Charter School Strike
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Chicago Teachers Just Voted 98% to Authorize the First Charter School Strike in U.S. History
Voters in Georgia Must Be Allowed to Vote
Mother Jones
A Federal Court Just Ruled That Thousands of Eligible Voters in Georgia Must Be Allowed to Vote.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp had blocked over 3,000 naturalized US citizens from voting in 2018.
This Isn’t the First Time White Supremacists Have Tried to Cancel Birthright Citizenship
Densho
History shows that a broad coalition of civil rights activists is how to fight back.
Washington Classes Venezuela as ‘Threat to Regional Stability’
Venezuelanalysis.com
Colombia Sends 5,000 Troops to Border Region.The US government also reiterated its intention to work with recently elected ultra rightist Brazilian Jair Bolsonaro on the issue of Venezuela.
Pieta
Cultural Weekly
New Mexico poet Beate Sigriddaughter laments the absurdities of war, killing in the cause of “righteous dreams.”
2018 Early Voting Statistics Show Young People Aren't Sitting Out These Pivotal States' Elections
Bustle
Those who are hoping for a blue wave in the midterms might feel particularly hopeful when looking at the early voting increases among those under 30
However the Midterms Go, the Republican Party Is Going to Get More Extreme
New York Magazine
Trump’s allies have gone from justifying his reality-show authoritarian persona as a necessary expedient to embracing it as a positive good.
The Wealth of America's Three Richest Families Grew by 6,000% Since 1982
The Guardian
These three families own a combined fortune of $348.7 billion, which is 4 million times the median wealth of a US family.
Watch 8 Women Candidates Who Are Breaking Precedents
A record-breaking number of women are running for office in 2018. Ari Melber speaks to eight first-time congressional women candidates from both sides of the aisle.
State Attorneys General: The New Legal Gladiators
State AGs have become major partisan players in national politics, so the races to elect them are worth your attention.
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