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Climate Action Will Be Stalled or Reversed If GOP Takes Congress, Activists Say
“We are up against a ticking time bomb of an unrelenting climate crisis,” says Varshini Prakash of Sunrise Movement.
Arizona’s Rollback of Indigenous Voting Rights Could Swing the State for the GOP
Indigenous voters are navigating a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that banned a common method of ballot collection.
Twice-Impeached Trump Wants to Know “How Many” Times GOP Will Impeach Biden
Trump has yet to explain why he believes Biden deserves to be impeached.
1 in 5 Black Voters in Tennessee Have Been Disenfranchised by State Policies
The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why.
Fossil Fuel Firms Spent Millions in Bid to Defeat Democrats in the Midterms
The industry gave Republican super PACs at least $32 million to fight Democrats such as Ohio's Tim Ryan.
Hope for Progressive Victories May Lie in Races You Haven’t Heard About Yet
Some of the most progressive policy making this year may come via ballot measure.
GOP Has Already Filed a Deluge of Lawsuits to Challenge and Invalidate Ballots
Republicans are trying to get thousands of ballots thrown out even before Election Day has arrived.
Chomsky: Midterms Could Determine Whether US Joins Ominous Global Fascist Wave
Noam Chomsky discusses the midterms and how they bear on the looming threats of fascism, climate crisis and nuclear war.
Political Analyst: It’s Possible Dems Could Control Congress After Midterms
It “wouldn’t take much” for the outcome to be good or bad “for either party,” New York Times analyst Nate Cohn said.
Georgia’s Governor Deputized GOP Vigilantes to Challenge 149,000 Voters
Black voters in Georgia say the challenges issued by vigilantes amount to a racist poll tax and a new Jim Crow.