Mindy Schwartz is a blogger, life-long political activist, wife, daughter, dogmom, DemCast USA Content Director and Jew. She is equally proud of all of those roles.
“You’re not a member of a minority group in America — you’re white.” “You should let others take the lead in the
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This is the first in a five-part series educating the public about the benefits of passing the For the People Act. Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present
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No matter what contribution you made to the unexpected and remarkable 2022 midterm results, everyone played an important role. Did you attend messaging meetings on Zoom, make phone calls, text bank, go
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When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed, then Vice President Joe Biden called it a “big f**king deal.” The ACA allowed millions of previously uninsured people to get affordable health insurance.
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“Unfortunately, the hearings will be dismissed as ‘theatrics,’ and the MAGA morons aren’t watching anyway.” I’ve been hearing some version of that from friends and family who are sure that the Jan.
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On March 1 the world heard reports that the grounds of the Babyn Yar memorial were hit by Russian bombs. Babyn Yar is the place where over 33,000 Ukrainian Jews were
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It is up to those of us who remember the survivors, those friends and neighbors with numbers tattooed on their arms, to keep their memories alive.
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This year I am thankful for the Covid-19 vaccine and the 59.4% of the US population who care enough about others to be fully vaccinated. Many of us have been traveling, going
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Immigrants, we get the job done.” Earlier this month my husband and I saw the musical “Hamilton” at a theater in Los Angeles. In a show filled with memorable lines, the one
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I just want to say to all of you cowards out there, don’t be such a chicken squat. Get out there and get your shot.” Dolly Parton The reluctance of people, mostly
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On Sept. 10, 2001, the phone rang early in my California home. My youngest brother, who lived in Indiana, sometimes ignored the time difference. After I grabbed the phone and said hello
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In the mid-1980s I became the president of the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Choice (SDRC). I was in my early 30s and married. Abortion was not an issue that touched me
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