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Trump Aims to Convince Supporters That a Loss Means Election Is “Rigged”
Trump's been telling his fans for weeks that there's no way he can lose. So they're primed for a vicious backlash.
Amid Staff COVID Outbreak, Democrats Call on Pence to Stop Presiding Over Senate
This comes as Senate Republicans are scheduled to ram through the final confirmation vote for Amy Coney Barrett.
Get Ready for the Eight Longest Days of Our Lives
The state of play is far weirder and more perilous now than it ever was in 2016.
Organizers Are Gearing Up to Resist Far Right Intimidation at Polls
Progressive groups are preparing for the possibility of pre- and post-election far right violence.
Arm Wrestling Authoritarianism: The Homestretch
What will the next week be like?
Pence Was Exposed to COVID From Top Aide. He Plans to Keep Campaigning Anyway.
CDC guidelines call for a 14-day quarantine after exposure, but the vice president has chosen to endanger lives instead.
To Defeat Fascism, We Must Recognize It’s a Failed Response to Capitalist Crisis
To resist the forces of fascism, we need an alternative approach to the crisis that’s based on a social justice agenda.
Silicon Valley Campaign Cash Complicates Democrats’ Plan to Break Up Tech Giants
Democratic candidates in key Senate races are outraising their GOP counterparts in campaign cash from the tech industry.
Puerto Rico Debt Vultures Give Big to Candidates to Influence Fiscal Board Picks
While Biden has received far more than Trump, McConnell significantly surpassed Pelosi in donations from debt vultures.
Barrett Poised to Be Sixth SCOTUS Justice Hand-Picked by Federalist Society
Through state legislatures and courts, we must aim to secure the rights that the conservative Supreme Court threatens.