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November 07, 2022
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'This Is Important': DOJ to Step Up Poll Monitoring for Midterms
"It matters that the Justice Department is protecting the rights of voters and enforcing federal voting rights laws," said the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
by Jessica Corbett



An elections worker carries a tray filled with mail-in ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on November 6, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.
'You Will All Be Executed': Arizona Poll Workers Endure Right-Wing Midterm Threats
"It feels very much like predatory behavior and that we are being stalked," the Maricopa elections director recently told county officials.
by Kenny Stancil



Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Philadelphia
'That's Oligarchy': Sanders Rips Billionaires for Trying to Buy Midterm Victories
Along with "Trump and his allies," Sen. Bernie Sanders said the richest people in the United States are "trying to undermine American democracy."
by Jake Johnson
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Opinion



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Our Democracy Under Attack
A Republican party that feels the only fair election is one that they win has removed itself from the democratic process and fallen into politics that past generations have fought wars to end.
by Jim Goodman



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The People Must Protect the Planet When the Courts Refuse
Protecting the right of all people to a stable climate and enforcing the obligation of governments to protect the climate as a public trust is a duty we all owe ourselves, each other, and future generations.
by Jeremy Brecher



A crowd is pictured during a rally in Pennsylvania
To Improve US Democracy in the Future, We Must Defend It Right Now
It is only by defending the democracy we have, this week and in the weeks leading up to November 2024, that we can confidently work to create a better democracy in the future.
by Jeffrey C. Isaac
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