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Thursday, October 31, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Ad Featuring Orgasm, Broken Condom, and Plan B Shows How MAGA Is Bad For Men, Too

"The only way to guarantee our right to privacy is to vote for Democrats," said one advocacy group. "They have no interest in forcing guys to be dads before they are ready."

By Julia Conley



FEC Accused of Sleeping at the Wheel as Crypto Giant Pumps Tens of Millions Into 2024 Race

"The time to hold campaign finance violators accountable is now—not after illegal election spending has corrupted our democracy," said the research director of Public Citizen.

By Jake Johnson



'The Window Is Closing': Fears Grow That World Leaders Will Fail to Protect Nature at COP16

"The very limited progress we've seen so far in the negotiations at COP16 is insufficient to address the very real implications of getting this wrong," one expert said.

By Olivia Rosane



Worker Group Rebukes Trump as 'Billionaire Sleazeball' Over Dump Truck Stunt

The Republican nominee "acting like he is a worker is beyond gross, and slap in the face to all working-class people," said the Durham Workers Assembly.

By Jessica Corbett



Experts Sound Alarm on Potential Right-Wing Violence Fueled by 'Election Denialism'

Online discussion of potential violence has been on the rise over the past month, as it was ahead of the 2020 election.

By Julia Conley



Historian of Far-Right Issues Warning to Those 'Insufficiently Alarmed' by Trump

"What will you do if men in uniforms arrive in your neighborhood, and an immigrant neighbor gets a knock on the door and is led away in handcuffs?" asked Rick Perlstein.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Vote Like Your Child’s Health Depends on It

For anyone hoping that a Trump administration might “Make America Healthy Again,” as RFK, Jr. has insisted, evidence makes clear that Trump’s entire record completely contradicts these important goals.

By Kari Hamerschlag,Christopher D. Cook


Kamala Harris is Fighting for Puerto Ricans. Donald Trump Is Mocking Them.

This is what’s on the ballot next Tuesday, not just policy and personnel, but decency and respect.

By Alex Lawson


We Cannot Underestimate the Fragility of Our Democracy

Whoever wins the presidential election in November, the threat of authoritarianism in America will be with us for years to come.

By Alan Jenkins,Gan Golan