Representation matters, and when we ban books that speak to who we are as people and the diversity among us, we silence entire communities and their allies.
For Wisconsinites, abortion is yet again on the ballot in one of the most critical elections in the state’s history and the most important American election of 2023.
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.
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.
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.
We have the opportunity to make voting in this country a more just exercise. Let us seize the moment.
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.
Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters, around you have grown — Bob Dylan (1964)
My stylist and your barber need to keep their lights on and roofs over their head just like you and me.
Dissent is the lifeblood of democracy and ours is bleeding out.
A large and growing body of evidence shows that Medicaid expansion has produced large gains in health coverage and improved beneficiaries’ physical and financial health.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Prison Sentence Was A Four-Star Experience
It has been 46 years since Justice Blackmun wrote for the majority of Supreme Court justices in Roe v. Wade
House Bill 1266 will restore the right to vote to almost 9,000 Coloradans.
House Bill 211 and House Bill 522 will make voting easier for Georgians
There have been 67 bills introduced in 25 states related to automatic voter registration
The Townsend Acts will keep Arizonans from the polls
South Carolina’s HB 3759 is a poison pill
Indiana is considering two bills to bring solar to the Hoosier state
SB 333 & HB 119 would allow Marylanders to vote absentee without having to re-register
The Arizona Senate wants to make voting harder… much harder
And Governor Northam will, too
A roundup of gun legislation around the country and how you can take action now
Florida’s anti-discrimination policy discriminates against LGBTQ Floridians
Last Stand of the Republic
Voter fraud in North Carolina may result in new general election
Florida Recount Battle Mounts
Florida restores voting rights to 1.4 million
Early voting in Florida runs October 22 through November 2
Michigan gives us hope
Absentee in person voting in South Dakota runs from September 21 to November 6
Vote Absentee-In-Person from October 7 to November 5
North Carolina’s early voting period runs from October 17 to November 3
Early voting in North Dakota runs October 22 through November 5
Michigan has no early voting so November 6 is make-or-break for these issues
Early voting in Arkansas runs from October 22 to November 5
Nevada Early Voting runs from October 20 to November 2
Early voting in Maryland runs from October 25 through November 1
Early voting in Massachusetts runs from October 22 through November 2
Colorado votes by mail; get your ballots in ASAP!
Missouri doesn’t have early voting so November 6th is make-or-break for ballot measures
Early voting ends in Louisiana on October 30th
Early voting in Utah runs from October 23 to November 2
A little celebration is in order in California
Jerry Brown has six days to protect California’s most iconic industry
Senator Susan Collins is looking for an excuse to stab her constituents in the back
Here’s what happened on Resistbot during the Arizona teacher’s strike
How to subvert American Democracy for fun and profit
Virginia and New Jersey top the list but there are a lot of elections on November 7, 2017.
It’s been six days without power in Puerto Rico and it's only getting worse
Deborah Chrystal in the Washington Daily News
Elizabeth Sipple in the Kenosha News
Brian Fuhler in the Star Telegram
Lauren Patton in the Citizen-Times
Sheriff Arpaio created a police state in Arizona; a pardon would legitimize that
For politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same.
Pat Owen in the Galveston News
Allison Luzader in the Times-Picayune
Margaret Button in the Dallas Morning News
Rosalyn DeMattia in the Columbus Dispatch
Carol Dunlap in the Richmond Times Dispatch
Danielle O’Connor in the Daily News-Miner
Benjamin Dorsey in the Lafayette Advertiser
Barbara Magella in the Columbus Dispatch
