Op-Ed | Politics & Elections DeSantis Ditches Presidential Campaign to Resume Campaign of Wreckage in Florida From migrant workers, to LGBTQ youth, to educators -- DeSantis has irrevocably wrecked the lives of many in Florida. By Thomas Kennedy , Truthout January 22, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Outside Spending on 2024 Election Tops $318 Million, Outpacing Past Elections The spending spree kicks off what could be a record-breaking election year. By Anna Massoglia & Jimmy Cloutier , OpenSecrets January 21, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Iowa Republican Caucus Was a MAGA-Fest, But Iowa Is Far From Representative Only 1 in 20 Iowa voters took part in the ultra-conservative, white-dominated Iowa caucus that solidified Trump’s bid. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemala’s President After Delay by Right-Wing Opposition The delay sparked fury in the streets, mobilizing Indigenous groups and the country's youth. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 15, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup Leaders from Indigenous governance structures have energized a movement to ensure the presidential transition happens. By Sandra Cuffe , Truthout January 13, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Business PACs Have Given Election Objectors $108 Million Since Capitol Attacks Over 1,400 corporate PACs and industry trade groups have made contributions to their campaigns or affiliated PACs. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets January 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Black Women Support the Democratic Party, But Does the Party Support Them? Democrats’ belief that voters, including Black women, will continue to choose the lesser of two evils may doom them. By India Walton , Truthout January 9, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections No Matter Who Wins in 2024, Collective Care Will Be Needed to Combat Fascism Practices of cultivating hope and joy as a matter of survival, under fascism, are instructive in these times. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts January 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Illinois and Massachusetts Voters Join Effort to Boot Trump Off State Ballots A growing number of scholars, lawyers, advocacy groups and voters argue Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 5, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Early Contests Could Disrupt the Narrative That Trump Is the Inevitable Nominee In the early primaries, perceptions of momentum are at least as important as raw delegate accumulation. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 4, 2024 Truthout