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National Issues

These issues fall under the purview of Congress and/or the President.

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This Seat is Taken

Care about the map, and maybe you will get an elected official that cares about you.

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The Hallway Commute

What was thought impossible by most employers just a few years ago has become commonplace. Teleworking is the new normal for many industries.

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January 6th: What Happens When Your Coup Fails (But Almost Succeeds)

A failed coup is still a coup.

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Sanctuary

We may not hear as much about Sanctuary Cities in the daily news as we did just a couple of years ago; however, they remain an important component of our immigration policies at the state level.

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Congregate Care: Far From Home, Far From Safe

On any given day between 10,000-20,000 children are residing in congregate care facilities across the country. Many of these children are living in states far from home in conditions and with people who are far from safe.

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Where The Wild Things Are

Constructing destructive tar sands oil pipelines through First Nations' lands is the latest in a long legacy of atrocities committed by European settlers in North America and the United States Government.

State Issues

Your Governor and state legislators have the power here, engage with them to make a difference.

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Dark Days in The Sunshine State

An average of 22.7% of Florida children go hungry every single day. In the land of plenty, the fact that any child goes hungry is despicable.

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Tell Tennessee Officials Not to Whitewash Education

BIPOC students are aware that the real story is more complicated than, “there used to be racism, but the Civil War and the Civil Rights Act solved it.” Their education will now be required by law to ignore a key part of their experience.

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A Riot is the Language of the Unheard

It is time to stop killing people of color. It is time to do away with legislation that causes yet more suffering for communities of color.

The Vote

We have the opportunity to make voting in this country a more just exercise. Let us seize the moment.

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When Will Their Sentences End?

If incarceration is part of paying a debt to society, for America’s 6.1 million people with felony convictions, disenfranchisement can mean that the debt is never fully paid.

The Times They Are A Changin'

Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters, around you have grown — Bob Dylan (1964)

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