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 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

 From JacobinWe are in the midst of an unprecedented judicial disaster. With the elevation of Amy Coney Barrett, not only is the current Supreme Court now dominated by a six-to-three conservative supermajority, but a full third of the justices worked on the Republican … [Read more...] about Just Pack the Damn Courts

 From JacobinWhen critics claim to have laughed at the new Borat movie to the point of “suffocating” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) or “til I wept” (Stephanie Zacharek, Time magazine), my impulse is to hiss back: “You sit on a throne of LIES!” That’s an actually … [Read more...] about We’re Sorry to Report That the New Borat Movie Isn’t Funny

 From JacobinMU Recently in Jacobin we ran an excerpt from your first book, Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell), about the 2000 election and what you saw in South Florida. What happened there, and where did the … [Read more...] about Jane McAlevey: Prepare to Hit the Streets After Election Day

 From JacobinNR You were the coordinator of the August 26, 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality in New York City. Can you tell us how that came about? What was your involvement in the … [Read more...] about How the Strike for Equality Relaunched the Struggle for Women’s Liberation in the US