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Where is the Democratic Party?

Ali Velshi a few days ago had an excellent monologue on the failure of the leadership of the Democratic Party to rise to our current occasion (~ 9 min). This is an existential moment, not politics-as-usual, and yet – as … Continue reading

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“for social advancement of the common people”

On September 4, 1910, Labor organizer Samuel Gompers penned a piece in the New York Times on the significance of Labor Day. Here is a link to the NYT archival record, but there is actually cleaner reading version to be … Continue reading

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Two historical moments in the search for a better democracy – and today

Today is the anniversary of two important moments in the history of US activism for a more democratic union: the 1963 March on Washington and the arrest in 1917 of ten suffragists who were picketing outside the White House. Here … Continue reading

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Briefing on Chicago and National Guard from the Brennan Center

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU has done a lot of excellent long-view and just-in-time online programming around actions undertaken by the Trump administration and others. They pull together great panels, and Barb and I have learned a lot … Continue reading

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Hope: Wes Moore Calls the Question

As you’ve likely seen, Maryland governor Wes Moore is in a fracas with Trump. Moore invited Trump to walk the streets of Baltimore with him, to see how real public safety work is done. Baltimore’s crime rate is at a … Continue reading

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