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Peace Activists Face 25 Years for Action at US Nuclear Submarine Base
Four Plowshares activists who are out on bond discuss the actions they took a year ago.
Time for the Electoral College to Die
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would disband the Electoral College without amending the Constitution.
Beto O’Rourke Raises $6.1 Million in First 24 Hours of His Campaign
It's the largest initial fundraising haul for any Democratic contender who has disclosed figures to date.
Elizabeth Warren Says, “Get Rid of the Electoral College”
The Massachusetts senator's call for bold voting rights reform is part of her broader policy agenda.
Southern Progressives Focus on Electoral Justice, Not Democratic Party
What the midterms saw was not a blue wave, but the impact of Black women with an electoral justice mindset.
The 2020 Democrats of the “Anti-Green New Deal Coalition”
Some 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls show less-than-full-throated support for the Green New Deal.
16-Year-Olds Want to Vote — and States Are Starting to Listen to Them
Oregon may become the first state to lower the voting age to include youth in all local and statewide elections.
Self-Funding Candidates Represent Themselves, Not Constituents
Politicians best represent those who fund them. Self-funders like Trump will always put their own interests first.
Cohen Hearing Exposed Republicans’ Weakened Status
Republicans are not taking their new congressional minority status with good cheer.
This 2007 Bernie Sanders Video Is Still Tragically Relevant
As this Truthout interview from 2007 reminds us, time and again, Sanders has sounded the alarm.