Left Out: The Missing Election Narratives
In the spirit of collaboration these times demand, In These Times, The Forge, Convergence and The Real News Network have joined forces to produce “Left Out: The Missing Election Narratives.” This package brings together essays, reporting and conversations by and with organizers, writers and cultural workers across the country. All of our outlets belong to the Movement Media Alliance, and we offer this collection in the name of movement journalism, knowing that no one will tell our stories for us.
The Jan/Feb issue of In These Times was devoted to the "Left Out" collaboration.
A roundtable discussion on mutual aid and power-building
Erica Chenoweth, Kate Hess Pace, Anna Duncan and Ginny Goldman
Disgusted by Democrats' ongoing support for the genocide in Gaza, some Muslim and Arab American voters are embracing third-party candidates and community-based forms of political engagement.
Malak Silmi
Delaney Vandergrift, Scalawag Magazine
Maria Esch, The Forge
Clarissa Brooks, The Forge
Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Convergence
Cayden Mak, Malkia Devich-Cyril & Sarah Jaffe, Convergence
Cayden Mak, Waleed Shahid & Connie Razza, Convergence
Cayden Mak, Adam Johnson & Hermelinda Cortés, Convergence
Layla Elabed and Maurice Mitchell, The Forge
Vinay Krishnan, The Forge
Anthony Vidal Torres, The Forge
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