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I don’t know if this statement has been diarized, my apologies, but it bears repeating often, so if anyone missed...
Voting Rights
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The addition of the 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act was a turning point in terms of minority representation....
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The simplest explanation for lawyer Michael Godwin’s law is that the longer a debate or disagreement extends, it will eventually...
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Voter rights legislation is winding its way through Congress with the foregone conclusion that Senate Republicans will scuttle it. Equitable...
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Most things in America are solved by either common sense, solemnity, or time. The one exception is race. Historically both...
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I’m not sure if this is an indication that the COVID pandemic is winding down or that civilization is. It...
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Like ALEC writing legislation for a lazy GOP, Heritage Action is providing the same “song sheets” for state legislatures trying...
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Sometimes making fun of Republicans is like shooting fish in a barrel. Actually, no. They’re not fish so much as...
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So this happened yesterday: Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy first-time candidate who walked a line between his party’s Trump-centric base and...
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Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered by People: This is the...
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Not surprised by this: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a rising star in the Republican Party. But many of his...
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D. GA) in support of his colleague, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock’s...
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Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), on behalf of his organization, Powered by...
Florida is about sign voter suppression into law. TrustWomen founder spends some time with us discussing choice. Chuck Todd embarrasses...
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Just wanted to share this: Texas Senator Ted Cruz was not a fan of a Tuesday Daily Show segment and he let host Trevor Noah know...
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Today is an open forum. Give us a call or message us about your thoughts. We hear from Brian Dunn,...
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Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) was born in the heart of the old Democratic south. He is a devout southerner, born...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) re-election campaign: This is urgent: Republican lawmakers in Georgia just...
MD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Keeps Up The Pressure On The Senate To Pass The For The People Act
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: Even as we work to pass...
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Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), and his organization, Powered By People: This...
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We’re now at that strange nexus where Brian Kilmeade’s attempt to pin Prince Phil’s death on the granddaughter-in-law fits other...
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Wait, I’m confused. I thought we lived in a free-market democracy in which corporations are “people” with sacrosanct “opinions” (which,...
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"As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the results of studies conducted in...
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Previous Guy has been desperate for a regular social media channel to wreak his nonsense. Likely he’ll violate the rules...
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This is a bad place in history. Apparently half of the GQP thinks the 1/6 insurrection was left-wing activists trying...
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Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson discusses Trump’s crony delaying COVID stimulus checks. GOP voter suppression and a failed...
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Here’s some big news out of Florida: https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1375230872996229122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Should Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried run for Florida Governor, she starts in...
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Biden asked about the viability of the Republican Party. We discuss pharmaceutical drug ripoffs. Did Ted Cruz really refuse a...
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I wanted to make sure you all saw this: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rtrbZmAxCMg Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act...
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Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: The last four years have dramatically demonstrated...
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That is one line that jumped out at me from this Washington Post opinion piece by Jennifer Rubin that describe...
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Big news today out Nevada: xMitch McConnell is determined to exploit the filibuster and fight progress, no matter what. If...
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Because Trumpists are all about the cosplay: Person Woman Man Camera TV. Aren’t we in an age where US Senators...
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Every Republican in the Arizona Senate co-sponsored a resolution demanding the Supervisor of Elections for Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, to...
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Received this e-mail from MoveOn.org: Dear MoveOn member, This is a make-it-or-break-it week for Democrats, who are poised to start...
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I’ve always admired Naomi Klein since reading her terrific and insightful book “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” She...
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GOP AGs have been busy supporting the Trumpian delusion and sedition. The 1/6 Commission will have plenty of narrative content....
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Received two e-mails from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D. GA). The first one is support of his colleague, Rev. Raphael...
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Here’s the latest news out of Virginia: Former governor Terry McAuliffe has released his plan for reforming the state’s criminal...
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The big day is here! Grassroots groups are pushing to help boost Democratic Election Day turnout in Georgia and here...
A prepared Stacey Abrams did not allow This Week host to create a false equivalence between her Georgia election and...
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I know this New York Times article is a month old but I wanted to reference it for the purposes...
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Trump’s staff may have tricked him into thinking he has a line-item veto. Attention-seeking becomes purer for the desperate POTUS*. Trump...
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Pursed lips moving, Trump lies, repeating the same falsehoods. Fortunately his debunked claims have revealed flaws in the GOP’s historically...
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Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on behalf of his organization, All On The Line:...
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The myriad investigations and impeachment of President Bill Clinton could be explained as direct power politics, but there was always a...
Received a few e-mails for upcoming GOTV event to help Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA)...
On March 25, 1965, eleven days after the candles were blown out on my birthday cake, Ms. Viola Liuzzo was...
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We were closer than one thinks to what can still happen without stronger Congressional action, namely an anti-democratic authoritarian regime that...
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Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA)...
