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Don't let Don, Ron & the GOP decide what freedom & equality mean.
In what free country is okay for Don and Ron to say what they will, but those of us with other ideas get our books banned, our shows cancelled, our…
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LISTEN: The new leader of the North Carolina Democrats talks about her winning strategy
Listen now (50 min) | Anderson Clayton is Chair of the NC Dems. At 25 she is the youngest state party leader in the country, and someone who has the…
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Bet on the rust belt, not the rage belt
MAGA abuses power, doesn't learn and cannot govern. Happily, there is a vibrant alternative.
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America is tilting dangerously close to autocracy much to the delight of the dictators in Russian & China.
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Don't let the GOP cloud reality: Democrats are the ones with the winning ideas & values.
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WILL THIS BE OUR LAST JULY 4th WITH A FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY?
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We need to pay attention to generational change.
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Let's celebrate another victory for Democracy.
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The Wisconsin win is important but don't even think about declaring victory yet.
We are winning important fights but the battle continues especially in red states where it seems everything is under attack.
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Four hard truths about MAGA Republican extremists
Until they are no longer in positions of power where they can erode our democracy, we must pay attention to MAGA extremists.
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Great art makes no concession to MAGA sensibilities
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra recently performed two pieces that could easily be banned in states like Florida.
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LISTEN: Simon Rosenberg on the power we have to make noise and a difference
Listen now (28 min) | Rosenberg is a long time, very effective builder of Democratic party strength. We had a terrific conversation on ways we can all…
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It will be ordinary Americans that inspire the world
What the Republican base has been taught to fear is coming to be: America is becoming the world’s first and only multiracial democracy.
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LISTEN: Talking with The Bulwark's Jill Lawrence about the sorry state of GOP Politics.
Listen now (27 min) | Jill Lawrence is an opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the book, The Art of the Political Deal. In the course of a full…
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LISTEN: The latest on fighting back against book bans, attacks on higher ed & the push to close libraries.
Listen now (38 min) | The on-going attack on books, libraries and higher ed was the focus of my recent WCPT 820AM conversation with Jeremy Young, Senior…
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It's the democracy, stupid
A view from a Midwestern get-things-done kind of Democrat on politics, policies, organizing & saving democracy.
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