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Common Dreams
- A Day After Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Violent Hate Crimes, Collins Says Maine Doesn’t Have Issue With Systemic Racismon October 30, 2020 at 12:01 am
Brett Wilkins, staff writer”We are very fortunate in the state of Maine because we have terrific members of law enforcement,” the Republican incumbent asserted.
- Federal Court Ruling in Rhode Island Suit Targeting Polluters Called ‘More Evidence of the Momentum Behind Climate Accountability Cases’on October 29, 2020 at 11:16 pm
Jessica Corbett, staff writerThe appeals court decision dealt a blow to the fossil fuel giants named as defendants in the Ocean State’s historic climate liability lawsuit.
- In ‘Road Map for a More Sustainable Future,’ NY Regulator Tells Banks to Consider Climate Risks in Planningon October 29, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Brett Wilkins, staff writer”Climate change is happening now, and we have to take steps to manage the financial risks now,” said the state superintendent of banking regulation.
Pew Research Center
- Latino voters’ interest in presidential race is mixed, and about half are ‘extremely motivated’ to voteby Carrie Blazina on October 26, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The post Latino voters’ interest in presidential race is mixed, […]
- Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign 2020 – and the start of anotherby Carrie Blazina on October 22, 2020 at 8:00 pm
We developed this explainer to help people understand how, and why, the complex U.S. electoral process is even more so this time around. The post Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign […]
- Democrats’ advantage over Republicans among Florida registered voters has shrunk since 2016by Carrie Blazina on October 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm
More Floridians have registered to vote as Republicans than Democrats since the 2016 presidential elections. The post Democrats’ advantage over Republicans among Florida registered voters has […]
- Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 primaries as COVID-19 spreadby Carrie Blazina on October 13, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available. The post Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 […]
Inside Elections
- 2020 Election Preview: Bracing for Historyby Bradley Wascher on October 28, 2020 at 6:30 pm
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin No matter what happens, the 2020 elections will be historic. With impeachment, a pandemic, economic crisis, a national conversation about racism, and the […]
- Senate Report Shorts (October 28, 2020)by Bradley Wascher on October 28, 2020 at 6:29 pm
Alabama. Doug Jones (D), elected 2017 special (50%). Not much has changed in the Yellowhammer State — Jones is still well behind former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville despite vastly […]
Socialist Alternative
- Texas Republicans Close Ballot Drop Boxes and Force In-Person Voting Amidst Pandemicby Rebecca Green on October 29, 2020 at 7:58 pm
With just a few days until the election, tens of millions of Texans have already cast their ballots despite countless attempts from the state’s Republican party to stop them from doing so. The […]
- Poland: Mass Movement in Defense of Abortion Rightsby George Martin Fell Brown on October 28, 2020 at 4:23 pm
Covid Can’t Stop Mass Anger! Paweł Nowak, Alternatywa Socjalistyczna (ISA in Poland) Following last Thursday’s ruling of the Constitutional Court that abortion in the case of fetal defects is […]