From National Security ArchiveWashington D.C., November 3, 2020 - Several days after Salvador Allende’s history-changing November 3, 1970, inauguration, Richard Nixon convened his National Security Council for a formal meeting on what policy the U.S. should adopt toward Chile’s new Popular Unity government. Only a few officials who gathered in the White House … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/allende-street.jpg?itok=Dw4wR9kf" width="100" height="100" alt="Allende on the street" title="Allende on the street"></div></div>
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"He Doesn't Decide… We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, November 04, 2020byCommon Dreams"He Doesn't Decide... We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory "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."byJon … [Read more...] about "He Doesn't Decide… We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory
Long Voting Lines Are a Poll Tax
From JacobinAt the beginning of the early voting period, some voters in Cobb County, Georgia, waited more than six hours to cast a ballot. Elsewhere in Atlanta, the delay was over ten hours. In New York City, it took four hours for some voters to get into the polling … [Read more...] about Long Voting Lines Are a Poll Tax
On Election Day, Follow the Money for Both Parties
From JacobinWhoever wins today’s election, the United States is still an oligarchy, and in an oligarchy, money is the … [Read more...] about On Election Day, Follow the Money for Both Parties
Republicans Don’t Want the “Wrong Kind of People” to Vote
From JacobinOn November 22, 2000, a phalanx of chino-clad Republican operatives descended on Florida’s Miami-Dade County polling headquarters, where local officials were scrambling to complete a manual recount of ballots cast in the presidential contest between George W. … [Read more...] about Republicans Don’t Want the “Wrong Kind of People” to Vote