Heather Cox Richardson, November 26, 2020 This year of hardship and political strife brings us closer to the first national Thanksgiving than any more normal year. That first Thanksgiving celebration was not in Plymouth, Massachusetts. While the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest feast in fall 1621, Read more…
James Baldwin said “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”. The Democratic Party and it’s leadership need to play hard ball for this election. Trump is taking the world stage everyday and continues to say whatever he wants and gets Read more…
Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus’ doc focuses on Abrams’ campaign for governor of Georgia but expands far past that to encompass nearly 200 years of voter suppression. We haven’t had too many election years with quite this much attention paid to the process of voting, from allegations of voter suppression Read more…
Dear Senator Romney, It isn’t hard to guess what you’re hearing from most of your fellow Republicans as they try to persuade you to cast a vote for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee before the election. In a nutshell, it’s this: “The Democrats didn’t play by the rules in the Read more…
Justice Ruth Ginsburg did her best to stay in her seat in the Supreme Court before the election for all Americans. We must honor her by doing everything we can to make sure this happens. The GOPers may not have the votes to confirm a replacement for the late, great Read more…
Greetings America. It is truly an honor to be speaking with you. That I am here tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me. Women and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all. This week marks the 100th anniversary Read more…
Former President Barack Obama’s speech to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2020: Good evening, everybody. As you’ve seen by now, this isn’t a normal convention. It’s not a normal time. So tonight, I want to talk as plainly as I can about the stakes in this election. Because Read more…
Below is a transcript of Jill Biden’s prepared remarks during Tuesday’s Democratic National Convention speech. She spoke out of Brandywine High School, where she taught English in the the 1990s. I have always loved the sounds of a classroom. The quiet that sparks with possibility just before students shuffle in. Read more…
Good evening, everyone. It’s a hard time, and everyone’s feeling it in different ways. And I know a lot of folks are reluctant to tune into a political convention right now or to politics in general. Believe me, I get that. But I am here tonight because I love this Read more…
By Emily Cochrane and Hailey Fuchs, Aug. 13, 2020 Democrats are alarmed that the president is seeking to undercut the election and sow confusion about the outcome. The appointment as postmaster general in May of Louis DeJoy, a Trump campaign contributor with significant financial interests in the Postal Service’s competitors and contractors, has Read more…