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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 9, 2017
A Great Night for Progressives – Now Let’s Keep It Going
Tuesday night’s Election Day victories across the country were a referendum on Donald Trump, his enablers in Congress and state capitols, and their regressive and divisive policies. This sweeping repudiation at the polls demonstrates powerfully ...
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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 / 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 / From The President / April 28, 2017
The Resistance Takes on Trump’s Assault on Climate Action
Just as the first hundred days of the Trump Administration began with the massive resistance of the Women’s March, they will end tomorrow with marches all across the country to stand up to his assaults on the fragile progress the country has ...
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News from the DA / October 7, 2016
New York Times Highlights a Movement Supported by DA’s Democracy Fund
Today’s Times highlights the staggering number of voters that are ineligible to vote because of a prior criminal conviction. Rights restoration has been identified by the DA’s Democracy Fund as a potential game-changing democracy ...
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News from the DA / October 6, 2016
The DA’s Climate Fund and GiveGreen – Maximum Impact on Climate Change
Hurricane Matthew is forcing the evacuation of millions from our cities along the southeastern coast after cutting a devastating and deadly path through the Caribbean. Climate change is making storms more intense as ocean temperatures warm. ...
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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 / From The President / September 26, 2016
New American Majority Turnout is Vital to Win in November – and Needs Sustained Investment.
The Presidential polls have tightened alarmingly. Complacency is always a dangerous stance, no matter what the odds, but is absolutely unacceptable and unwarranted now and for the next 42 days. There is one sure path to a progressive victory in ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / September 7, 2016
Building an Inclusive Economy: The Case for Early Care and Education
For decades, there has been a strong economic case to be made for early care and education. Based on longitudinal research of high-quality programs dating back to the 1960s, researchers have found that investments in high-quality care for ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 22, 2016
The DA’s 2020 State Funds: Spring Updates
Nearly a year ago, the Democracy Alliance released its 2020 Vision Investment Portfolio, a collection of organizations and efforts that not only comprise a robust “progressive infrastructure” but whose work, taken together, has the potential to ...
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