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2024 Election
Palestine Was a Top Concern for Many Voters. Harris Refused to Listen to Them.
After refusing to call for an arms embargo, Harris lost to Trump, to the delight of Israel’s right-wing leaders.
Shomari Figures Wins in District Where Alabama GOP Tried to Dilute Black Vote
Previous districts drawn by Alabama Republicans diluted Black residents’ voting power, a federal judge ruled last year.
With Trump Headed Back to White House, What Can Democrats Do to Check His Power?
What can Democrats in Congress, outgoing President Biden, and state and local legislatures do to rein in Trump?
For a Glimpse of How Trump Would Implement Project 2025, Look to Argentina
Argentine President Javier Milei has worked fast in his first 10 months in power and has followed this script entirely.
The Working Class “Can’t Keep Relying on the Democratic Party,” Historian Says
Robin D. G. Kelley says if we don’t think of ourselves as a class with power, we’re going to see Trumps for generations.
Sanders: Harris Lost After Democrats “Abandoned Working Class People”
“The American people are angry and want change. And they’re right,” Sanders said.
Fascism Cannot Be Voted Away at the Ballot Box
Liberal voters joined the chorus of their representatives appealing to the right-wing constituents and still lost.
A Second Trump Presidency May Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
The growing power of the presidency has been taking place in plain view, decade after decade in the Oval Office.
Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska Pass Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measures
Across the US, 18 states plus Washington, D.C. now have some form of paid sick leave standard.
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.