Former President Barack Obama eulogized the late Rep. John Lewis as “a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America” that lies in the nation’s future. John devoted his time on this Earth
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WHERE THINGS STAND IN IOWA TODAY After a devastating election loss in 2016, Iowa was an improved-but-still-mixed bag for Democrats in 2018. We came up short in the Iowa Governor’s
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Political⚡Charge Did this seem like a long week to you? It sure did to me. Looking at all of the many topics editorial cartoonists covered this week, I think I
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If you have ever found yourself dialing the phone number that’s practically bursting out of your television screen during an infomercial, you are not alone. Infomercials have a way of
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Photo by Diego PH on Unsplash As his final act, John Lewis left us a gift. Yesterday was his funeral, and he had requested that his final letter be published the same day.
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Infographic: Differing Coronavirus Relief Bills How will the latest Coronavirus relief proposals impact you? The different Coronavirus relief bills can be confusing. Most people don’t have the time to go
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Political⚡Charge Who wants to hear some good news regarding voting rights? Last week, New York became the 20th state to adopt Automatic Voter Registration! Although it will take a couple
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Ishtyme Robinson lost two children to police violence. She founded Every Case Matters, a grass-roots organization devoted to stopping genocide of all black, brown and lives. How does a small group
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There is plenty to worry about between now and Inauguration Day 2021. It is no sure thing that Donald Trump will be defeated by Joe Biden. Even if Biden wins,
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“Baseless conspiracy theories about the novel coronavirus and Dr. Anthony Fauci, found a platform on the new episode of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s America This Week. The segment aired on at least one local station
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Get a play-by-play view of what it is like exerting your 1st Amendment right to assemble and protest in Portland, OR.
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Image via Unsplash Political⚡Charge What are you feeling these days? I’ve been hearing from a number of you, in my comments or on my social media channels, and there seem to
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Republican senators are blocking unemployment benefits for millions of Americans devastated by the Coronavirus. This will make millions of Americans homeless and cause more deaths. How can the scope of
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By Matt Davies, Newsday Political⚡Charge There was a lot of news this week, but none bigger than Trump sending in unidentified federal agents to kidnap and harass citizens exercising their constitutional right
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Everyone should get to hear important messages regardless of the language they speak, or even if they watch it in silent mode on a bus. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) addressed
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If you are planning to go to a protest soon, here are a few resources you should have.
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How to create your own campaign videos for free at home How does a candidate with little time or money get their message heard? Stephanie Moore, a candidate for State
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Political⚡Charge Which one would you rather have? Voters picking their politicians or politicians picking their voters? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but in all but a
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JUL 21, 2020 When it comes to explaining why Trump is such a disastrous president, it’s hard to know where to start. We’ve been keeping track of the worst of
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Fundraise Better On ZOOM Fundraising has moved online with many campaigns choosing ZOOM for virtual fundraisers. But guiding donors from the impulse to give to actually making the donation during a virtual
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By Lalo Alcaraz Political⚡Charge How can we possibly pay tribute to a man who did as much as John Lewis did in his lifetime? The man who was the youngest speaker
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“Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear have taken to the streets of Portland, unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people into unmarked vans in what Gov.
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Friends – Sonia Sotomayor isn’t letting the Supreme Court’s latest attack on voting rights go forward without a fight. In another attack on our democracy, the court’s right-wing majority just
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By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee Political⚡Charge Every week, I enjoy searching for editorial cartoons responding to the news and sharing them with you on Saturdays. This week, there are some recurring
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“The Trump administration is demanding that all school districts fully reopen in the fall or risk losing their federal funding”. Your children have become political pawns. How can parents be
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COVID-19 has forced campaigns to move organizing and fundraising online. Conferencing apps are great for meetings, but lacking key features for political events where the goal is to get attendees
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Back in April, I wrote about the rush to reopen the United States. At that time the US coronavirus death toll stood at a shocking 47,992. In less than 13
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Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash Political⚡Charge I’ll admit it. I’m getting kind of excited. For a while now, I’ve been getting increasingly concerned that either the summer or the polls showing that
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Start a chain reaction Savvy organizers extend their reach by having supporters text their friends. VoteForce makes relational organizing fast, easy and affordable. Here’s how a slate of candidates in
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The Vance opinion (the case about whether the NY prosecutor can have access to grand jury material for use in a criminal investigation against the Trumps) is here. The case was a
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By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News Political⚡Charge Every week, I enjoy searching for editorial cartoons responding to the news and sharing them with you on Saturdays. This week, there are some
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Photo by Marcus Lenk via Unsplash Unroll please. The #SFBudgetAppsCom meeting has started! They’re starting with item 1, a review of the budget process in general. The SFPD budget is
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So you’re at your computer, thoughts turning in your head. You pull up Twitter and your heart fills with passion- but you have no words coming out of your fingers.
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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted our lives in many different ways. With quarantines and shelter-in-place orders in place, many of us have been restricted with our movements over the last
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A scenario that's possible: a tied Electoral College. Let's all start preparing now for the possibility that we won't know who won on Election Night.
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Coronavirus Update July 6, 2020 Driving the Day: By the Numbers Monday, July 6, 2020 7:30 AM Number of US cases reported: 2,888,729Number of US deaths: 129,947Total Number of People Tested in US: 35,512,916 (may
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By Nick Anderson Political⚡Charge So much for a celebratory mood this 4th of July. The cartoonists clearly aren’t feeling it, and if we’re being honest, neither am I. On that happy
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Political⚡Charge Do you want to help bring attention to the need to protect our elections this fall? Well then, I have a fun way for you to do so! A
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Mapping the protests across America Preview(opens in a new tab) Protests sweep the nation, but it’s hard to fully appreciate the hunger for change. Where are protests occurring? What are
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Necessity is the mother of invention. A team of Kalamazoo candidates innovate to overcome their lack of resources. BackgroundThe candidates have little funding and few technical resources, so the choice
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Vote from Abroad By Elizabeth Kelly Here’s why we’re launching a voting champion program and why you should join. My mother was the registrar of voters in the town where
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Political⚡Charge More help for the 2020 election just arrived. Whether or not you follow professional basketball, you’ve likely heard of LeBron James. He’s easily the best player right now (he’s been the
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Creator: Serdarbayraktar | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Political⚡Charge Georgia’s primary election earlier this month was nothing short of an “unmitigated disaster,” as Stacey Abrams put it. Particularly in Atlanta, with a population that is 51% African-American, there
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f you are a middle-of-the-road Democratic candidate, Democratic Capitalism is probably your philosophy of government.
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We keep waiting to see when the Republican Senators might stand up for something. Some value they have that they won't let Trump cross.
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Kamala Harris, the senator from California, and Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachusetts, are on the two-person short list for vice president with one almost certain to be chosen as
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By Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Political⚡Charge Trump’s Tulsa Rally By Ed Hall By Ed Hall By Clay Jones COVID19 Surges By Matt Davies, Newsday By Steve Breen, San Diego Union Tribune By Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune By Matt Wuerker, Politico By Tom Toles, The
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Can you answer this question: Why are you a voter?
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With the election less than 5 months away, the state released an updated vote-by-mail enrollment file for the first time since the March 18 primary and the numbers are striking.
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Political⚡Charge Do you ever get confronted with a lie about voter fraud, but aren’t exactly sure how to combat the falsehood? Well, here’s the perfect comeback for the next time
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