by Sulma Arias | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, Democracy, Featured
LEA EN ESPANOL LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Protesters have poured into the streets following the Supreme Court’s decision to end reproductive freedom. As a mother of three, I share this anguish and anger. I fear for our lives in a country that so easily takes away a...
by Sulma Arias | May 26, 2022 | Democracy, Featured, Violence, White Nationalism
LEA EN ESPANOL My heart has been breaking for the last several weeks. The racist murders in Buffalo, the looming end of reproductive freedom in so many states across the country, and now the tragic murder of 19 young children and two teachers in Texas. There is a deep...
by Sulma Arias | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog, Democracy, Featured
In his 2004 book What’s the Matter with Kansas, Thomas Frank describes how working-class voters in his home state came to support a party that does not stand with them on policies that affect their livelihood and ability to make ends meet. Why, he asks, do they vote...
by Megan Essaheb | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog, Democracy, Featured
Too often, it feels like our government is run by and for the wealthy and powerful industries, like pharmaceuticals and fossil fuels, insurance and finance. They spend hundreds of millions every year to sway politicians’ votes towards their interests. They have...
by Sondra Youdelman | Jul 26, 2021 | #BuildBackBetter, Biden, Blog, Democracy, Featured, Organizing, Policy
July 15th is a day every American should celebrate. That’s when families began to receive direct payments of as much as $300 per child, payments they’ll now get every month through the end of the year, along with a tax credit. This is a game changer for the millions...
by George Goehl | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Like all of us, I’ve sorted through many feelings this week. And, there’s been one constant. Gratitude for organizers. If you take organizers and the local institutions they’ve built off the table, Donald Trump is a two-term President. I feel certain of that. To be...
