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Tapping the Enormous Electoral Potential of Low Income Voters

Frances Madeson Capital & Main
A voter registration booth at a memorial site for George Floyd.
What impact could 34 million poor nonvoters make if they started participating in elections? According to a new report commissioned by the Poor People’s Campaign, it could be massive and warrants the deployment of significant 2020 campaign resources.

The ‘Fragile’ Middle East and the Declining Power of the Petrostates

Patrick Cockburn The Independent
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (l), US President Donald Trump, and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Historic change is taking place in the Middle East and North Africa, but it has nothing to do with the much-trumpeted “historic” pact between Israel and the UAE. The 50-year misrule of the petrostates is ending and the results could be shattering.

Friday Nite Videos | August 21, 2020

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Comedian Sarah Cooper Riffs on Trump at DNC. First Time Reaction | The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Coup 53: The CIA, MI6 and the Plot Against Iran. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Full Speech at the DNC. Joe Biden: Acceptable Under the Circumstances.

The Summer QAnon Went Mainstream

Ali Breland Mother Jones
QAnon is an extremely useful right-wing political project that can be used to justify fighting against social progress. But the main catalyst of its current round of growth is probably the coronavirus.