Independence Day: Celebrating Dissent in America
Dissent is one of this nation’s defining characteristics. Every decade since the earliest days of colonization Americans have protested for just about every cause imaginable, and every time they did, defenders of the status quo ...
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GOTV – NJ/PA VOTE The NJ Primary – Tuesday, June 5
By the time we meet for our June Community Gathering, both the PA and NJ 2018 primaries will be in the history books. Congratulations those who will officially be on the November ballots, and a ...
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ACTION GROUP FOCUS: Save the Census – If You’re Not Counted, You Won’t Count
UPDATE: Here is the presentation from the June 10 community meeting. The call-to-action links are: Support Swing Left in the lawsuit fighting the citizenship question. Submit public comments on the Census Do you like shopping ...
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Education in Crisis – Teachers Be Dumb Bunnies?
Statistically, the United States spends more money on its students of any other country, and yet, seems to rank between average and below average among the members of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development ...
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What About the Children?
Last month, a local incident involving ICE brought the immigration issue to our front door. More recently, two stories about children lost after being taken into custody and young children separated from their families at ...
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GOTV PA – Lock in the Keystone State, May Edition
Yard signs compete with new blooms for lawn space; our mailboxes are chock-a-block with candidates’ mailers; and pitches for fundraisers and donations crowd our in-boxes. The primary season is in full swing. And, with all ...
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If You Can Drive, You Can Vote
In April, New Jersey passed the automatic voter registration law that addresses the 1.2 million adults in New Jersey who aren’t yet registered to vote. The new law, signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday, ...
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Trumponomics versus Our Economy
Putin loves a joke. So, he’s surely getting a giggle over the way Trump proclaims, “America First,” while promoting policies that are highly destructive, supportive of totalitarian regimes, and potentially enriching to oligarchs like himself ...
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