the policy would particularly cut into employer-sponsored health insurance.
US Approved Another $20 Billion in Weapons for Israel Before New Ceasefire Talks
Josh Paul, a veteran State Department official who resigned in protest over Gaza policy, discusses the military sales.
AZ High Court: Ballot Measure Explainer to Call Fetuses “Unborn Human Beings”
Critics called the politically charged phrasing “a watchword for anti-abortion advocates with no basis in medicine or science.”