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Three veterans launched a decade-long pipeline fight, @Denali_Sai remembers on #VeteransDay. George Jones, Clarence Givens, & Russell Chisholm saw it as their duty to protect their community against domestic enemies in Appalachia: fossil fuel corporations. prismreports.org/2024/11/11/vet…

Black men were scapegoated before the election by the Harris campaign, media, political pundits, & even former President Obama, IT’S THE RACISM, STUPID. writes in an op-ed. Black men were never Harris’ problem. Votes must be earned by crafting policies. prismreports.org/2024/11/11/har…

This election brought a blow to criminal justice reform advocates in CA. Voters’ final decision on Prop 36 & Prop 6 not only approved increased penalties for theft & some drug offenses, but also rejected a ban on forced prison labor, Tamar Sarai reports. prismreports.org/2024/11/12/how…

What’s the deal with the Latine vote? Bachata in the mosh pit considers in a new op-ed. The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like class, immigration status, race, & class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders & within our own communities. prismreports.org/2024/11/12/wha…

Surge in poll watchers raises concerns of potential voter intimidation, Alexandra Martinez reports. Poll watchers are intended to ensure the integrity of the election process, but overreach could lead to disruption, intimidation, & even voter suppression. prismreports.org/2024/11/12/sur…

Some criminal justice reform advocates argue that CA voters’ rejection of Prop 6 in tandem with support for Prop 36 is a sign of a turn towards a tough-on-crime mentality, Tamar Sarai reports. The “slavery exception” remains in the state's constitution. prismreports.org/2024/11/12/how…

Movement media is a vital tool in challenging fascism. Let’s work together to get in gear. Truthout’s Maya Schenwar- read We Grow the World Together! & Prism’s Lara Witt offer 5 steps that media makers, readers, viewers & listeners can take to meet this cataclysmic moment with resistance. prismreports.org/2024/11/13/5-w…



Trans community stays resolved to persevere through another Trump presidency, Sarah Prager 🏳️🌈 reports. Leaders of the movement are reminding trans people of their long history of resilience & resistance central to their existence thus far. prismreports.org/2024/11/13/tra…

The Latine experience is not one culture, community, race, tribal affiliation, class, or documentation status, writes Bachata in the mosh pit in an op-ed. What’s the deal with the Latine vote? Mischaracterizing ourselves within the US political & social paradigm. prismreports.org/2024/11/12/wha…


“What happened in Nebraska won’t stay in Nebraska,” writes Shelley Mann of Nebraska Abortion Resources, detailing the anti-abortion movement’s deceptive tactics to defeat a Nebraska ballot measure securing access to abortion. It will replicate its tactics everywhere. prismreports.org/2024/11/14/wha…

A state court in Idaho has begun hearing testimony in a pivotal case filed by women denied life-saving abortion care & physicians, Alexandra Martinez reports. Adkins v. State of Idaho challenges the medical exceptions to the state’s restrictive abortion laws. prismreports.org/2024/11/14/tes…
