For those of us who want to significantly reduce abortions and find the conduct of many traditionally “pro-life” candidates antithetical to our Biblical values, let me suggest a way forward
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COVID deathcount dashboard where Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates 271,217 people have died in these ten Republican led states as of Dec 2, 2021. This map shows the
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During the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the mother of seven biological and adopted children, wondered why adoption does not
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Imagine that, to skirt the law, teenager José Méndez asks a friend to buy him a semiautomatic rifle and then decides to cross the border to another state. What would
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What a week it was! DemCast graphics team member, @marciebp, tells the news stories from last week with her colorful and creative graphics. Enjoy! Stephen Sondheim, titan of the American
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Editor’s Note: For many Americans the arrival of settlers from Europe brought disease, slavery and death. In her Unsung History Podcast Kelly and her guest dispels some of the myths
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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
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it seemed like a good time to recap the good news I’ve seen in the news recently. Without further ado, let’s dive in: A
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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,
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This week’s images are by @crispalomino. Her graphics depict the compelling news stories from the past week. Enjoy them, and as always, stay healthy and stay safe. DemCast is an
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Under the formulas contained in the bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring $17.8 billion in new spending to Pennsylvania or over $1,400 for each resident of the
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Action Update: The infrastructure bill has now passed the House and is headed to President Biden’s desk — but we must get Build Back Better through the Senate and the
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I have been thinking lately about the United States of America and what type of government this collection of states typifies. In 1776 we rejected the tyranny of King George
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In passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Friday, Nov. 5, the House of Representatives advanced the first of two parts of President Biden’s investment agenda. The over $1
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I hear “thank you for your service” when my state leaders find out that I served our country for two decades. What I don’t see from elected leaders or Texas
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Part I: Trump’s Executive Privilege Lawsuit This week, Trump’s lawyers faced an uphill battle trying to persuade a federal judge to block the House from obtaining White House records pertaining
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As was the case for many Americans, the election of Donald J. Trump transformed my understanding of this country. I was brought up in a family that proudly waved the
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As a member of the First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto, I have watched for years as the main denomination gathered thousands of commissioners at their General Assembly to debate and
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The artwork by DemCast graphic artist Shuri, @ShuriResists, is featured this week. Shuri’s eye-catching images tell the stories that made the news during the first week of November 2021. The
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In another thrilling night of pre-midterm elections, Democrats solidly trounced republican candidates across the nation in election after election, from mayors in large cities to representatives in crucial districts and
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You do not know me. But you should. I am one of millions of Americans affected by everything you do. I know who you are. So, let me tell you
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In response to President Biden’s recent pick of the distinguished professor Saule Omarova to be the primary regulator of big banks, Republicans and Wall Street alike have launched xenophobic and
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The Virginia election for governor began by appearing to offer the promise of honest debate between two adults concerning Democratic and Republican issues and policies. Certainly, noisy and extreme candidates
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The artwork by DemCast graphic artist Ollie, @Marcibp, is featured this week. Ollie’s eye-catching images tell the stories that made the news during the last week of Oct. 2021. The
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For a California girl, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about Virginia. An inordinate amount of time. Why? Because I see your election, Virginia Democrats, and I feel
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The Jan. 6 insurrection continues, and as The Former Guy and Republicans incite rage across the nation, GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin leads the effort in Virginia. He encourages the
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I spent the bulk of my career in the days prior to the internet working as a gatekeeper. I managed the flow of information. As an editor, aka “gatekeeper,” I
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As negotiations between President Biden and House and Senate members over the Build Back Better plan have developed in the last few weeks, a new tax proposal to fund the
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On Oct. 20, the California Assembly held our first hearing of the Select Committee on Social Housing. It was great to have so many people join us for the start
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It was quite a week. Thank you from all of us at DemCast for supporting our work. Stay healthy and safe! DemCast is an advocacy-based 501(c)4 nonprofit. We have made the decision
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The Biden-Harris administration is working day and night for all Americans as their programs, executive actions, and legislation helps babies, kids, teens, college students, poor people of every race —
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As part of the We Demand More Coalition, DemCast USA has signed a letter calling on the President and Congress to deliver on an inclusive Build Back Better Act. We
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A recent article in Fast Company, “Why People Believe False Information and How to Combat It, According to Experts,” had the simplest explanation for the behavior of QAnon and MAGA
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This blog post started as a video. You can see it here. In the struggle to save democracy, there are some who insist that Democrats should “fight like Republicans.” This
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In September, social media was flooded with messages to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Republicans, including Glenn Youngkin, readily joined in with platitudes even though they have done little to
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Editor’s Note: Last week, hosts of a Virginia rally supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin kicked off events by bringing out an American flag that “was carried at the peaceful
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Op-ed Writing Workshop Making sure you saw this! If you read a national story about a mom running for office, chances are that we had something to do with it.
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In the fall of 1969, I started my first job as a caseworker on Capitol Hill. Over the next 7½ years, some days were terrible, like the ones when I worked
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This week we’re featuring the artwork of DemCast graphics team member @JoanneTrueBlue. The week began with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a fairly new designated name in lieu of
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Last year, when I learned that my kids’ school district in Northern California had zero intention of sending middle-school students back to the classroom I started allying with all sorts
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This week’s graphic artist is ShuriResists, who created powerful graphics that reference the news of the past week, from the Debt Ceiling Limit to the Facebook Whistleblower Hearing at the
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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
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During our morning walk, I mentioned to my wife that New York state is mandating that health care workers get vaccinated. Unless they have a valid medical or religious exemption,
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It is not news that the price of drugs in the United States is out of control, especially for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, multiple
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No es nueva noticia que el precio de los medicamentos en Estados Unidos está fuera de control, sobre todo para las familias con pacientes de enfermedades crónicas como la diabetes,
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This year’s Women’s March, which took place this weekend across the country and in Washington, D.C., is a critical event for Virginia and for the nation. Republicans are making a
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Last week a group of Missouri high school students apparently launched a petition calling for a return to slavery, which media outlets duly reported. As a resident of the state,
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Last night I went to bed in America. This morning I woke up in Gilead. Gilead started in the mind of Margaret Atwood, an author who specializes in dystopian fiction.
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We learned definitively last week that former President Donald J. Trump and his allies did indeed want to destroy our democratic republic and install autocracy. CNN obtained a memo written
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No, it’s not a joke. Virginia Del. Nick Freitas (HD-30) actually said that. Funny, yes? But his laughable ignorance of human biology is accompanied by a chilling capacity to foster human suffering —
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I am writing in regard to media networks giving John Bolton, former U.S. national security adviser, airtime. As a veteran who took an oath to defend the United States Constitution,
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Para una versión en inglés de este artículo, lea "A Recurring Nightmare." Llevo una semana sin dormir, haciendo algo que se ha convertido en una pesadilla repetitiva, pero imprescindible–ayudar a
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For a Spanish-language version of this article, read "Manos a la Obra." I have not slept a full night for weeks, doing something that has become a recurring but necessary
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The mobile home community in Spring Valley, New York, was “like a family” to Francine Townsend and her neighbors. But that was before Wall Street stepped in. Wall Street private
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This week Cris Palomino is our featured artist. She created powerful images including some that highlighted the “official” release of the Arizona election report, the horror at the US-Mexico border,
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Beto can beat Abbott and turn Texas blue. Over the last week or two, inside sources have been whispering that Beto O’Rourke plans on running for governor of Texas. About
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This week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the Treasury would run out of cash as early as October and urged Congress to increase the federal debt ceiling as soon
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DemCast USA has joined over 150 organizations that have signed on to an open letter advocating for legislation that would reinforce checks and balances on the executive branch, given the
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The last four years have shown the dark underbelly of an America that has always existed. From anti-immigration rallies, to transphobia, to denying the right to vote for all Americans,
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In response to the recent legislative action in my state of Texas: I’m not pro-murdering babies. I’m pro-Juanita who found out at her 20-week anatomy scan that the infant she
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This week, we are featuring Shuri, one of our fantastic artists, who created images about the Freedom to Vote Act along with other important developments of the past week. Please
MoreFollow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Facebook spreads COVID disinformation, promotes violence; causes depression, and meddles with elections. How does it get away with such disgusting corporate behavior? Follow
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This is the second feature in a four-part series. Click here to read the first article. The next step in unraveling the mystery of where Gov. Ron DeSantis is on
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After studying Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, I was surprised to learn how little I knew about who he really is or his master plan. It is almost as if he
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Editor’s note: This was originally presented as a Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Moshe Heyn of the Coastside Jewish Community on Sept. 6. We felt that the themes would speak
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Hey California, It’s Election Day! But first, let’s do a little time traveling… Twas the night before recall election day in California and 37% of voters had already returned their ballots.
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Even though I have lived in Florida most of my life, I will always consider myself a New Yorker. What happened on 9/11 will always have an impact on me,
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I walked out into the Stars and Stripes newsroom in the National Press Building on Sept. 11, 2001, and asked what was cooking. “Slow news day,” said a junior staffer.
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In the weeks following 9/11, I decided to journal some of what happened on that day. I recently came across my notes, and rereading them all these years later still
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I’m seeing too many posts of the actual attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Especially if you were in New York City that day and lost loved ones, it’s really triggering
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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
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It started as most days back then, my husband up early and on the road to his office while I scrambled to get our (then) 13 year old on the
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There are two types of sweat glands in our bodies: eccrine and apocrine. The apocrine is found in select areas, notably our armpits, but I wanna talk about our eccrine
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It has been 20 years since 9/11, and I cannot help but let my mind think back to that day. I was nowhere near the Twin Towers when they were
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Many things divide Americans politically, but there is now a demographic that previously had little impact: religious vs. non-religious. Gallup began measuring religious membership in 1937. In that poll, membership in
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From one end of this Arizona county to the other, Maricopa school board districts are the latest target for right-wing, Trump and QAnon followers. They bring in outside agitators, create
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When actress Sally Field won the 1985 Academy Award, she said, in essence: You like me. You really like me. I think if you were to ask Americans if they want
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By now, every registered California voter should have received their ballot for the upcoming gubernatorial recall election. Election Day is less than one week away, Sept. 14. So, in the
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Del. Rodney Willett (D-#HD73) is up for reelection this year and VA 7th for Progress is proud to support him with a matching fund drive (go here to take part).
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Over the last two days, for the first time in my social media activism, I have retweeted pro-abortion posts. As a Catholic, I have not changed my faith-based stance that
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There’s a coordinated attack in this country against the progress we’ve worked so hard to achieve, and people of color will feel the brunt of it. We must do all
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Sometimes the news gets to be so incomprehensible that you are at a loss for words. Other times you wake up with what you want to say fully formed in
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When I was finally able to get vaccinated, I felt like a weight had lifted off my shoulders. Society, I thought, would be back to normal(ish) soon. I felt comfortable
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Our featured artist this week is David Bythewood who has created these powerful graphics to share the news of the past week. In February David explained his motivation this way
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The U.S. Supreme Court poses a clear and present danger to democracy. Just last term, they gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it much easier for states
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Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s Democratic candidate for governor in November, has always faced challenges head-on. Virginians know his way of governing — he sees things as they are, not as he
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As an Operation Enduring Freedom veteran, I would like to thank President Joe Biden for the hard decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The longest war our country has fought is
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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
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If I had my own summer, I’d spend it driving around in an 18-wheeler across America, listening to my favorite podcasts and being faithful to the request of any child
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Sometimes it can feel that in politics, the bad guys don’t see consequences. But this week, that was very much not the case. So let’s get into it. Kraken Lawyers
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The “feisty little paper” that was the Monterey Herald didn’t fall victim to the internet or changes in technology, as former reporter Julie Reynolds will tell you. What hurt the
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By Maril Revette Stratton California is the test case — a blue-state version of what’s happening in Georgia and Texas to overturn elections and suppress the vote. Inspired by Gov.
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By Bruce Maples Over the years that I’ve been running Forward Kentucky, I’ve also (obviously) paid attention to both the political news and the political commentary. And I’ve noticed an
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Our featured artist this week is @ShuriResists who shares the news of the past week with her powerful graphics. Please enjoy this week’s feature of The Week That Was. DemCast
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By Scott Steward The California recall comes at a difficult time, although it’s hard to imagine how a worse time could emerge. The pro-recall movement consists of a lot of people
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Folks are perplexed as to why Republican governors like Florida’s Ron DeSantis would be as insane as they are in refusing to allow public schools to protect children. Why is
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Those of us who live and breathe politics know that the ballots for the California Republican recall were mailed to all registered voters the week of Aug. 16. We know
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“Thank you for your service.” How many times did I say those words to troops in the airports from San Francisco to Houston to Orlando as I traveled, first on
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On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the historic March on Washington. That day he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which ends with the
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As a Californian, I try not to think about Kevin McCarthy. Who likes thinking about their region’s most embarrassing people? However, since his slavish, sycophantic behavior towards trump has become
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It’s so frustrating watching the horrific scenes from Kabul and hearing TV’s talking heads dutifully babbling the official talking points while carefully ignoring corruption — the giant mound of elephant
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Editor’s Note: This article is an update of an op-ed this writer published with DemCast in May of 2020. You can find that article here. In 1954, Republicans overwhelmingly voted
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We were almost there — herd immunity. Then came the Delta variant. But the vaccines were working, providing strong protection against serious illness and death, and breakthrough cases were mild.
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Part 2 of 2. You can read Part 1 here. This blog post started as a YouTube video. Let’s talk about one battle Trump will certainly lose: His fight to
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By Scott Steward My newly placed “Stop the Recall” sign was ripped in half and left on my front yard. It’s a crime to do such a thing. Lawlessness and
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Part 1 of 2 This blog post started as a YouTube video. You can see it here. I think the way the current fascist threat will be beaten back is
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We saw quite a few memorable things happen this week, the Senate passed the Infrastructure Bill and the $3.5 Trillion plan. This past week in DemCast, we learned about a
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A con man, reality TV actor wanted to win re-election so he lied about COVID-19 and made masks and vaccines political. Meanwhile, he got COVID and only survived because of
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I usually go to Twitter to get the latest, breaking news in politics but on occasion, I run across really good ideas. She’s so right about this. I mean, here’s
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Who should protect your child while they are in school? Ask yourself if a politician in Tallahassee should have more standing than parents or local school board members to make
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Something we have to think about: Dianne Feinstein is 88 years old. Multiple articles have been written about her noticeable “decline” in recent years. Senator Feinstein was last re-elected in
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In 1959, a veteran and son of immigrants opened his first furniture store in the Detroit-metro area. By 2015, the company founded by Art Van Elslander had nearly 100 stores
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If conservatives want to advocate for small government, they should first call on President Biden to mandate vaccines. Since vaccines were first approved for emergency use by the FDA last
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Recently, when I took my dogs on their daily walk around my mostly Republican neighborhood, I noticed lawn signs calling on neighbors to “Recall Newsom.” My immediate reaction was to
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We’re in the final moments of the Tokyo Olympics and a lot has happened in the past week. This week, we are talking about the COVID-19 vaccine and how we
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This week’s featured artist is Cris Palomino. Her powerful graphics tell the story of the past week. You can learn more about Cris here. Please enjoy this week’s issue of
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Republicans have come up with a new tactic for everything they see as a problem in our country: “Blame Biden!” They claim that if President Biden and the Democrats aren’t
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A few weeks ago I read that California was mandating masks for all public school students in the state, regardless of vaccination status. My heart sank. Then a few days
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As we battle the Disinfo variant of the virus, it’s critical to recall some persuasion basics plus empirical results on vaccination refusal and hesitancy. Social proof is arguably the most
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We are a country divided — this is no secret — and one of the more troubling divisions lies in the level of our tolerance for unkindness. As if in
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Part 2 of 2. Read the first article in this series here. As a Border Patrol agent in the mid-1990s and early 2000s, I witnessed the San Diego Critical Incident
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There is a little-known saying within law enforcement circles: If you are looking to commit rape, sexual assault on minors, or murder, and you want to be a cop, join
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The January 6 commission is well underway. Members of the committee shared their comments and four Capitol police officers, who witnessed the events, shared their testimonies. Their words showed their
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The massive, malignant force in the American economy that Wall Street created has a colorless name: private equity. These enormous pools of money, controlled by a relatively small number of
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Part 2 of 2. You can find Part 1 here. This blog post started as a YouTube video. You can see it here. Now let’s talk about Republican lawbreaking. What
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Part 1 of 2 This post started as a YouTube video. You can see it here. Today I plan to talk about a question I often get: “Is it too
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This week, people around the globe sought escape from the devastation of Covid in the opening of the Olympic Games. But while the eyes of the world may have been
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DemCast USA has joined over 100 organizations that have signed on to a letter thanking President Biden and Vice President Harris for their continued commitment to legislation that guarantees our
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The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, have been indicted in a tax scheme that took place for over a decade. The charges allege that Weisselberg paid
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This is alarming: California’s new COVID surge would have put many counties back into the most restrictive tier under our reopening blueprint. It’s time we do something uncomfortable: make vaccination
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Dear Senator Manchin, We hope this correspondence finds you well. As your constituents, we feel it is our duty to reach out to you because we are troubled. We have
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President Biden has begun his promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Even with the threat of the Taliban eager to retake the land, I still support this decision and here
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Mr. President, Today we live in a nation that is under attack, not from outside forces but from within. Politicians are more concerned with keeping their jobs than doing their
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This week while our minds turned to voting rights and our eyes turned to Texas, or more accurately, Democratic Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., a lot of big stuff was
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Once again our Saturday feature spotlights the work of our DemCast graphics team. This week’s featured artist is @ShuriResists. Shuri’s powerful images shine a light on Covid-19 & vaccines, the
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The extremist regime in Arizona is ready for a push that will topple the authoritarian would-be dictators and turn the state a solid blue. Gallup polls show the vast majority
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By Ali Feldman Thanks to money from the American Rescue Plan’s expanded Child Tax Credit, families will be able to give their kids a stronger, healthier start on their path
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Tell Congress they must protect our freedom to vote. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session in Texas in an attempt to ram legislation that will drastically harm
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It was with a bemused shake of my head that I perused the full-page ad that appeared in The Gainesville Sun, as well as newspapers across the country, on July
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New York state government and various corporations have begun the process of reintegrating staff back into the office place, and I have one question to ask: Why? Mother Nature has
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This week, I watched with incredulity as the perpetrator of war crimes (as defined by the Geneva Convention) revisited the scene of some of his cruelest acts: the border wall.
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What happened this week? “The Week That Was” is a regular Saturday feature that gives our talented graphics team a chance to be in the spotlight while catching our readers
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A group comprising many Maine-based small businesses and non-profits has sent a letter to Senator Susan Collins regarding the need to pass the For The People Act. They are asking
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As we all slowly go back out into the real world and engage with our fellow humans, one of the things I’ve vowed to try and do more is be
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As America’s birthday draws near, I am thinking about why I am grateful to belong to this country. We have freedom of speech and many other privileges that humans in history
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When our founding fathers wrote Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, they had no idea that a state as geographically expansive as California might one day
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You’re a single mom who worked a minimum wage job. Your parents watched your kid while you worked. During the pandemic, both your parents died and you were left with
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Las familias hispanas tenemos historias llenas de adversidad, retos y mucho, mucho trabajo. Generaciones han sufrido las consecuencias de movimientos armados — políticos o criminales — y todos compartimos un
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By now, you’ve hopefully heard of the Deadline For Democracy mobilization plan that is taking place during the upcoming congressional recess, which is scheduled for June 28 through July 10.
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Last week was a busy one in news- President Biden signed a bill making the Pulse Memorial a national monument. This weekend was also the anniversary of same-sex marriage becoming
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Recently there has been an uproar among Republicans about critical race theory (CRT). I think they are unaware of what it is. Critical race theorists look at how the long
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I came to Catholicism late in life. An elderly friend asked if I would mind taking her to Saturday evening Mass one day. She hadn’t attended in years and was
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Do you know what UCLA, Alaska and John Lewis have in common? Well, put your stuff on mute and join me on this historical, film, sports, empathic adventure where we
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It’s good to hear that Sen. Joe Manchin is finally on board with protecting voting rights. Unfortunately, as long as he supports the filibuster, voting rights bills will never get
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Beginning in 2016, Russia’s GRU deployed millions of Russian troll bots to spread misinformation online about America’s elections. Vladimir Putin’s goal has continued to be to divide Americans by sowing
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As I encourage my senators to vote for the For the People Act, I can’t stop thinking about the election workers at the polling stations in Arizona where I volunteered
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This week, we feature the works of David and Joanne. They have created some graphics inspired by the news that happened the past couple of weeks, including news from around
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We are once again sharing these words and music by Melvin Myles in honor of Juneteenth. All of us at DemCast USA are overjoyed that Juneteenth is now a national
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When Dylann Roof (who violently murdered nine in Charleston, South Carolina) and James Holmes (who violently murdered 12 in Aurora, Colorado) were killed by police, I felt devastated and heartbroken.
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This blog post started out as a 10-minute video. What follows is an edited transcript. You can see the video here. Before I talk about Susan B. Anthony, I want
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Great news, Florida! I’ve concluded we don’t have a democracy problem. Unless you have been living under a rock, you might have noticed a heightened sense of apprehension over the
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From a seriously exhausted and flabbergasted liberal who voted for you… Dear Senator Sinema, Let me get straight to the point and tell you — without offense — that it
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I have felt like crying all day. The news that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) seems so entrenched in his position that he will not support the sweeping election reform bill
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Have you ever stopped and thought about the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people“? When the person who ended enslavement (freedom is internal, liberty is
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“You’re not a member of a minority group in America — you’re white.” “You should let others take the lead in the fight against white supremacy — their pain is
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This was a pretty interesting week at DemCast, ranged from a “family” feud to advocating for ending the filibuster. Last week, DemCast writers shared some great articles! Forward Kentucky wrote
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This week @ShuriResists tells the story of the week’s news with her powerful images. Please enjoy and share our weekly feature The Week That Was. DemCast is an advocacy-based 501(c)4 nonprofit. We
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DemCast USA has joined with over 100 organizations, including Fix Our Senate, Indivisible, Battle Born Collective, Common Cause, People for the American Way, Stand Up America, and Working Families Party
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In the coming weeks, the House of Representatives will face an important vote on rolling back a Trump-era regulation that would let predatory lenders, in cahoots with Wall Street, evade
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After writing about the need to view trump and his party of flying monkeys through a psychological lens, I was inspired to re-watch “The Wizard of Oz.” I wanted to
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The attention started coming when I was very young. Then again, when your custodial parents partially raise you in a tavern, as a child you hang around a lot of
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By Marshall Ward About the only place Republicans can gather these days without breaking into a family feud is at the White House, where President Joe Biden has been hosting
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