Puerto Rican Right Is Rallying Against a Rising Left

For years, Puerto Rico’s right-wing establishment has branded the Left as “communists” seeking to impoverish the island by isolating it from the US. Yet decades of economic mismanagement have discredited the Right and strengthened the Alliance

‘If Harris Wins, It’s Because of Abortion’

Arizona is one of 10 states with abortion, a top voting issue, on ballots.

Massachusetts Milliionaire's Tax Funds Social Justice

The Fair Share Amendment demonstrates how a straightforward and well-designed progressive tax policy that targets millionaires can achieve popular support and be easy to enforce. But even more important is how the revenues are spent.

Paint out the Vote

The Painters Union has driven a bus through swing states trying to turn out union members for Kamala Harris. It hasn’t been the smoothest ride.

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 5, 2024

The battle before, during and after the election

Republican Debunks Trump's "Illegal Alien" Voting

In a private video training session, a top Pennsylvania Republican National Committee official reassured a new poll watcher that undocumented people could not possibly vote in the state.

This Week in People’s History, Nov 6–12

Political Violence, Way Back When (1919), A Very Catchy Ditty (1949), Death With Dignity (1994), A Very Important Conference, I Think (1984), When Ernie Met Bert (1969), A Very Big Win for Militant Musicians (1944), Apartheid Must Go! (1974)

Jan. 6 Included Marines. The Consequences Continue.

Josh Abate was by far not the only Marine — active or retired — who went into the Capitol that day. Some one-third of the 200 active and retired military participants arrested for their role in the Capitol attack were Marines.

Energy Sovereignty Struggle in Puerto Rico’s Election

Energy and political status are urgent issues for a Puerto Rico facing the compounding calamities of neoliberal austerity, climate catastrophes, and energy crisis.

Lessons From Decades of Black/Palestinian Organizing

How activists are building solidarity in battleground states and beyond.
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Culture

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A Lyd Without the Nakba

Dikla Taylor-Sheinman +972 Magazine
Merging documentary with sci-fi, this new film narrates the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian city in 1948, and imagines what it would look like if the war never happened. So the Israeli government banned it from being screened.

food

Dietary Guidelines Should Be Led by Science—Not Politics

Mary Story, Eric Rimm Center for Science in the Public Interest News
Proposed language in the House Farm Bill would explicitly introduce political interests to and harm the integrity of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—the foundation of school meal programs, SNAP, WIC, and other necessary nutrition programs.

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Voting Rites in America

Philip C. Kolin White Terror, Black Trauma: Resistance Poems about Black History
Poet and scholar Philip C. Kolin offers a succinct overview of the meanings and mis-understandings of the term “Voting Rights.”

poetry

Bullets

Terry Adams Portside
Poet Terry Adams relates how a sensitive child might learn about the intricate relationship between bullets and death.

Labor

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CAIMAW’s 60th Anniversary

Mason Godden Rankandfile.ca
Founded in 1964, the CAIMAW was a militant trade union, committed to international solidarity, that pushed the Canadian labour movement into progressive places …. even if that progress came at the cost of significant animosity.

Friday nite video

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Alaska Voters Will Really Surprise You

Alaska has voted Republican in every presidential election but one since it became a state. But now voters are about to pass one of the most progressive and pro-worker ballot measures in the country.

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Lee Greenwood | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses Lee Greenwood – the man behind one of America’s most popular anthems – and suggests a better song to play at naturalization ceremonies.

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Voters May End Gerrymandering in Ohio

Voters have recently ended highly gerrymandered election maps in Michigan and Wisconsin. An initiative on the ballot this November gives Ohio voters a chance to follow their example.