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Former Vice President Henry Wallace warned eighty years ago about the threat posed by politicians like today’s GOP leaders.
Detroit Is More Than Just a Melting Pot Detroit Is More Than Just a Melting Pot
With a storied legacy of collective organizing, the future of the working class can still be found in the Motor City.
Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities
To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies…
Two Simple Lessons for Democrats to Win the Working Class Two Simple Lessons for Democrats to Win the Working Class
A poll conducted of 1,000 Pennsylvania voters tested the strength of Kamala Harris’s messaging against Trump. The best and worst strategies to pick up voters were crystal clear.
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2024 Election
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Under billionaire James Dolan, the ties between Madison Square Garden and New York City’s working class were already fraying. Then he gave the stadium’s keys to Trump.
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In Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska, referendums on “school choice” are on the ballot in the 2024 election.
Who Is the Best Candidate to Support Our Democracy and Constitutional Right to Protest? Who Is the Best Candidate to Support Our Democracy and Constitutional Right to Protest?
If Kamala Harris is elected, we can continue to pressure her to end the war on Gaza. The other option for president, Donald Trump, is a threat to our right to protest.
World
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Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran Women Are Leading the Resistance Against Executions in Iran
Their prominence in the ongoing struggle for human rights has been met with fierce crackdowns by the state.
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Politics
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Finally, Trump’s Derangement Is Breaking Through in the Media Finally, Trump’s Derangement Is Breaking Through in the Media
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