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Watson Coleman reintroduces legislation to establish a pilot federal jobs guarantee Rep. Watson Coleman and Sen. Cory Booker reintroduced a bill to pilot a federal jobs guarantee in up to 15 high-unemployment communities, offering jobs at a local wage floor with benefits. Source: Office of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases… (link to watsoncoleman.house.gov)
Links: watsoncoleman.house.gov
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FairVote news update: Oct. 6, 2026 Ranked choice voting will be used in key 2026 congressional races in Alaska and Maine, and three cities will vote on adopting it. Source: FairVote fairvote.org/fairvote-news-update-oct-6-2026/ (link to fairvote.org)
Links: fairvote.org
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The Medicare for All Act of 2025 Describes the single-payer bill introduced in April 2025 by Reps. Jayapal and Dingell and Sen. Sanders, which would cover all U.S. residents with comprehensive benefits and no cost-sharing. Source: Physicians for a National Health Program pnhp.org/the-medicare-for-all-act-of-2025/ (link to pnhp.org)
Links: pnhp.org
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Ranked choice voting may be a stepping stone to proportional representation Highlights research finding that support for ranked choice voting tends to carry over into support for proportional representation. Source: Election Law Blog electionlawblog.org/2025/ranked-choice-voting-m… (link to electionlawblog.org)
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Police Violence Increases as 800k Protesters Take to the Streets in France As 800k protesters take to the streets in France, French leaders condemned the uprising while the left highlighted escalating police brutality against young protesters. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/police-violence-increases… (link to truthout.org)
Links: truthout.org
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Former DSA vice chair defends platform to abolish US Senate Republicans criticized DSA's platform to abolish the presidency, Supreme Court and Senate, while a former DSA leader defended it. Source: Fox News foxnews.com/politics/republicans-sound-alarm-ov… (link to foxnews.com)
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Wyden, colleagues introduce bill to raise national minimum wage to a $25 living wage Senators introduced the Living Wage for All Act, which would lift the federal minimum to $12 immediately and phase it up to $25 an hour, with later increases tied to the national median wage. Source: Office of Sen. Ron Wyden wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-coll… (link to wyden.senate.gov)
Links: wyden.senate.gov
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US announces troop pullback from Europe Washington announced a drawdown of troops from Europe after disputes with Germany's chancellor over the Iran war, leaving allies scrambling. Source: Thairath en.thairath.co.th/news/foreign/2933975 (link to en.thairath.co.th)
Links: en.thairath.co.th
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DSA co-chairman defends plan to abolish Senate DSA co-chair Ashik Siddique argued that giving small states equal Senate representation is undemocratic and that the proposal is not extreme. Source: Washington Examiner washingtonexaminer.com/?p=4649436 (link to washingtonexaminer.com)
Links: washingtonexaminer.com
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Blakeman’s uptown fracking fiesta GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman hammered Gov. Kathy Hochul on rising energy costs, promising to slash utility bills in half without a policy proposal. Source: Politico politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2… (link to politico.com)
Links: politico.com
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DC B 26-0820: Affordable Housing Tax Assessment Alignment Act of 2026 DC B 26-0820, the Affordable Housing Tax Assessment Alignment Act of 2026, received a Committee Mark-up by the Housing Committee on 2026-11-09. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0820/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Tucson plans to keep free transit despite budget shortfall Tucson's new budget preserves fare-free transit despite a $17 million deficit, with officials noting fare collection would be costly to restart. Source: Planetizen planetizen.com/node/137425 (link to planetizen.com)
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NYC medical debt relief program New York City says its partnership with Undue Medical Debt has wiped out roughly $135 million in medical debt for more than 75,000 residents, with no application needed. Source: NewsNation newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/nyc-medical… (link to newsnationnow.com)
Links: newsnationnow.com
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The foreign-policy-first president Notes a gap between official U.S. pledges of non-intervention and a sharp rise in military strikes, including the raid that removed Venezuela's president. Source: EU Institute for Security Studies iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-02/2026-… (link to iss.europa.eu)
Links: iss.europa.eu
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Study finds mixed impact from Ann Arbor's guaranteed basic income program Researchers evaluating a two-year pilot that paid $528 a month to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor reported mixed results. Source: University of Michigan Poverty Solutions poverty.umich.edu/news/2026/study-finds-mixed-i… (link to poverty.umich.edu)
Links: poverty.umich.edu
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Inside activist group's plan to 'structurally change' the US Fox reports on Sunrise Movement slides outlining eco-socialist goals, mass strikes planned for 2028 and a later political-revolution phase. Source: Fox News foxnews.com/politics/inside-antifa-linked-group… (link to foxnews.com)
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The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much crueler The Supreme Court released a brief order on October 21 that ruled against the Trump administration's request to deny gender-affirming care to transgender prisoners. Source: Vox vox.com/politics/506261/supreme-court-trump-kin… (link to vox.com)
Links: vox.com
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Mass. voters may decide rent control, tax cuts and election reforms on packed 2026 ballot A proposed statewide question would cap annual rent increases across Massachusetts at inflation, up to 5%, and is among several measures vying for the 2026 ballot. Source: Axios Boston axios.com/local/boston/2025/12/17/mass-voters-m… (link to axios.com)
Links: axios.com
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Progress and pushback: corporate legal accountability in 2025 and what to expect in 2026 Reviews 2025 litigation holding companies to account for harms to people and the environment, and notes the EU is weakening its corporate due-diligence directive. Source: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre bhrrc.org/pt/blog/progress-and-pushback-corpora… (link to bhrrc.org)
Links: bhrrc.org
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Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president Virginia adopted the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, bringing it to 222 electoral votes, 48 short of taking effect. Source: NPR (via KUNC) kunc.org/npr-news/2026-04-14/virginia-joins-a-n… (link to kunc.org)
Links: kunc.org