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‘It Felt Like an Uphill Battle All Year,’ Says Arizona Grassroots Leader

Despite wins on abortion and Senate race, a progressive group backing Harris faced voter apathy and backlash over immigration.

Capital & Main · Nov 21, 2024

Arizona immigrants fear return to mass arrests as state passes ‘secure our border’ act

A generation of Arizonans revolted against hardline immigration policies and won important battles. This year, the state voted to bring those policies back

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2024

LUCHA Teams Knock On 600,000 Doors For Immigrant Rights

LUCHA, an immigrants' rights group in Arizona, engages in civic outreach and advocates for social justice. Organizer Alejandra Gomez remains hopeful about ...

Top News · Oct 31, 2024

Lucha Libre wrestling returns to UK for the first time since the pandemic

Fans can expect appearances from special guests at the ‘Wrestle Mexicana’ event

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2023

‘Extremists didn’t make it’: why Republicans flopped in once-red Arizona

The state rejected hardline rhetoric amid historic turnout by young and Latino voters

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2022

Latino activists have been changing Arizona politics. The midterms are their biggest challenge yet

Organizers in the state are rushing to rally the electorate against far-right candidates as early voting gets under way

The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2022

Progressives are making a multimillion-dollar bet on an unorthodox strategy to win Arizona

Among the midterm battleground states, few command as much national attention as Arizona, which has two marquee races — governor and U.S. Senate — at the top of the ticket. One progressive coalition, however, is making an eight-figure wager that the key for Democrats' success is down-ballot: the usually sleepy…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 24, 2022

Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options

CHICAGO — In the three days before Lilia had to vacate her basement apartment last summer, she cried herself to sleep each night. Her husband, Cipriano, 70, was in a hospital bed recovering from an emergency amputation of his left foot due to gangrene complications. But their landlords of more…

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022