by Common Dreams staff "Trump is trying to steal the election, more blatantly than any previous president, and providing a clear preview of how Republicans would move to further erode democracy if given another four years in power."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "This is exactly the problem," added Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "Republicans who are silent are enabling all this behavior and we will not forget that."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "If one solitary ballot goes undelivered, DeJoy should be ordered to show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt," said one legal analyst.
by Julia Conley, staff writer State officials in Michigan countered robocall misinformation campaigns on Tuesday as the FBI announced it was investigating robocalls that have gone to voters in a number of battleground states and appear to be aimed at suppressing voter turnout.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer The police, said one resident who reported the markings, "wanted to make sure it wasn't a water line or a utilities thing. They said, 'No, this is definitely not.'"
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Vehicular rallies near polling stations represent a type of voter intimidation that "we haven't seen in our prior federal elections," said one scholar.
by Julia Conley, staff writer Climate action leader Greta Thunberg on Tuesday called on American voters to consider the impact the general election outcome will have on the entire planet, as they choose between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as well as casting votes in down-ballot races.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer During final get-out-the-vote rally before Election Day, the Vermont senator said "we must have the courage to think big, not small."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Donald Trump can tweet, and he can pout, and he can make whatever statements he wants to make. But this election will not be over here in Pennsylvania until we can deduce the will of the people."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "It's about voting on behalf of our community, our society, our country, and most importantly, to restore our democracy."
by Allan Nairn While Republican lawyers work overtime to have counts stopped and legal, filled-out ballots destroyed, the president tries to scare opposing voters away.
by Richard Eskow This moment connects us in an unbreakable thread to so many of the generations that came before us and came after us—generations who fought invaders, resisted slavery, challenged colonialism, and fought fascism.
by Brian Stelter The question at hand: Should the networks act as gatekeepers and decline to broadcast Trump's claims, unfiltered, to tens of millions of Americans, or is their role to show news as it happens?
by Jamie Henn If Biden is able to withstand this fossil fuel industry juggernaut and win the election, it should send a clear signal to him and the Democratic party that they can take on Big Oil and emerge triumphant.
by Bill McKibben Time is running out to act on global heating. Electing Donald Trump the first time cost us dearly; a second term would be catastrophic.
Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. An independent, non-profit newscenter since 1997. Our Mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, USA | 207.775.0488 Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax deductible. EIN: 20-3368194 | Unsubscribe
