This Is Not a Drill…

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

■ The Week in Review


'MAGA Abortion Bans Kill Women': Pregnant Texas Teen Dead After Care Denied

"Make no mistake Donald Trump's abortion ban did this," said one reproductive rights leader. "We must stop him."

By Jessica Corbett • Nov 1, 2024



Warning Stakes 'Could Not Be Higher,' European Greens Call On Jill Stein to Drop Out

"We are clear that Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies from the White House," the left bloc of parties from across Europe said.

By Julia Conley • Nov 1, 2024



'Obeying Fascism in Advance,' National Archivist Sanitized US Museum

"At first glance laughable, this is a very ominous preview of what will be far vaster self-censorship and reality distortion that... entities will engage in if Trump wins," warned one journalist.

By Jessica Corbett • Oct 31, 2024



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 • Oct 31, 2024



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 • Oct 31, 2024



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 • Oct 31, 2024



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 • Oct 31, 2024



'If It Looks Like Ethnic Cleansing, It Probably Is,' Says Israeli Newspaper of North Gaza Siege

"If this process doesn't stop immediately, hundreds of thousands of people will become refugees, entire communities will be destroyed and the moral and legal stain of this crime will cling to and pursue every Israeli."

By Brett Wilkins • Oct 30, 2024



UAW President Calls for Working Class Unity Against Billionaire 'Lap Dog' Donald Trump

"We can't sit this one out," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. “Every organizing campaign, every contract, every grievance settlement will be impacted by this election."

By Jake Johnson • Oct 30, 2024



'This Is Just the Traceable Money': $2 Billion Pumped Into 2024 Election by Billionaire Families

"It's no secret that political spending is a huge way for billionaires to rig the system to their liking," said Americans for Tax Fairness. "Enough is enough."

By Julia Conley • Oct 29, 2024


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■ Opinion


On the 'Secret Plan' Trump and Mike Johnson Have to Overturn a Harris Victory

Think races for the U.S. House don't matter? Think again.

By Miles Mogulescu • Nov 1, 2024


The Self-Serving Supreme Court Is Exonerating Corrupt Officials For Its Own Benefit

The court is letting other government officials off the hook to shelter itself from scrutiny about the justices’ own deep-seated corruption.

By Amira Mattar,Courtney Hostetler • Oct 30, 2024


In the 2024 Election, the Green Party Is Not the Green Choice

If you deeply care about the fight for a more healthy and just planet, and if you deeply care about building power, then I believe—regardless of our policy disagreements with VP Harris—that we must support her in this election.

By Erich Pica • Oct 30, 2024


Why Is This Election Even Close?

Win or lose in November, more than 70 million Americans will likely cast their ballots for Trump. Most of them know who Trump is. They hear his vile words and heinous promises—and they like what they hear. They are the reason the election will be close.

By Steven Harper • Oct 29, 2024


Democracy Dies... in the Pockets of the American Oligarchy

From Jeff Bezos to Elon Musk, America's oligarchs are using media control to shape politics, grow profits, and destroy the prospect of a better future for all.

By Thom Hartmann • Oct 28, 2024


This Is Not a Drill. Fascism Is on the Ballot

Rather than being for personal absolution, voting is a tool in the political toolbox—if the goal is to avert the worst and improve the chances for constructing a future worthy of humanity.

By Norman Solomon • Oct 28, 2024