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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 / 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 / July 18, 2018
Can White Women Help Build a Progressive Future?
For decades, majorities of white women have voted with the GOP, but some are hoping to cross boundaries—and change politics. LISTEN: Democracy in Color Podcast — Political Writer Julie Kohler Has a Message for Her Fellow White Women This op-ed ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / May 2, 2018
Why 2018 Might Not Be the Year of the Woman
This op-ed was written by Julie Kohler and Felicia Wong and originally appeared in The Nation. Twenty-five years from now, what will be said about the current surge of progressive women candidates? Right now, the momentum seems formidable, with ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / February 1, 2018
The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It
By Julie Kohler – Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Democracy Alliance “What’s wrong with white women?” has become a common refrain in progressive political circles. Majorities of white women cast ballots for Donald ...
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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 / September 27, 2016
Today and Every Day, Maximizing Participation Strengthens Democracy
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Across the nation, hundreds of events will be held – many organized by Democracy Alliance APOs, organizations on the DA’s Progressive Infrastructure Map, and many of the DA’s 2020 State ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 22, 2016
2020 Funds Update: The State Engagement Initiative
The contrast between red and blue states could not be more clear. On Democracy: Arizona dramatically cut its number of polling places in Maricopa County, requiring many of the states’ Latino residents to wait up to five hours to cast a ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 21, 2016
2020 Funds Update: The New American Majority Funds
Although there is much about the 2016 election that is defying conventional wisdom, we know some things for sure, namely that the 2016 electorate will be the most diverse in history, with nearly 1 in 3 voters being a person of color. In many of ...
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