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Good Speech for Lefties: Senator Elect Scott Colom

Hear Mississippi Senator-elect Scott Colom’s powerful victory speech. The first Black senator elected from Mississippi since Reconstruction reflects on the faith and orga

World News: Paraguay’s President Resigns, England’s Biggest Nature Recovery Project Gets Green Lit

Santiago Peña, Trump's Ally in Paraguay, Resigns After Digital Bank Collapse | Common Dreams Israeli president Isaac Herzog picks Benjamin Netanyahu's rival Gadi Eisenko

Providence Divests from Israel, and Microplastics are Filtered from Wastewater

Providence Becomes Largest American City to Vote to Divest From Israel | The New Republic Court blocks DOJ's bid for journalists' LinkedIn chat logs Tarrant County judg

PM News: Schumer Challenged, Boebert Defeated

'Hell Yes, Let's Go': Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority Leader | Common Dreams Lauren Boebert ousted in Colorado’s most Republican district as GOP massac

Texas' New House Speaker and First Gay Sheriff

Democrats secure majority of statehouses for first time in 16 years After 54 years, Rep. Senfronia Thompson is poised to lead the Texas House Brett Jones becomes Alabam

PM News: Mississippi Elects First Black Senator Since Reconstruction

Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi's first black senator since 19th Century Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin won't back Schumer as Senate Democratic leader

Flint’s Cash Aid Saves Babies, HIV Prevention Gets FDA Approval

Democrats Are Already Hiring Lawyers to Investigate DHS – Mother Jones John Fetterman to be challenged for Senate seat by democratic socialist born in Gaza | Pennsylvani

PM News: Colom and Peltola Gain Ground

Mississippi Senate: Scott Colom leads Hyde-Smith by more than 3,000 votes Mary Peltola surpasses both Dan Sullivans in the uncalled Alaska Senate race Hosted by Simple

Women Governors and Protected Voters

Record number of female governors elected Jane Kim declares victory in commissioner race. CA insurance could be in for big changes | Jefferson Public Radio University o

PM News: Peltola Surges in Alaska

Mary Peltola expands lead over Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race Juliana Stratton's win sets up historic first for 3 Black women in Senate Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad

Voters Reject Data Centers, Kansas Kicks Out Kobach

Midterm Rout for Data Centers: Voters in Nearly 40 Towns Rejected Projects – Mother Jones Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas Did the Bay Area just

PM News: Hegseth Faces Impeachment

House poised to impeach Pete Hegseth after GOP midterm defeat Petition Calling for House Speaker Other Than Hakeem Jeffries Hits 1 Million Signatures | Common Dreams H

Midterms Bonus: Historic Firsts!

Ten historic firsts: the winning US midterm candidates making waves | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian Indiana voters elect state's first gay congressman, JD For

Cincinnati Fights Climate Change, and Gen Z Goes Blue

Sen.-elect Annie Andrews joins calls for Senate leadership overhaul Cost of living drives Generation Z men back to Democrats Encore Boston Harbor employees announce new

BONUS: State Ballot Measure Wins!

We check in on some of this week's state ballot initiative wins. Links: https://www.commondreams.org/news/montana-corporate-money-initiative https://www.msn.com/en-us/

Good News for Lefties- Progressive Voices Edition for November 9th

Did you know that Good News for Lefties is featured on the Progressive Voices Network? That's right, every Saturday and Sunday from 12-1pm ET / 9-10am PT, you can hear th

Banned Camp: Maryland Judge Overturns Book Ban!

Beowulf joins Dan and Jen to discuss a Maryland judge who upheld a decision to reverse a book ban. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf

World News: Five New Frog Species, and Endangered Dolphins Rebound

Thousands rally outside Portugal's parliament over housing crisis, police operations, World News - AsiaOne Natl parks improve key ecosystems - Chinadaily.com.cn Researc

Wikimedia Unionizes, and Turnstile Charity Concert Draws Massive Crowd

Top Democrat tells Trump and Republicans to ‘lawyer up’ after US midterm defeats - AOL In Texas, the GOP’s Last Urban Stronghold Swings Blue | Bolts Over 200 Employees

Banned Camp: The Book Brigade!

Beowulf joins Dan and Jen to share an uplifting story from Ottawa, Canada: a community-powered book brigade that helped an independent bookstore move to a larger location