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Trump’s First Term Was Bad for Trans People. His Next Term Promises to Be Worse.
Here are six ways a second Trump administration may try to target trans people. We must organize our resistance now.
Trans Candidates Triumph in Key Elections Despite GOP’s Anti-Trans Ad Campaign
“It’s clear that trans people are not going back without a fight, and we can win,” Allison Chapman told Truthout.
“People Love to Vote for a Raise”: Red States Gear Up for Minimum Wage Vote
Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska are voting on ballot measures that could raise wages for nearly a million workers.
US Militarism Remains Front and Center for Many Filipino Voters in 2024
The war machine enables authoritarianism in the Philippines and genocide in Gaza at the expense of our needs at home.
US Backing of Israel’s War on Lebanon Deters Support for Harris in Swing States
Some Muslim constituents of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz say the vice presidential nominee hasn’t listened to their concerns.
What Would It Mean If the Harris Campaign Centered Black Women’s Health?
Black women are bedrock of the Democratic Party. What would it look like if their needs and lives were made central too?
Harsha Walia: Democratic Party Laid Groundwork for Anti-Migrant Border Policy
Author Harsha Walia analyzes how Democrats’ shift rightward is one of the “boomeranging effects” of global fascism.
Muslims Were Reliably Democratic Voters. With US Gaza Policy, That’s Changed.
After the DNC, lingering anger over the war on Gaza signals trouble for Harris in key swing states like Michigan.