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Democracy Alliance Blog / November 9, 2017
Extremes All Around: Racism, Climate Change, and Recovery
In September, Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, and the overt incompetence of the Trump Administration’s response has worsened the disaster into a dire humanitarian crisis. And now, nearly 50 days later, Puerto Ricans are struggling to ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 1, 2017
Election Hacking Strikes at the Heart of Democracy
Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee recently announced that they support the findings of the U.S. intelligence community — Russia attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. elections by hacking ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / June 26, 2017
A DA Forum: How to Read the Special Elections, and What Next
There has been a range of reactions from progressives to the loss in the hard-fought special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional race—and to the outcomes in California, Montana, Kansas, and South Carolina as well. Because this has been a ...
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Progressive Movement News / June 21, 2017
The Youth Vote in the U.K. and Implications for America
What caused such an astounding youth turnout in Britain earlier this month, and what, if any, implications are there for the U.S.? There are many political uncertainties in America today but this we know for sure: if 70% of young Americans ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / June 5, 2017
With Trump’s Retreat on Climate Pact, Local Leaders and Civil Society are Leading
Last week, President Trump announced the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Accord, an historic international agreement that would hold the world’s nations accountable to reducing carbon pollution and averting the worst ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / May 25, 2017
There’s Nothing Dysfunctional About Single Motherhood
Mothers have it hard in this country. We pay lip service to support for working moms, but don’t back up our words with deeds, through critical public policies like paid family leave or high quality affordable child care. Mothers ― especially ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 25, 2017
The Right Steps Up its Attacks on the Labor Movement
Whenever the Right takes power in the United States – from the United States Presidency to a state capitol – it sets its sights on strengthening the conservative lock on power structurally by making changes to our elections processes. It also ...
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Progressive Movement News / May 5, 2017
Katherine Storch Joins the Brennan Center
After nearly five years with the DA, Strategy and Planning Manager Katherine Storch has accepted a new position as Director of Foundation Relations at the Brennan Center for Justice. Katherine has been an indispensable member of the DA team, ...
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Progressive Movement News / May 3, 2017
“Give ‘Em Hell” – CPD Launches Campaign Against “Corporate Backers of Hate”
The Center for Popular Democracy’s latest pressure campaign targets corporations “standing by the President and… positioning themselves to profit from his hateful agenda.” With direct action, social media pressure, and other efforts, they’ll ...
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Progressive Movement News / April 29, 2017
News Roundup, April 29
Smart investments: for a party looking to build in a progressive direction, for lifting the wages of millions of workers, and for reforming money in politics. In contrast to these bold, forward-looking plans: a rundown of 100 ways, in 100 days, ...
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