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Photo of leader of nurse's strike in a Village Voice article about how direct voting for more progressive union leadership might lead to increased voting in national elections.

Labor Front

Can a Union Revival Save America’s Soul?

Teamsters and auto workers are using union ballots to improve their lives. Can workers from all walks of life use the 2024 elections to improve the nation? 

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Village Voice interview with Bradley Onishi, author of "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next"

POLITICS

A Former White Christian Nationalist Pulls Back the Curtain on Mounting Threats of Violence

Bradley Onishi’s new book looks at how Southern California was ground zero for modern conservatism, a movement now endangering America’s democracy.  

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Village Voice article about world leaders such as Hitler and Nixon writing books and Donald Trump having a book written for him.

POLITICS

Party Like It’s 1923: Will Donald Trump Write His Own ‘Mein Kampf’ in Jail? 

After his failed Beer Hall Putsch, in Munich 100 years ago, Adolf Hitler dictated his racist bestseller in the slammer.

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Village Voice article about the failings of the Electoral College system.

POLITICS

Are New Laws Strong Enough to Coup-Proof the 2024 Presidential Election?

A congressman, a 2020 Electoral College delegate, and three pundits go into a bar… 

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POLITICS ARCHIVE

Bill Barr: The “Cover-Up General”

Long before he was Donald Trump's Attorney General Bill Barr was already mired in corruption.

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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Sanctifying the Evangelical Vote

Can the Christian Right organize evangelicals and assure the Republican Party majority status?

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POLITICS

Betting On Democracy

With Election Day approaching, we run some hard numbers—and roll the dice on a few sentimental bets.

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John McCain funeral for an interview with Tim Miller about the dangers of the Republican Party's election denials

POLITICS

Former Republican Strategist Tim Miller on Why the GOP is a Threat to America

Believe the hype: “A second Trump term would potentially be an end-times event for our democracy.”

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POLITICS

Midterms and Beyond – Put Your Money Where Your Vote Isn’t

Hey, New Yorkers—quick! Move to Wyoming or Georgia or Florida, where your votes will actually mean something this November, and again in 2024.

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Village Voice article by R.C. Baker about the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

POLITICS

At 250, Who Will America Be?

In 2026, American democracy is supposed to celebrate its quarter-millennium birthday, but the GOP is raining on the parade.

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