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Elections

About 200 union workers stage a picket along the street and then in front of the entrance to Ralphs in Tustin, California, on February 28, 2022.
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Politics & Elections

Activists Have Gathered Enough Signatures to Put $18 Wage on California Ballot

Proponents of the Living Wage Act announced that they’ve gathered over 1 million signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 13, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a campaign rally at Salina Intermediate School on March 7, 2020, in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Politics & Elections

Sanders Slams AIPAC and Billionaires for Spending Millions Against Progressives

During a rally for House candidate Summer Lee, Sen. Bernie Sanders called out super PACs as corrosive to democracy.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 13, 2022
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Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during event to announce his pre-candicacy for October presidential elections on May 7, 2022, in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Politics & Elections

Lula Officially Launches Campaign to Unseat Far Right President Bolsonaro

Lula served as Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010 and departed office with a striking 83 percent approval rating.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 7, 2022
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J.D Vance
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Trump’s Influence Was on Display in Ohio Primaries as JD Vance Cleaned Up

While Vance’s ring kissing paid off, his modest numbers are hardly indicative of an unstoppable tidal wave of support.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
May 4, 2022
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Nina Turner speaks passionately into a microphone
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Politics & Elections

Progressive Leader Nina Turner Loses Ohio Election to Establishment Incumbent

Rep. Shontel Brown, boosted by torrents of super PAC spending, defeated Turner in the Democratic primary.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 4, 2022
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Voters arrives to cast their ballots early for the May 3 Primary Election at the Franklin County Board of Elections polling location on April 26, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Handful of Voters May Decide Who’s on the Fall Ballot

U.S. voters are passionate, but many don’t think voting in primaries matters.
by
Steven Rosenfeld,
Independent Media Institute
May 2, 2022
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This win for fair maps comes as legislators try to consolidate power for themselves through partisan gerrymandering.
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Politics & Elections

New York Court Orders District Maps to Be Redrawn for Midterms

This win for fair maps comes as legislators try to consolidate power for themselves through partisan gerrymandering.
by
Michael Li,
Brennan Center for Justice
April 30, 2022
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CEO of My Pillow, Inc. Mike Lindell speaks at a rally on the west steps of the Colorado state capitol in Denver, Colorado, on April 5, 2022.
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Politics & Elections

Trump Conspiracy Theorists Made 8 Attempts to Breach Voting Systems in 5 States

All attempts involved Republican officials or party activists who have pushed false claims about Trump’s election loss.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
April 28, 2022
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Interview
Politics & Elections

Florida’s Gerrymandered Map Is Now Law — Practically Guaranteeing GOP Victories

The state’s new voting map is part of a broad racist strategy, says a state senator who protested its passage.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 25, 2022
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Emmanuel Macron speaks to a crowd of supporters
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Politics & Elections

Although Macron Won French Election, Far Right Le Pen Increased Her Vote Share

Le Pen’s large vote share shows the xenophobic, Islamophobic far right is still gaining serious ground in France.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
April 25, 2022
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