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2 million incarcerated people could vote on Tuesday. But for who?
Since the 1990s, 2 million people with felony convictions have regained the right to vote, thanks to crucial reforms abolishing felony disenfranchisement in 26 states. This election, these voters...
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Trainwreck in ‘Trump Country’: Partisan politics hasn’t helped East...
From the moment a Norfolk Southern ‘bomb train’ derailed in East Palestine, OH, on February 3, 2023, traumatized and chemically exposed residents became another political football to be kicked around...
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Who are the real Trump supporters? The answers might surprise you
The outcome of tomorrow’s election is anyone’s guess. While the candidates are familiar, this election is very different from previous showdowns with Trump in 2016 and 2020. While old guard...
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UN votes 187-2 to lift US blockade of Cuba—and Washington ignores it
Since 1962, the US has maintained a crushing blockade of Cuba that has severely impacted the lives of its people. For the past 32 years, the UN General Assembly has passed annual resolutions calling...
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Heading into the electoral storm
This is it, friends. No turning back. The elections are finally here, and we are preparing for every possible outcome. You should, too. Listen, our political system has given us all the reasons in...
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Yes, your vote matters. I’ve seen what it can do.
Voting day has arrived. As millions around the country head to the polls with a clear candidate in mind, millions of others are wondering if voting still means anything. In a special address for The...
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‘Join a union’: Boeing workers ratify contract with over 43% wage hike
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Nov. 5, 2024. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. After seven weeks on strike, Boeing workers voted...
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Swing State toss-up: Will Democrats’‘Blue Wall’ hold?
On the ground in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a state crucial to the famed “blue wall,” one of the primary strategies for a Democrat win, TRNN speaks to voters, activists and canvassers to take the pulse of...
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Democrats chose backing a genocide over defeating Trump
The exact cause of the Democrats’ catastrophic loss last night was, of course, no one thing. The leader of the incumbent party, Joe Biden, was deeply unpopular, with disapproval ratings of 56% on the...
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Abortion rights measures pass in 7 of 10 states
This story originally appeared in Truthout on Nov. 6, 2024. It is shared here with permission. On Tuesday, voters in several U.S. states passed abortion rights ballot initiatives, codifying...
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10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
This story originally appeared in Waging Nonviolence on Nov. 4, 2024. It is shared here with permission. This story was published prior to the election and updated on Nov. 6 to reflect the results....
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Under Israeli bombardment, Lebanon’s refugees turn to each other for survival
Israel’s war on Lebanon has triggered a massive wave of refugees converging on Beirut. While the task of supporting the 1.2 million internally displaced people would normally fall to the government,...
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Gaza, voter turnout, abortion rights, and more: Surveying the post-election...
What happened in the 2024 elections, and what happens now? Donald J. Trump is headed back to the White House, Republicans will control the Senate, and it’s possible they will control all three...
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Rep. Raskin: Trump’s administration will ‘create a climate of fear and...
Donald J. Trump is headed back to the White House for a second term, Republicans will control the Senate, and if they win a majority in the House of Representatives, they will control all three...
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Trump’s army of social vigilantes are coming for payback
This story was co-published with In These Times on Nov. 12, 2024. It was a little after 1 a.m. when I left The Real News Network studio in downtown Baltimore. Nervous optimism gave way to worry, worry...
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Anti-Zionism has existed since the beginning of Zionism
Not many people today know about the radical history of the Jewish Labor Bund, the Jewish socialist party founded within the Russian Empire in 1897—but they should. Understanding the Bund is essential...
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‘I found [my family] in pieces. In pieces.’: Gaza’s orphans speak
One of the clearest signs of Israel’s genocidal intent in Gaza has been its unrelenting, targeted attacks on children and families. Israel has slaughtered more than 11,000 Palestinian children over...
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Why did Democrats lose? Just listen to the voters.
Investigative reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis report on the ground from Milwaukee, explaining what they heard from voters in this key swing state on Election Day and the lessons for Democrats...
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‘Let this election galvanize and radicalize us’: Abby Martin, Francesca...
While Democrats are looking for scapegoats to blame for their losses on election day, Donald Trump is busy making cabinet and administration appointments. When it comes to US policy on issues ranging...
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“Let’s unite!”: Poisoned residents of America’s sacrifice zones are banding...
Sacrifice zones are areas where people have been left to live in conditions that threaten life itself, from toxic industrial pollution to the deadly, intensifying effects of man-made climate change....
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