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The Kansas Vote to Protect Abortion Reveals a Complex Electorate in a Red State

August 15, 2022

By Alondra Trevizo

As a first-generation Latina Kansan, I can tell you young voters are ready to protect our rights. Democrats need to meet us where we’re at.

Kentucky has a high-profile stake this November with McConnell, known for obstruction of safety net programs, protecting Trump’s racist policies

July 1, 2020

By Grecia Lima

The deep red state of Kentucky has a high-profile stake this November with Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot who nabbed the Democratic nomination, and the reelection campaign of…

We need Presidential candidates to detail their commitment to achieving quality, affordable and culturally relevant child care for all families

October 2, 2019

By Danielle Atkinson

Trending with the hashtag #WhatMamasWant, hundreds of mothers in Michigan organized a forum on issues that impact their lives and then gathered to watch the two-day Democratic presidential debates in…

Texas will turn blue this decade

September 12, 2019

By Grecia Lima

Another Republican member of Congress announced their plans to vacate their seat, reinforcing what we know: Texas is a swing state. Thanks to a renewal of the long-held tradition of…

2020 – the 100th anniversary of the first vote for gender equality – will be the year of women.

September 4, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

The old saw, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” may apply to the status of  women in America — their gains, their travails, their…

Our Vote is Our Power: A Brief History of Voting Rights in America

April 23, 2019

By Mikka Macdonald

The United States’ history of voting rights is full of contradictions and marks some of our highest aspirations and greatest injustices. It is a winding story of a democratic nation…

Here’s why America is talking about Universal Child Care

February 19, 2019

By Marisol Bello

This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan for Universal Child Care, signaling its place atop the national political agenda. In it, she details the difficulties of finding affordable and…

In the midterm elections voters sent a message: Affordable health care is a right

November 27, 2018

By Mikka Macdonald

Among the many takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections is the irrefutable fact that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. Americans from red states and blue states used…

A political revolution is happening that will bring more Latino, black, women and young people out to vote

November 6, 2018

By Dorian Warren

We are deep into the political horse race season. Everyone is asking: Who’s pulling ahead? Who’s trailing? What’s the margin of error? Seems like every day there are new and…

Will Latino’s Turnout to Vote This Year?

November 2, 2018

By Thomas Kennedy

With only days left until the midterm election is finally over, one question lingers in the minds of Democratic operatives working in battleground states across the country. Will Latino turnout…

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