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Democracy Alliance Blog / September 26, 2019
Impeachment and Elections Are the Dual Paths Toward Saving Our Democracy
We are now on a path to impeachment. Today’s smoking gun of the transcript of Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s President is a blatant evidence of his rampant lawlessness and disregard for every weave in the fabric of constitutional government ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / May 21, 2019
Conservatives’ Real Fight Is for the Future of the Family
This article was written by Julie Kohler and Nicole Sussner Rodgers and published by The Nation. The culmination of decades of effort to erode women’s reproductive rights reached a boiling point this week as conservative states raced to enact ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 8, 2019
The Presidential Race: Five Things I’m Listening For
As the Democratic presidential field approaches a size that could field two football, soccer or baseball teams, four basketball teams, and nearly four hockey teams—there, I’ve exhausted my limited store of sports knowledge!—I have some early ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 30, 2019
“Electability” is Just Another Word for Gaslighting
This post was originally published on Medium on April 25, 2019. Today, Joe Biden made it official; he is running for president. Pushed back a day, his announcement came on the heels of the She The People Presidential Forum, the first ever ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 15, 2018
Writing a New Story: Opening Remarks to the Fall 2018 Conference
It’s a lot more fun to welcome you to D.C. this year than two years ago. On November 6, this community—every single person in this room, and millions beyond—did what we had to do. We pulled our country back from the brink with a massive turnout ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 7, 2018
Last Night Was a Big Step Toward Taking Our Democracy Back
First things first. With the future of our democracy in the balance, the American people took a very big step away from the divisive and destructive course our country has been on since the 2016 Election. We did what we had to do. Two years ago, ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / October 30, 2018
What Kind of Country Will We Be Living in After November 6?
As the midterm elections near, Donald Trump and much of the Republican party are doubling down on the dystopian fear-mongering that has come to define them — and may in time define our country, if Americans don’t rise up at the polls next week ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / October 4, 2018
Floodwaters Don’t Wash Racism Away
On the heels of Hurricane Florence, the Carolinas are still waiting for the floodwaters to recede. The storm unleashed historic winds and rain, leaving some places with feet of water and power outages that took days to restore. The human toll is ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / August 13, 2018
Keeping Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court is an essential fight for progressives
When this squalid period in American history is over, those who enabled a mendacious, bigoted, traitorous President will have a lot to account for. But many of those who enable him do it because they are in striking distance of an accomplishment ...
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