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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

AOC: Don't fall for GOP's "red mirage"

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams

"There is nothing to suggest that delay indicates fraud. Counting every vote takes time," expert says

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman holds a rally at Nether Providence Elementary School on October 15, 2022 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

What "red wave"? Democrats are surging

Igor Derysh

Outcome for Democrats vastly better than predicted: They're poised to win major seats in Pennsylvania, Arizona

Arizona Republican Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Arizona State Senator David Gowan, Arizona Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters and Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem hold a press conference as they tour the U.S.-Mexico border on November 04, 2022 in Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

AZ may be key to GOP election subversion

Jessica Goodheart - Capital & Main

With election deniers up and down the ballot, key voters don’t rank democracy as a big concern

Autumn Trees at Walden Pond (Getty Images/Mick Roessler)

Fact-checking Thoreau’s observations

Tara K. Miller, Richard B. Primack, Abe Miller-Rushing - The Conversation

How do scientists know that historical data is appropriate to use?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attend the Ralph Lauren SS23 Runway Show at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on October 13, 2022 in San Marino, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Mrs. Jennifer Affleck defends her name

Alison Stine

When asked by a reporter if Mr. Affleck might consider changing his name, Mrs. Affleck laughed

Emperor Penguins in Antarctica (Getty Images/Paul Souders)

The great threat emperor penguins face

Stephanie Jenouvrier - The Conversation

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection. Can it save them?

Former President Donald Trump watches Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake speak at a ‘Save America’ rally on July 22, 2022 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Trump stokes Arizona election conspiracy

Areeba Shah

Right-wing media amplified false claims of voter fraud after Maricopa County tabulation machines malfunction

Alanis Morissette, 2022 Inductee speaks onstage during the 2022 Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Massey Hall on September 24, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images)

Why Alanis dumped the Rock Hall of Fame

Joy Saha

The singer was supposed to honor Carly Simon by singing "You're So Vain," but dropped out suddenly Saturday

St. Michael's Media founder and CEO Michael Voris holds up a rosary while addressing the ‘Bishops Enough Is Enough’ rally at the MECU Pavilion November 16, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Catholic-right site: Violence an option

Kathryn Joyce

Church Militant made headlines with MTG's "Satan" interview. Now it warns, "Sometimes violence must be unleashed"

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the Capitol Building on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Midterms likely to confirm MAGA's power

Steve Appleford - Capital & Main

Like the Tea Party, Freedom Caucus House members have been loud and divisive. Why haven’t they paid the same price?

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Whatever happens, let's face the truth

Chauncey DeVega

After six years of reassuring America that somehow everything will be OK, it's time for the media to get real

People attend a Black Voters Matter event outside First Baptist Church Capitol Hill on June 20, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Tenn disenfranchised 21% of Black people

Bianca Fortis - ProPublica

While many states made it easier for people convicted of felonies to vote, Tennessee went in the other direction

Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DeSantis tries to block DOJ monitors

Travis Gettys - Raw Story

Florida officials warned DOJ their monitors would be blocked and the state would send its own monitors instead

Red, white and blue donkey-shaped cookies are laid out for voters by members of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party at the Bryn Athyn Borough Hall polling station on November 08, 2022 in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Is distributing food near polls legal?

Joy Saha

Most states have some restrictions on food distribution, but only a select few can compare to Georgia's strict law

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on November 7, 2022 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump teases "very big announcement"

Areeba Shah

What might he announce next week at Mar-a-Lago? Meanwhile, he attacks DOJ, lets J.D. Vance talk for two minutes

Police officers gather to remove activists during an anti-death penalty protest in front of the US Supreme Court January 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Death penalty: Campaign issue no more

Austin Sarat

It's an important milestone: Even with GOP pushing "law and order," candidates don't vow to put people to death

John Fetterman (Getty Images)

Fetterman fights back on GOP "attack"

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

Fetterman, Dems file suit to stop thousands of Pennsylvania ballots being thrown out over a technicality

"I Voted" stickers cover a table at a polling station (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

Dem early vote soars in three key states

Sarah K. Burris - Raw Story

Early voting among Democrats well ahead of 2020 in Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin. But will that be enough?

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman, President Joe Biden, and former U.S. President Barack Obama depart a rally with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro at the Liacouras Center on November 5, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Michael Steele: Midterm surprises ahead

Dean Obeidallah

Republicans selling a sinister fantasy version of America while Democrats are just clueless, says former GOP head

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Elon's Twitter: US if MAGA wins midterms

Amanda Marcotte

I don't think we're ignoring the impending doom of democracy when we gawk at Musk ruining Twitter

An election worker holds up a red flag to ask for help while presorting absentee ballots cast in the city of Detroit during the 2022 general election at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan on November 6, 2022. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Election deniers to disrupt Mich. vote?

Areeba Shah

Several Michigan election boards feature Big Lie boosters, but advocates insist vote will be "safe and secure"

A nurse prepares an injection of the Moderna dose vaccine on 26 September, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Pandemic greed killed 1.3 million: study

Troy Farah

Hoarding vaccines led to 1.3 million unnecessary deaths, while rich countries wasted their shots

A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 25, 2022. (OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images)

AZ poll workers face right-wing threats

Kenny Stancil - Common Dreams

"It feels very much like predatory behavior and that we are being stalked," Maricopa elections chief says

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Why some think fascism is peak democracy

Mark R. Reiff - The Conversation

Many fascists think of themselves as advocating a more pure version of democracy, expert says

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