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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.
The “War on Terror” Is the Ghost Haunting This Year’s Election
Trumpism is the war on terror coming home. Meanwhile, Biden’s war on terror mentality is distorting his policy on Gaza.
Amid Threats to Workers and Voters, States Move to Restrict Guns at Voting Sites
At least 6 states have introduced laws this year to ban firearms at polling sites or expand existing restrictions.
Dark Money-Funded No Labels Group Drops Long-Shot Third-Party White House Bid
The organization’s donors include wealthy Trump supporters like Nelson Peltz and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.
UK Conservatives Are Channeling Trump in a Desperate Bid to Retain Power
Conservatives in the UK are attacking asylum seekers, fearmongering about “Islamists” and rallying against trans rights.
Challenged Congressional Maps Will Remain in Place as Elections Loom
Elections in multiple districts will use maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color.
Can the Poor People’s Campaign Change the Outcome of the 2024 Elections?
The grassroots movement known as the Poor People’s Campaign aims to turn the exploited into a giant electoral force.
“Uncommitted” Movement Reaches New York as Democratic Voters Cast Blank Ballots
Participants in New York’s “Leave It Blank” campaign aim to pressure President Biden to push for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump Is Turning the January 6 Coup Leaders Into Fascist Martyrs
Trump’s heroization of those who led the attack on the Capitol is eerily similar to tactics used by Hitler in 1923.