by TRNN | Nov 3, 2026 | baltimore, elections, Maryland, midterms, Politics and Movements: US, video
With elections just week’s away, Maryland’s gubernatorial debate between Democratic incumbent Governor Wes Moore and Republican challenger Dan Cox took place on Oct. 6. In a special, post-debate Town Hall—hosted on Oct. 7 at the The Real News Network studio in Baltimore and co-organized by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle—TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez moderates a panel discussion about the bankruptcy of politics-as-usual and the need for building “grassroots governing power” today. Panelists include: Charly Carter, political strategist and founder of Step Up Maryland and Step Up to Lead; Dayvon Love, LBS Director of Public Policy; and Andy Ellis, Green Party candidate for Governor of Maryland.
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Studio Production / Post-Production: Cameron Granadino, David Hebden
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The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated.
Maximillian Alvarez:
So we’re here at the Real News Network Studio in Baltimore, and I am really grateful to be sitting here with an incredible panel of folks who are going to help us think through and respond to the Maryland gubernatorial debate that we watched yesterday, October 6th, between Democratic incumbent Governor Wes Moore and Republican candidate Dan Cox. So a lot of us watched that debate either live or afterwards. There was a lot to be furious about. There was a lot to think about in terms of like, okay, these are the candidates we have on offer, but also these are the things that our political parties think are important to us. And so I think a big way that we’re going to address tonight’s discussion is by talking about the issues and voices and perspectives that were not represented on that debate stage
by Jake Johnson | Nov 3, 2026 | Article, Israel, Palestine, Politics and Movements: International, Politics and Movements: US, Reprint
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Oct. 21, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
Democratic US congressional candidate Brad Lander said Wednesday that he was released by Israeli forces with a “warning” after he and dozens of others were detained while helping Palestinians harvest olives in the illegally occupied West Bank.
“Several dozen rabbis and participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention,” Lander, who is Jewish, wrote on social media. “They should all be released immediately. To be clear: Palestinians face far worse consequences every day. These detentions by the IDF are one more attempt to undermine Palestinians’ right to harvest their olive groves, travel on their roads, and live in their homes.”
Prior to his release, Lander posted a video from a bus that he said was “taking us away for processing” after settler security called the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the group harvesting olives.
“Let’s be clear: Occupation is a crime under international law,” said Lander, who is running to represent New York’s 10th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. “Harvesting olives is not a crime under any law.”
I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee).But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.— Brad Lander (@bradlander.bsky.social) 2026-10-21T13:34:39.826Z
Lander was part of a group of around 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists who were detained by the IDF on Wednesday as they helped Palestinians harvest olives from a grove near an Israeli settlement in the West
by Sharon Zhang | Nov 3, 2026 | 2026 Elections, Donald Trump, gas prices, Iran, News, Oil and Gas Industry
As Americans have been forced to shell out an extra $148 billion on gas and diesel in eight months of war on Iran, Big Oil has reaped record profits — with U.S. companies having made over $130 billion in profits, a new analysis finds. According to The New York Times, these profits were spread across 50 large U.S. oil and gas companies. Many of these companies, like Valero Energy…
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by Isabela Escalona and Amie Stager | Nov 3, 2026 | ICE, Minneapolis, Politics and Movements: US, Prisons and Policing, Trump, Unions, video
This video report was collaboratively produced and is being co-published by Workday Magazine and The Real News Network
On the morning of June 16, 2026, 15 people were indicted by the federal government for their involvement in community organizing efforts to oppose Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota this past winter. This group of defendants have become known as the “Minnesota 15,” and over half of them are rank-and-file union members or former union members.
In this special report, collaboratively produced by Workday Magazine and The Real News Network, we speak with three of the “Minnesota 15” defendants about the charges against them and the Trump administration’s attacks on dissent and the labor movement today. Interviewees include: Treasure Thoreson (Minneapolis Federation of Educators, Local 59), Alec Stewart (Minnesota Association of Professional Employees), and Emmett Doyle (Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters).
Credits (Workday Magazine):
Reporting and editorial support: Isabela Escalona, Sarah Lazare, Amy Livingston, and Amie Stager
Videography: Isabela Escalona and Amie Stager
Additional photos and videos: Amie Stager and Riley Bruce
Video editing: Isabela Escalona
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Post-production: Maximillian Alvarez, Jocelyn Dombroski, David Hebden, Kayla Rivara
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Emmett Doyle, “1934 Strike/Cooleys Reel/Congress Reel”
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Special thanks to East Side Freedom Library, Minneapolis Central Library, Hosmer Library, and Minneapolis Federation of Educators.
Transcript
The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated.
Treasure Thoreson:
Tuesday morning, June 16th, I had just woken up. I was in my pajamas. I hear a knock on the door at seven in the morning, and it’s a woman standing there in business clothes with a tactical vest on top that said Homeland Security.
Alec Stewart:
I was in my car backing out of my garage to go to
by Evan Vorpahl | Nov 3, 2026 | ALEC, Billionaires, Dark Money, elections, Federalist Society, judicial elections, Leonard Leo, News, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, PACs, Vivek Ramaswamy
Since mid-October, two right-wing super PACs have spent untold sums on ads portraying two of the four candidates running for seats on the Ohio Supreme Court as soft on crime. This campaign against judicial candidates supported by Democrats is a tried-and-true element of the attack playbook for special interests seeking to undermine judges that might hold corporations accountable.
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