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Democrats Flip Virginia Legislature and Oust Trump-Backed Kentucky Governor
Tuesday's elections saw major wins for Democrats in several crucial states.
NYC Voters Decide Whether to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting in Municipal Elections
Proponents of the initiative say it will help underrepresented voters and candidates of color.
Trump Takes Steps to Implement Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord
The U.S., the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, has now begun the year-long process to leave the pact.
Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara
This is the latest in a wave of violence targeting Indigenous Land Protectors since the election of Jair Bolsonaro.
San Francisco’s Unhoused People Speak Out Amid Housing Crisis
City governments have been enforcing increasingly punitive measures that criminalize homelessness.
In Colombia, Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred While 2,500 Troops Deployed
Among the victims was Cristina Bautista, the leader of the semi-autonomous Indigenous Nasa community in Tacueyó.
Chicago Teachers Celebrate End of Historic Strike After 11 Days
Thanks to grassroots pressure, the city agreed to bring on more nurses and limit class size.
Private Firefighters, Housekeepers, the Incarcerated Protect Homes From Fires
Of the more than 4,000 firefighters currently working across California, at least 700 are incarcerated people.
Rep. Ro Khanna Calls for PG&E to Become Publicly Owned
PG&E has been implicated in many of the fires that have ravaged California in recent years.
Son of Weather Underground Activists Runs for San Francisco DA
Chesa Boudin is running on a platform of ending money bail and dismantling the war on drugs.