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A still from The Leap's new video on organizing voters to take over federal governments for progressive goals.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
To get "sweeping policies enacted," says The Leap, "our movements have started taking the next step: winning elections and entering government."

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I'm here to stand with every one of the people who stand for our children every day."


Jessica Cisneros, who is running in the 2020 primary to replace Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas.), was endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocaasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"When Jessica is elected, not only will I no longer be the youngest person in Congress—I'll have a strong new ally in the fight for Medicare for All, getting corporate money out of politics, and fixing our broken immigration system."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Young people polled across the country have consistently chosen Bernie as their guy. Maybe it's because they know he's gonna cancel student debt!" said Sanders adviser Winnie Wong.

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GND squad

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Taking stock of the results from Monday's national elections in Canada, in which Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clung to power but lost a majority in Parliament, climate campaigners are treating the victories of eight progressive candidates who ran on a bold Green New Deal for the country as a crucial opportunity.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched, since the inception of this country, by people who look like you?" asked Rep. Bobby Rush


Lebanese demonstrators dance to music by DJs as the protest movement takes over the country.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Only in Lebanon would a song like 'Baby Shark,' which is now being played at every crowd gathering, become the anthem of a revolution."

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Kurdish activists wears a mask of the American president Donald Trump during demonstration against the ongoing Turkish military operation in the northeastern Syria on October 19,2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dutch Kurdish community demonstrated in the streets of Amsterdam to protest against the offensive launched by the army of Turkey in the region of Rovaja, Syrian Kurdistan region, the last xxxxxx against Daesh. (Photo: Paulo Amorim/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

by Thom Hartmann
When democracy fails, history tells us that violence and conflict usually follows.


A woman walk past prototype sections of a border wall between Mexico and the United States under construction on October 5, 2017 in Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

by Tamaryn Nelson
The Trump administration is using a wide range of cruel policies to stop people in need from seeking safety in the US.


Pete Buttigieg, aka Mayor Pete, is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Buttigieg is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020. (Photo illustration: DonkeyHotey/flickr/cc)

by Norman Solomon
With the mutual alignment of Buttigieg and his corporate healthcare-industry donors, Mayor Pete's approach seems to be a case of a flimflamming candidate who poses as a forthright leader.


Demonstrators shouted slogans outside the national assembly in Quito, Ecuador on Oct. 8, 2019 following days of protests against the sharp rise in fuel prices sparked by the government's decision to scrap subsidies. (Photo: by Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images)

by Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Ecuadorian people are teaching the world a lesson: unjust power, no matter how strong, always comes with a vulnerable spot, a measure of injustice, and peaceful and organized resistance against it.



by José Antonio Ocampo
Developing countries lose at least $100 billion hidden away each year by multinationals in the world's tax havens. This must end.


A US soldier stands in an armoured personnel carrier as the US forces pull out of their base in the Northern Syrian town of Tal Tamr, on October 20, 2019. - US forces withdrew from a key base in northern Syria today, a monitor said, two days before the end of a US-brokered truce to stem a Turkish attack on Kurdish forces in the region. (Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images)

by Juan Cole
Not those in Syria and not any of the 60,000 soldiers spread across the Mideast

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