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How to Take a Stand Against Voter Intimidation and Protect Your Right to Vote

A Coup Against the Supreme Court

'Pipelines Leak': Expert Finds Government Downplayed DAPL Impact on Tribe and Water

Kurt Eichenwald: FBI Director James Comey Is Unfit for Public Service

Big trouble for Trump as voter turnout ‘explodes’ among Blacks and Hispanics

Justice Department sends election monitors to 28 states

Connecting Health and Hunger in Brooklyn and Beyond
-- Alison Mears Cohen of EcoWatch on BuzzFlash at Truthout

Lawmakers should scrutinize FBI inquiry after election

Janet Reno, former US attorney general, has died

Obama Meets 12-Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy Who Was Kicked Out Of Trump Rally

Trump’s Paramilitary Followers Gearing Up To Make America White Again

The son of black nationalist Marcus Garvey wants Obama to issue a pardon

Specter of election day violence looms as Trump spurs vigilante poll watchers

FBI questioned American Muslims in 8 states over weekend about possible pre-election terror, says civil rights group

Trump’s final ad passes off footage of migrants in Hungary as scene from US

Between Trump and a Hard Place: The Truth About "Rigged" Elections

Jury awards $36.6M in excessive force case involving jail guards

Joseph Stiglitz | Would a President Trump be good for business?
Donald Trump’s business record, even if it weren’t littered with failure and bankruptcy, does not give him the tools he needs to manage a national economy. Bullying, cheating and reneging on debts won’t make a country prosper.

'Tired of Waiting' for Politicians, Minimum Wage on Ballot in Four States

Is Donald Trump a threat to animals?

US election looms large over UN climate talks

Leading Senate Proponents of Spying and War Get Election Boost From “Libertarian” Koch Brothers

Native American Activist Grabbed by Law Enforcement During Public Testimony

Clay Pigeons: How Lobbyists Secretly Woo Top Election Officials
Secretaries of state, who oversee ballot measures on topics from gun control to the minimum wage, are increasingly courted by interest groups and industries with billions of dollars at stake.

To Reclaim Democracy, New Lawsuit Aims to Be 'Death of the Super PAC'

Utility Wants to Resume Pumping Natural Gas into Aliso Canyon Facility That Was Site of Massive Leak

Donald Trump got rich on government subsidies yet he refuses to give back
The Trump empire was built on the kind of government aid programs Donald Trump would do away with as president.

ExxonMobil Tells Independent Groups to Preserve Records of Their Climate Case Communications -- Including With the Press

Like Abusive Policing, Denial of Access to Mortgage Credit for Black Americans Is a Growing Crisis
Black Americans remain second-class citizens in access to housing finance.

Remembering Tom Hayden: Interview on the 2016 US Elections

When Trump says, “Make America Great Again,” his followers understand he is really saying, “Make America White Again.”

A Certain Victory for Campaign Finance Reform Looms in Missouri

Energy Interests, Mostly Fossil Fuels, Give Big to Ohio Campaigns

As Flint Suffers, Nestlé Plans Dramatic Expansion of Water Privatization in Michigan

How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Fail to Help Struggling Farmers

Indigenous Rights Key to Fighting Climate Change, New Study Finds

Congressman Warns US Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen

Freed From Federal Oversight, Southern States Slash Number of Polling Places

 In GOP Country, a Small Labor Organization Offers a Model for Fighting Trumpism

All Canadian Federal Government Buildings to Go 100 Percent Green by 2025

Europe and Canada Approve CETA Corporate Trade Deal Despite Heavy Opposition

The Future of Civil Rights Is Up to the Supreme Court

Comparing the Clinton and Trump Tax Plans
What is indisputable is that a plan like Trump's will reduce the progressiveness of the federal income tax, making today's ever-worsening inequality yet worse.

How Urban Governments Are Promoting Worker Co-ops

Climate Disruption's Legacy: Megadroughts, Extinctions, Obituaries for Reefs

A Buffalo woman has filed a lawsuit in federal court suing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and asking that the election be postponed until better candidates are chosen.

A #NoDAPL Map: This pipeline could endanger the drinking water of millions

Morton County Sheriff Blames US Army Corps of Engineers for Police Violence at Standing Rock as Journalist Is Shot

Republican Kelly Ayotte Lost Millions of Dollars by Defying Koch Brothers on Climate Change

Dilma Rousseff: Brazil's Media Trying to Destroy Lula

Trump And Clinton Are Both Ignoring Standing Rock, And It’s Unacceptable

Trump Is Changing the Way Girls View Their Bodies

Chelsea Manning Tried Committing Suicide a Second Time in October

Josh Fox at the Dakota Access Pipeline: 'I Have Never Seen Anything Like This'

How do you eat Nutella? The FDA wants to know

Iraqi troops on southern front battle for last town before Mosul

2 Ex-Christie Allies Are Convicted in George Washington Bridge Case

Hillary Clinton's Road To Election Day

Pregnant women, children among the victims in latest Mediterranean tragedy

Clinton, Donald Trump contest getting closer: New tracking poll

Donald Trump is taking a page from Reconstruction-era white supremacists

There's a History of White Terror Suppressing Black Voters
But why don’t we call it that?

Why You Should Be Talking About Standing Rock on the Eve of the Election
Lift up our history and our right to a better future. Don't allow our calls for justice to be drowned out by the noise of an electoral circus.

MA Attorney General Maura Healey's investigation into Glock guns gets green light to continue

Fake fliers passed out at Bates College in apparent voter suppression effort

Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 'may have been found'

How a Disappearing and Deluded Middle Class Awaits the New President
-- Paul Buchheit for BuzzFlash at Truthout

Truth: The First Causality in Trade Debates

Florida’s Early Vote Ends With Record Turnout In Democratic Strongholds

Donald Trump’s Extremist Supporters Feel Like Winners Either Way
They believe that Mr. Trump’s campaign has turned them into a force that the Republican establishment cannot ignore.

Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Standing Rock Is a Moral Mistake -- and a Political One
One way Clinton could convince Bernie Sanders's supporters she deserves their vote: stand with Standing Rock.

If the Internet goes down on Election Day, what happens?
With one candidate already calling the election rigged, any kinks are likely to spark rumor and conspiracy.

Quake Near Oklahoma Oil Hub Prompts Infrastructure Concerns

SEPTA: Deal reached to end Philly transit workers strike on eve of election

Emails Don’t Warrant Action Against Clinton, F.B.I. Director Says
As the Clinton campaign welcomed the news, Republicans accused Mr. Comey of making his announcement prematurely.

30 Powerful Photos Show Standoff Between Militarized Police and Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors

From Zuccotti to Rikers: In Memoir, Political Prisoner Cecily McMillan Pulls No Punches

With Voting Rights Protections Gutted, Polling Places Shuttered on 'Massive Scale'

As conflict increases in Afghanistan, more Afghans are being displaced

Threat of investigations hangs over Clinton and Trump
No matter who wins the White House on Tuesday, the next president is likely to enter office under the threat of investigation by the rival party.

When the FBI Has a Phone It Can't Crack, It Calls These Israeli Hackers
Apple fights to keep the U.S. government out of its phones. Cellebrite is the leader in helping break in. An inside look at the secretive Israeli company.

Members of the military giving three times as much to Clinton as to Trump

Supreme Court Allows Arizona to Enforce Ban on Ballot-Collecting

Clinton leads by five points nationally as Trump personality concerns persist, Post-ABC Tracking Poll finds

These Are the Ballot Measures to Pay Attention to If You’re a Progressive

The 15-year US war in Afghanistan barely gets mentioned, even when NATO airstrikes massacre 30 civilians
The war war continues to take a heavy toll on Afghan civilians, yet Clinton and Trump never even discussed it.

Dakota Access: company under scrutiny over sacred artifacts in oil pipeline's path

Chief: '20 Standing Rocks' if Canada Ignores Indigenous Consent
The Trudeau government declared Thursday it does not need First Nations consent on natural resource projects, angering First Nations.

How Much Arctic Sea Ice Is Each of Us Melting? Quite a Bit, New Study Says

Hillary Clinton Is Leading in a Greater Portion of Polls Than Obama Was in the Last Two Elections

Trump in final stretch pursues new opportunities to reach 270 electoral votes

How a Company With Ties to a Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Flew Over Protests in the No-Fly Zone

The Koch brothers set their sights on North Carolina state races

Southern California SEIU Caucuses Call On AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Union

Feds to Auction Off Ohio's Only National Forest to Fracking

A Prayer for People and Planet: 500 Clergy Hold 'Historic' Mass Gathering for Standing Rock

Affordable Housing Is Vanishing. These Ballot Initiatives Could Help Stem the Crisis

Industry front group that ran McCrory's offshore drilling campaign accused of lawbreaking in pipeline promotion

Will Barriers to Black Voting Tip the Critical Battleground State of North Carolina?

Protester Says He Was Nearly Killed After Trump Says 'Take Him Out' in Reno

Want to See What Donald Trump Is Doing to the Republican Party's Future? Watch Florida

Experts hedge bets as election tightens
Tens of millions have already cast their ballots, with election experts predicting that 40 percent will have voted before Tuesday. Here’s what to watch for as the remaining 60 percent head to the polls.

Minnesota Groups Fear Environmental Shortcuts in Enbridge's Plan to Rebuild Faulty Pipeline

Trump campaign hypes fake ‘assassination attempt’

The Month in Pictures: October 2016
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture and international solidarity with Palestine.

Donald Trump’s Child-Rape Accuser Drops Lawsuit After Receiving Threats

Despite Obama’s pledge to make the government more open, a report shows secret laws still abound

German ministry wants African migrants intercepted – report

Dakota Access Pipeline Builder Ignored Obama Admin Request to Halt Construction

Trump would govern the US the way he ran his casino business

Freewheeling Trump returns at Fla. rally

Michigan residents deplore plan to let Nestlé pump water for next to nothing
In a state still reeling from the Flint crisis the Swiss company would get nearly free access to pump 210m gallons a year for its bottled water business

Trump violates federal labor law, refuses to negotiate with his Vegas workers’ union

Military families could tip North Carolina to Clinton

Five Ways to Fight Fascism in the Age of Trump

North Dakota’s Public Bank Is Funding Police Repression at Standing Rock

Obama commutes sentences for 72 prisoners

Communities Across the Globe Mobilize to Support #NoDAPL (and You Can Too)

Rudy Giuliani is claiming to have insider FBI knowledge. Does he really?

Italy Becomes A Leading Destination For Migrants, Matching Greece

Bulgaria Welcomes Refugees With Attack Dogs and Beatings

Trump seeks uptick in race’s final days