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Vance Sees “Nothing Unusual” in Taxpayer-Funded Ads Promoting Trump
Some critics have decried the ads as likely illegal, and potentially an impeachable offense.
At Ohio Campaign Rally, Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid If Democrats Get Elected
“I'm not going to help” if an Ohio Democratic candidate for governor wins, Trump said.
Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil in First Round of Presidential Race
“The momentum has been with the right since 2018,” says Brazilian philosopher Rodrigo Nunes.
Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth.
A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation.
Hundreds Arrested in New Delhi During Mass Protests Over Voter Roll Purges
The movement against voter disenfranchisement follows a wave of youth protests that swept India this summer.
In Brazil’s Elections, Trump Seeks to Tighten Right Wing Grip on the Americas
The US has been heavily intervening on behalf of right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday's elections.
Dem Candidate Sends “Cease and Desist” Order to Republican Over Deepfake Ads
Democrat Rebecca Cooke said the deepfakes produced by GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden “undermine our democratic process.”
Progressives Saw Wins in DNC, But Battle for the Future of the Party Continues
Resolutions calling to abolish ICE and pushing to block arms sales are laying a progressive groundwork for 2028.
Trump DOJ Considers Reframing Watergate as “Deep State” Plot Against Nixon
JD Vance has previously suggested the administration views both Trump and Nixon as victims of the “deep state.”
Vance Tells FL Senate Candidate to “Get the Hell Out” of US Over Political Views
“This is my home,” Angie Nixon, the democratic socialist candidate targeted by Vance, said in response.