Daily Archives: November 6, 2020

2020-11-06: News Headlines

_____ (2020-11-06). Trump's Bid to Stop the Count Risks Turning America Into an 'Illiberal Democracy' like Turkey. strategic-culture.org Patrick COCKBURN | By claiming victory in the presidential election while it is still in the balance, President This approach is a rerun of the strategy employed by several populist national leaders across the world in recent years to stay in power by prematurely claiming a win at the polls, and then manipulating the final result in their favour through their control of state institutions, such as election supervisory boards and th…

Stephen Lendman (2020-11-06). US Hypocrisy, Not Democracy. Governance of, by and for "The Rich, Well-Born and Able" globalresearch.ca When farcical US elections are held, we the people have no say over who serves in high office or how the nation is run. | The nation's founders designed things this way, creating governance of, by, and for "the rich, well-born …

Mark Fiore (2020-11-06). Screen Shot 2020-11-05 at 4.16.38 PM.png. progressive.org Trump and the Republicans know they can't win a national election with an outright majority, so they focus on winning by suppressing the vote and shouting 'fraud!'

Greg Palast (2020-11-06). How the Republicans are stealing Georgia. zcomm.org Hundreds of thousands of people of color have had their names erased from the voter list in this vital state…

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-11-06). Don't Fool Yourself: Your Biden Vote Was Not A "Vote Against Fascism" thealtworld.com Well…

Staff (2020-11-06). Labor Organizer: I Witnessed Bush Steal 2000 Election in Florida. We Can't Let Trump Steal This One. democracynow.org We look at Donald Trump's attempts to undermine the U.S. presidential election with Jane McAlevey, a union organizer, negotiator and senior policy fellow at UC Berkeley's Labor Center who was an eyewitness to the 2000 Florida recount. She says the 2000 election holds lessons for today, when Democrats allowed Republicans to claim a controversial victory. "We have to have a counternarrative. We have to have very large numbers of people in the streets," she says.

Marilyn Bechtel (2020-11-06). Crowd in Oakland, Calif., demands: Count Every Vote. peoplesworld.org PROTECT THE RESULTS — FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU OAKLAND, Calif. — Over a thousand masked, socially-distancing people filled City Hall's Frank Ogawa Plaza Nov. 4, joining labor, faith, and community speakers demanding that every vote is counted and democracy is upheld. Among over 60 organizations helping to organize the event: SEIU Local 1021, Ella …

Staff (2020-11-06). Puerto Ricans Vote to Narrowly Approve Controversial Statehood Referendum & Elect 4 LGBTQ Candidates. democracynow.org As most eyes were focused on the race for the White House, Puerto Rican voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a nonbinding statehood referendum. We get analysis from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González and speak with Afro-Puerto Rican human rights, feminist and LGBTQI activist Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, who was elected to the Puerto Rican Senate.

Alan Macleod (2020-11-06). Did Media Spiking the Ukraine-Burisma Story Win Joe Biden the Election? mintpressnews.com Whatever one thinks about Biden or Trump, or the veracity of the Burisma story, the way in which corporate media and social media giants unilaterally decided that Americans would not be able to decide for themselves raises profound questions about the nature of power and freedom of speech in society.

Ajamu Baraka (2020-11-06). Confronting Bipartisan Repression and the US-led Axis of Domination Beyond Election Day. globalresearch.ca No matter who sits in the white peoples' house, we will have to continue to fight for social justice, democracy, and People(s)-Centered Human Rights. | "Our survival depends on seeing this violent, barbarian behemoth for what it is." | Chaos, violence, legal …

Norman Solomon (2020-11-06). Progressives Made Trump's Defeat Possible. indybay.org Now It's Time to Challenge Biden and Other Corporate Democrats.

Staff (2020-11-06). Headlines for November 6, 2020. democracynow.org Biden Takes Lead in Georgia & Pennsylvania, Moving Him Closer to Presidency, Biden Calls for Counting Every Ballot; Trump Claims Dems Are Stealing Election, Trump Campaign Faces Legal Setbacks in Election-Related Lawsuits, Trump Campaign Adviser: "Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through" to Help Trump Win Election, Sen. Graham: State GOP Lawmakers Should Consider Invalidating Election Results, Philly Police Foil QAnon-Linked Plot to Attack Ballot-Counting Site, Bannon Calls for Beheading of Dr. Fauci & FBI Director Wray, 18 Protesters Arrested in NYC in Demo Against Trump Stealing Election, Georgia May Have…

Roger Harris (2020-11-06). Leveraging the Ruling Class's Loss of Legitimacy. counterpunch.org The polls closed with "no winner yet in cliffhanger presidential election," as of Wednesday evening. Despite a period of uncertainty, which is typically the nemesis of Wall Street, the Dow climbed 0.9%, the S&P 500 opened 1.5% higher, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.6%. The explanation is that the financial elites know that they win

Mobilize (2020-11-06). Oakland Demands that All Votes Be Counted After Trump Claims False Victory. indybay.org Just after 2am on November 4, Trump declared vic ≠to ≠ry in the 2020 pres ≠i ≠den ≠tial election and insisted that all vote count ≠ing stop. Activists were ready to defend the democratic process with a protest in Oakland, one of many in the San Francisco Bay area and across the nation.

Dean Baker (2020-11-06). Donald Trump and Being Deplorable. counterpunch.org As it increasingly looks like Joe Biden has won the election, I see many people around me appalled that so many of their fellow citizens can vote for someone as racist, sexist, and otherwise offensive as Donald Trump. Given what we know about the guy, and think everyone else should know about him as well,

teleSUR (2020-11-06). Biden Leads in Georgia and Gets Closer To Trump in Pennsylvania. telesurenglish.net Democratic candidate Joe Biden reversed the provisional results in the state of Georgia and beat the Republican candidate Donald Trump. | RELATED: | The latest data announced by local media around 4: 30 a.m. gave Biden an advantage over Trump of 917 votes. While it could seem a minor difference, those votes are significant because the U.S. President had a 1,267 vote lead a few hours earlier. | In Pennsylvania, wher…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-06). Trump continues campaign of lies, protests break out to protect the vote. peoplesdispatch.org As Joe Biden heads closer to victory, Donald Trump and the right-wing have launched a massive campaign of lies over the results. Protesters have taken to the streets across the US demanding that all votes be counted…

Editor (2020-11-06). Victor Pickard: How to Save American Journalism. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play It's no secret that the U.S. funding model for journalism is broken, and that this had terrible consequences for our democracy, but it may not be without repair. As advertising revenue newspapers once relied on has increasingly ended up in the pockets of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook, many have shut down their presses… |

Claus Leggewie (2020-11-06). The election as a farce: Donald Trump and the rise of the autocrats. indybay.org To elect a demagogue is always dangerous, but it does not condemn a country to the collapse of its democracy. Strong institutions can keep corrupt or autocratic leaders in check. That is exactly what the U.S. Constitution is designed to do, and for much of our history it has been successful in doing so.

Editor (2020-11-05). Chris Hedges: American Requiem. scheerpost.com Art by Mr. Fish / Original to Scheerpost] By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Well, it's over. Not the election. The capitalist democracy. However biased it was towards the interests of the rich and however hostile it was to the poor and minorities, the capitalist democracy at least offered the possibility of incremental and piecemeal reform. Now it is a corpse. The iconography and rhetoric… |

Stephen Lendman (2020-11-05). "Fantasy Democracy": US Election 2020. Electoral Fraud?? globalresearch.ca First said in America's early 1930s, the expression "we wuz robbed" echoed in various forms following losses in close sports contests. | Time and again, it's been true as well about US elections at the federal, state and local levels since …

Stephen Lendman (2020-11-05). Five Swing States to Decide US Presidential Election. globalresearch.ca After months of campaigning and a record $14 billion spent by the Trump and Biden teams, it all comes down to results in 5 battleground states. | Here's where things stand at the moment with vote counting still ongoing: | Pennsylvania: Trump …

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-11-05). Why Taking US NED Money is Wrong. thealtworld.com The National Endowment for Democracy has as much to do with promoting "democracy" as the illegal US invasion of Iraq — code name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" had to do with bringing "freedom" to the Iraqi people. And as it turns out the same circle of regime change promoters are/were involved in both. | I cover the US National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) board of directors — pointing out how many of them have been involved in some of the worst crimes against humanity of the 21st century including promoting and even participating in the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. | I also explain why takin…

Staff (2020-11-05). Arizona's Blue Shift Rooted in Years of Grassroots Latinx Organizing Against GOP's Xenophobia. democracynow.org One of the crucial states that could decide the presidential election is Arizona, where Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump with thousands of ballots left to count. Trump won Arizona in 2016, and if Biden's lead holds, he will be just the second Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since 1948. "The lion's share of the credit belongs to sustained community organizing in the state," says Marisa Franco, director and co-founder of Mijente, a national digital organizing hub for Latinx and Chicanx communities. She says the Trump administration has been disastrous for immigrants and immigrant rights groups,…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-11-05). Tensions Grow in Bolivia as Arce's Inauguration Day Approaches. globalresearch.ca Arce's victory was not enough to overcome the effects of the coup in Bolivia. Currently, the country is strongly threatened by the confluence of the anti-democratic interests of various political groups, paramilitaries and religious fundamentalists who seek to prevent the …

Ralph Nader — Bruce Fein (2020-11-05). How Trump, Hannity and Limbaugh Violated Election Law. counterpunch.org Conservative media celebrities Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh have flagrantly violated the federal election law prohibition of donating anything of value exceeding $2,800 to a presidential candidate. The ongoing strategic collaboration between Trump, Hannity and Limbaugh is obvious and has been widely documented in newspapers and books. Both Hannity and Limbaugh have collaborated with President

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-05). Maduro slams US' giving democracy lessons to world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says Washington is in no position to give lessons in democracy to the world as Donald Trump is apparently rejecting the early results of US election.

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-11-05). Electoral Musings: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com It is perfectly valid for the American public to express outrage over Trump's declaration of victory, but the entire American media and political class forever lost all legitimacy to condemn a nation's leader for illegitimately crowning themselves by backing the Venezuela coup. | ‚ùñ | Watching Democrats' inability to handily defeat a crazy reality TV host in two elections is like seeing someone pick a fight with a six year-old girl and getting their ass kicked, then coming back with a bunch of their friends and watching them all get carried off on stretchers. | ‚ùñ | All t…

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-11-05). Omar and Tlaib Credited as 'Major Factors' in Securing Biden Victories in Minnesota and Michigan. commondreams.org "You get what you organize for," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. "Direct voter contact wins elections," added Rep. Rashida Tlaib. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/omar_tlaib.jpg

RT (2020-11-05). Joe Biden sees 'NO DOUBT' of winning presidency, urges supporters to be patient, calls system 'envy of the world'. rt.com Democrat Joe Biden said he's certain he will soon be named the winner of Tuesday's presidential election and repeated his demand that all votes be counted amid allegations by President Donald Trump of fraudulent ballots. | "We have no doubt that when the count is finished, Senator [Kamala] Harris and I will be declared the winners," Biden said Thursday. "So, I ask everyone to stay calm, all people to stay calm. The process is working, the count is being completed, we'll know very soon." | I spent the afternoon attending briefings on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the state of the economy. Tune in as I provide…

Sheren Khalel (2020-11-05). US elections 2020: Campa-Najjar holds on with 'measure of hope' as Issa claims victory. middleeasteye.net US elections 2020: Campa-Najjar holds on with 'measure of hope' as Issa claims victory | Palestinian-American Democrat running for House trails amid outrage over Twitter posts praising ex-Israel PM responsible for death of grandparents | Thu, 11/05/2020 – 21: 32 | Now trailing in votes, Campa-Najjar's campaign says it is 'still looking at the returns with a measure of hope' (AFP/File photo) | The r…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-11-05). Labor Department reports 21.5 million still getting jobless aid. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—New claims for jobless benefits, from people thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic and actions to counter the community spread of the plague, totaled 21.51 million for the week ending on Oct. 17, the Labor Department reported. That doesn't count new claims for state or federal jobless benefits since then, the Bureau of …

Staff (2020-11-05). There is no democracy without felon voting rights. therealnews.com TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez talks with Executive Producer and host of Rattling the Bars Eddie Conway about prisoners' right to vote, or lack thereof, and about the obstacles ex-prisoners face in securing their voting rights, particularly in Florida.

Maicol David Lynch (2020-11-05). CPUSA hits the streets of New York to protect the results. peoplesworld.org PROTECT THE RESULTS — FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU NEW YORK—"Whose vote counts? All votes count! Whose vote counts? Our vote counts!" the crowd shouted as they marched from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park in New York City on Wednesday. They were demanding that every vote be counted a day after the largest voter …

Communist Party USA (2020-11-05). Communist Party sends the call: Defend the votes. peoplesworld.org THE RESULTS — FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU The following is a guest editorial from the Communist Party USA. I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity. The people are awakening. In due time, they will and must come to their own. . . . Let the people everywhere take heart of …

Patricia Gorky (2020-11-05). Right wing mobilizations intensify racist voter suppression drive. liberationnews.org Right wing protesters mobilized in several hotspots across the country following Tuesday's election, using intimidation tactics in an attempt to tip the scales for Trump.

Global Research News (2020-11-05). Selected Articles: "Fantasy Democracy": US Election 2020. globalresearch.ca By The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported …

sputniknews (2020-11-05). Trump Delivers Remarks From White House Amid Tense Presidential Race. sputniknews.com As the vote to win the White House between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden continues, the outcome remains unclear as votes in several key states have not yet been counted.

sputniknews (2020-11-05). Polls Wrong Again! Professor Who Predicted Biden Landslide Victory Urges Analysts to Change Approach. sputniknews.com The results of United States presidential election have not yet been called. While Democratic candidate Joe Biden is currently on a course to win, his lead is not consistent with numerous pollsters who predicted that the former Vice President would win a landslide victory against Donald Trump.

Umar A Farooq (2020-11-05). US Elections 2020: A Who's Who of Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Team. globalresearch.ca Democratic nominee's advisers consist of many former Obama-era officials, some who helped craft the Iran nuclear deal, drone strikes programmes and sanctions on Syria and Libya | *** | As a two-term vice-president under President Barack Obama, Joe Biden played a leading …

teleSUR (2020-11-05). US Elections: Biden Has 264 Delegates to the Electoral College. telesurenglish.net Democratic candidate Joe Biden already has 264 delegates in the Electoral College and is one step closer to achieving the 270 delegates that would allow him to be elected as the next president. Republican candidate Donald Trump has garnered 214 delegates so far. | RELATED: | The differences in votes between the two candidates continue to be minimal in some key states. As of Thursday morning, attention remained focused on t…

Jack Delaney (2020-11-05). 'You Have to Listen to the Streets': Rebel Diaz on Hip Hop and the Chilean Constitution. thenation.com 'You Have to Listen to the Streets': Rebel Diaz on Hip Hop and the Chilean Constitution…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-11-05). 'Gross Abuse' of Power, Says International Election Observer About Trump Lies of US Voter Fraud. commondreams.org "Baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, notably by the incumbent president, including on election night, harm public trust in democratic institutions," the delegation concluded. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12294470951.jpg

teleSUR (2020-11-05). Trump Insists 'Illegal Votes' Depriving him of the Presidency. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to make false claims on the legality of ballots as new tallies showing a diminishing lead for Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania. | RELATED: | During the White House briefing, Trump claimed that "legal votes" would point to his victory and that the inclusion of "illegal votes" may lead to a Joe Biden win. | "If you count the legal votes I easily win," Trump said, providing no evide…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-11-05). Calling Trump's Repeated Election Lies 'Dangerous' to Democracy, Watchdogs Urge Twitter to Suspend His Account. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-11-05_at_15.44.24.png

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-11-05). 'Bernie Called It': Pre-Election Video of Sanders Warning Trump Would Try to Steal the Vote Goes Viral. commondreams.org "Now, in this unprecedented moment," Sen. Sanders said on Wednesday afternoon, "is the time to reaffirm our belief in democracy and to give states the time they need to count every ballot so that the will of the American people is heard." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_warning.jpg

sputniknews (2020-11-05). 'We Can't Let That Happen': Trump Vows to Stop Democrats From 'Stealing' Election. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump, who is trailing 40 Electoral College votes behind his Democratic opponent, claims he has "already decisively won" several states and will win the overall presidential election "if you count the legal votes."

WSWS (2020-11-05). Breonna Taylor's mother demands an independent investigation into police killing after exposure of grand jury whitewash. wsws.org Tamika Palmer is demanding a new investigation after three jurors revealed that Republican Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron did not follow procedure and present the possibility of six homicide charges against the officers who killed Taylor.

Jacob G. Hornberger (2020-11-05). Don't Forget LBJ's Election Theft. globalresearch.ca The mainstream pro-Biden media is poking fun at Donald Trump's suggestion that there could be fraud involved in…

_____ (2020-11-05). The US Inability To Count Votes Is A National Disgrace. popularresistance.org The richest and most powerful country on earth — whether due to ineptitude, choice or some combination of both — has no ability to perform the simple task of counting votes in a minimally efficient or confidence-inspiring manner. As a result, the credibility of the voting process is severely impaired, and any residual authority the U.S. claims to "spread" democracy to lucky recipients of its benevolence around the world is close to obliterated. | At 7: 30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the day after the 2020 presidential elections, the results of the presidential race, as well as control of the Senate, are very…

Michael Jansen (2020-11-05). What if Clinton Had Won the 2016 US Presidential Election Instead of Trump? globalresearch.ca What if Democrat Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 US presidential election instead of Donald Trump? The US and the world would have been spared four roller-coaster years of Trump, of his narcissism, ignorance and irrationality and his never …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2020-11-04). Gideon Concession to Collins Dashes Democratic Hopes to Oust Reviled Maine GOP Senator. commondreams.org The four-term Republican's win follows her much-maligned vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/collins-beats-gideon.jpg

Editor (2020-11-04). How Will the U.S. Election Change the Mideast? scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment If Joe Biden wins the presidency and the Democrats sweep to power in both houses of Congress, it will have a huge impact on domestic policies, on everything from health care to workers' rights to green energy. But the impact on foreign policy would be equally significant. The biggest foreign loser in such a sea change will be Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a country… |

Ali Harb (2020-11-04). US elections 2020: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar win re-election. middleeasteye.net US elections 2020: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar win re-election | Tlaib says Covid-19 relief will be her top priority during second term in Congress and vows to continue pushing for Palestinian human rights | Wed, 11/04/2020 – 04: 13 | The Republican opponents of Tlaib and Omar had raised staggering amounts of money despite the non-competitive nature of races (AFP/File photo) | Muslim-American Congresswomen Rashi…

Ben Hillier (2020-11-04). The United States is not a democracy. mronline.org The country's constitution is an eighteenth-century relic penned by merchants and slave owners, amendments to which can be blocked by as few as 13 states representing less than 4 percent of the population.

Staff (2020-11-04). Election Too Close to Call: Biden Underperforms & Trump Stokes Chaos, Claiming False Victory. democracynow.org President Trump has prematurely declared victory and falsely accused Democrats of "major fraud," even as millions of ballots continue to be counted across the United States amid an unprecedented wave of mail-in ballots widely believed to favor Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The two campaigns appear neck and neck in several battleground states key to winning the White House, but early results suggest Democrats performed worse than they had hoped, setting up a potential legal fight over uncounted ballots reminiscent of the 2000 election. We spend the hour discussing the results and what comes next, with Ben Jealo…

Judy Greenspan (2020-11-04). Prison, COVID, and Disabilities. workers.org From a talk given at the Oct. 22 Workers World Webinar on "Voter Suppression & COVID & their Impact on Disabled People." Betsey [Piette] and I are both members of the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party. Every week, we publish 1-2 pages of articles about the struggles . . . |

Editor (2020-11-04). Count all the votes! The struggle has just begun. workers.org Wednesday, Nov. 4 As of this writing it's unclear who won the U.S. presidential election. Ballots are still being counted in several "battleground" states. Trump prematurely and illegitimately declared victory early this morning, and will likely challenge a Biden victory by attempting to suppress votes not yet counted. He has . . . |

Raul Diego (2020-11-04). It Not About Right or Left, Its About Neoliberalism. Mickey Huff on Big Tech's Efforts To Purge Dissent. mintpressnews.com "If Republicans and conservatives are really concerned about money in Silicon Valley and impacting elections," says Huff, "they should look in the mirror."

Ted Kelly (2020-11-04). International calls for release of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike. workers.org Hunger striker Maher al-Akhras The International Association of Democratic Lawyers, in a resolution released late last month, called for the immediate release of Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian man imprisoned by Israeli occupation. Detained without charges under the notorious "administrative detention" policy, al-Akhras has been staging a hunger strike for almost . . . |

Staff (2020-11-04). Biden Underperforms and Trump Stokes Chaos by Claiming False Victory. truthout.org President Trump has prematurely declared victory and falsely accused Democrats of "major fraud," even as millions of ballots continue to be counted across the United States amid an unprecedented wave of mail-in ballots widely believed to favor Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The two campaigns appear neck and neck in several battleground states key to winning the White House, but early results suggest Democrats performed worse than they had hoped, setting up a potential legal fight over uncounted ballot…

Dan Froomkin (2020-11-04). The Biggest Story of Our Time Requires an Army of Journalists to Tell. commondreams.org The role of the free press in the world's leading democracy is not to sit by and watch as authoritarianism takes root. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/local_newspapers_0_0.jpg

Scott Ritter (2020-11-04). America almost dodged a bullet…then Biden & Trump opened their mouths. Now all hell will break loose. thealtworld.com The 2020 election was proceeding smoothly. All the candidates had to do was be patient while the votes were counted, and the people would have a 'clean' election. But by speaking out, they have lit the blue-touch paper. | In an

teleSUR (2020-11-04). Live 2020 Elections Update: Biden to Take Wisconsin. telesurenglish.net CNN projects Biden wins Michigan; Trump sues to halt Michigan vote count: | According to CNN, Joe Biden his projected to win the state of Micigan, winning its 16 electoral votes and narrowing Trump's path to victory. With this most recent projection, Biden, who leads Michigan by just over 1%, or less than 70,000 votes, now accrues 264 electoral collge votes, whereas Trump has secured 214 of these votes. The candidates need at least 270 to win the presidency. | CNN projects Biden has won

commondreams (2020-11-04). On Defending Democracy and Advancing Workers' Rights at the Ballot Box and Beyond. commondreams.org ______________________________…

sputniknews (2020-11-04). Democrats Make 'Critical Mistake' Grouping Diverse Latinos into 'Amorphous' Voting Bloc – Activist. sputniknews.com Rosa Clemente, American community organizer and independent journalist, joined Radio Sputnik's Political Misfits Wednesday to discuss the role of Latino voters in the US elections and how it's time to retire the notion that one can slot an enormous and diverse group of people into one category for pollsters' demographic breakdowns.

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-11-04). Standing United Against Trump's Threat to Democracy, Protesters From Coast to Coast Urge Officials to 'Count Every Vote'. commondreams.org "Right now, election officials are continuing to count millions of votes across the country, Biden is ahead in the Electoral College and the popular vote, and the outcome of this election will be decided by the voters, not Donald Trump." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/count_0.jpg

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-04). These states could decide US presidential election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) — The US presidential election will be decided by about a dozen states that could swing to either President Donald Trump, a Republican, or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

WSWS (2020-11-04). Collected Ghazals: Poet Jim Harrison regains spontaneity through a fixed verse form. wsws.org Harrison's eclectic approach to the ghazal produced collage-like poems that combine personal and social concerns.

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-04). Future of US constitutional democracy at risk as never before. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) — Stating that the US is on the edge of political unrest and riots, Richard Falk emphasized that American foreign policy toward the Middle East will not significantly change, regardless of who wins the presidential election.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2020-11-04). Lincoln Project 'Epically Failed,' Say Progressives as Trump Wins Bigger Share of Republican Voters Than in 2016. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lincoln_groupshot.jpg

sputniknews (2020-11-04). Election 2020: Don't Dream It's Over. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, including Republicans holding on to the Senate, Joe Biden leading in the polls, Philadelphia voter intimidation, and President Trump announcing legal action in Wisconsin vote counting.

commondreams (2020-11-04). Biden on Track to Win, Thanks to Women and Women of Color – Now We Need to Count the Votes. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-11-04). Small Businesses Thrive when Democracy Thrives: Every Vote Counts. commondreams.org ______________________________…

sputniknews (2020-11-04). John Cusack Says Trump Backers Voted for 'Mentally Ill Virus Spreading Child Abducting Nazi Rapist'. sputniknews.com Many in the United States are passionately awaiting the results of Tuesday's presidential vote between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Currently, the winner remains unknown, with some projecting that the former US vice president will win the ticket to the White House, as there are official results yet.

Solnit (2020-11-04). 'Choose Democracy, Stop a Coup:' Guerilla Street Mural in Oakland. indybay.org Last Thursday, people from Oakland and the Bay Area carrying chalk, brushes, and buckets of paint, took over and painted 14th Street in downtown Oakland.

teleSUR (2020-11-04). Trump Claims Victory and Decries Fraud Without Any Basis. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Wednesday, US President Donald Trump declared himself the winner of the elections held on Nov. 3, although millions of votes have not yet been counted. | RELATED: | "We won, we won by a lot," Trump said, adding that "we are preparing for a great celebration, we are preparing to celebrate the results that are being phenomenal." | Continuing with the strategy he has used throughout his campaign, the Republican candid…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-04). Biden campaign slams Trump 'outrageous' victory claim. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) — The Biden campaign has blasted President Trump's "outrageous" comments in which he claimed victory in the presidential race.

commondreams (2020-11-04). Progressive Organizations Hold Pro-Democracy "#CountEveryVote" Events Across the Nation. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2020-11-04). Count Every Vote to Honor Democracy, Record Turnout. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Jon Queally, staff writer (2020-11-04). "He Doesn't Decide… We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory. commondreams.org "We must count every vote, and prepare for what's coming," warned one progressive activist. "This is a crucial moment to defend democracy from fascism at home." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_claims_fake_victory.jpg

Rania Khalek (2020-11-03). HEATED Debate On Trump's Foreign Policy W/ Aaron Mate, Benjamin Studebaker, Rania Khalek. thealtworld.com When Benjamin Studebaker suggests that Trump could be less hawkish than Biden, Rania Khalek and Aaron Mate push back hard.

Tony Norman (2020-11-03). What to Do When Your Democracy Is on Fire: Vote! commondreams.org This is the most important Election Day since the Civil War. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/democracy_2.jpeg

Campbell TL. (2020-11-03). Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply I agree with Dr Harris and with Dr Gordon and colleagues that screening for ACEs may reduce child abuse, improve the outcome of physical and mental disorders, and result in better public health, but this has yet to be proven. Where we primarily disagree is whether there are interventions that have been proven to improve health outcomes for children and adults who report high levels of ACEs on screening.

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-03). Eloctoral college anti-democratic aspect of US democracy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) — Prof. Zonis believes the Electoral College established by the founders of the US in order to protect the interests of the less populous states from the high population states is an anti-democratic aspect of US democracy.