November 5th, 2024
What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day
Poll watchers keep an eye on voting in Georgia in November 2022. AP Photo/Ben Gray by Mollie J. Cohen, Purdue University and Geoffrey D. Sheagley, University of Georgia When most people think of their experience of voting in person, they may remember other voters at the polls, or the hardworking election officials checking people in … Continued
November 5th, 2024
Trump doubts election integrity while Harris champions reproductive rights on election eve in Pittsburgh
(Photos by Anastasia Busby and Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Pittsburgh hosts Trump rally and nearby Harris event ahead of Tuesday polls. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Charlie Wolfson, Jamie Wiggan and Venuri Siriwardane, PublicSource November 4, 2024 Pittsburgh and Allegheny County saw on Monday the election-eve … Continued
November 5th, 2024
Accuracy Over Speed: Election Day is Not Likely Going to Be Results Day
As the 2024 general election approaches, Americans are bracing for a night that may not offer the closure they’re used to. While presidential elections traditionally end with news networks calling the race based on polling and projections, the 2024 election will likely be a reminder of the 2020 elections, where results aren’t fully declared until … Continued
November 4th, 2024
Trump’s Detroit insults are based on old narratives local media are rewriting every day
It’s been a war of words − and T-shirt slogans − in Detroit this campaign season. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images by Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State University Michigan’s swing-state status means people are talking about Detroit. Some have been saying unpleasant things. Addressing the Detroit Economic Club on Oct. 11, presidential candidate … Continued
November 4th, 2024
Endorsement: Why Kamala Harris Should Lead As America’s Next President
There are certain moments in American history that changed the nation for the better, or worse. The first enslaved Africans arrived in this country in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 and Massachusetts was the first colony to officially legalize slavery in 1641. The practice would remain in effect until the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865. … Continued
Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC
