These are the top posts sorted by their “modified” date, so this list shows the most recent additions and updated posts. (Events and Archived events are excluded from this list.)
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Yes, Republicans really believe in starving kids
By: L O L G O P Republican governors in 15 red states have refused to participate in this summer’s federal free lunch program, denying food to approximately 8 million kids. Frame Lab advises responding without mentioning welfare states or calling Republicans scrooges. Say instead, “Tate Reeves [Republican Governor of…
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What is IPV-BIR?
IPV – Indivisible Portola Valley BIR – Books, Ideas, and Research The Books, Ideas, and Research Committee is an informal working group of Indivisible Portola Valley. Its purpose is to scan for and make accessible practical ideas (from books, websites, articles, etc.) to inform the work of IPV and make…
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How to Citizen with Baratunde
By Baratunde Thurston Recommended by: Bob Here are some sources of ideas from a podcast by Baratunde Thurston, which began in 2020 and has four seasons of episodes. The overall theme is encouraging thinking about “citizen” as a verb. The fourpillars for doing this are: The four seasons of episodes…
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One Million Rising
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take…
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The Joy of Talking Politics With Strangers
Elections are decided on front porches and phone calls across the country, one voter at a time. The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers is a comprehensive guidebook that helps volunteers connect one-on-one with voters – our most powerful tool for winning elections. These conversations can also spark unexpected moments…
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Actor and Zen priest, Peter Coyote, on protest tactics
by Peter Coyote This Substack post was reformatted and posted on Facebook. Summary I’m watching the Los Angeles reaction to ICE raids with trepidation and regret. Three years ago I taught a class at Harvard on the “theater of protest”— designed to help people understand why so many protests turn…
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Photographic Evidence is Dead
Fake Image, Fake NEWS, Fake Trust. By: Turtle Engineer (AKA: Bruce Rafnel) Publisher: Medium, Slow Engineering We have now witnessed the death of almost 200 years of photographic (and other recorded) evidence. Images, videos, and audio recordings can now be easily faked or altered in ways that cannot be detected.…
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Outraged
Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground By Kurt Gray Publisher: Pantheon It’s easy to assume that liberals and conservatives have radically different moral foundations. In Outraged, Kurt Gray showcases the latest science to demonstrate that we all have the same moral mind—that everyone’s…
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A timeline of Donald Trump’s many (alleged) crimes and convictions
Buckle up: there’s a lot to get through By Jennifer Savin Publisher: Cosmopolitan Recommended by: Steve G. It’s hard to believe that Donald Trump has only been back in office for a year, given the relentless news cycle he seems so obsessed with commanding (once a reality star, always a…
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Trump Administration Litigation Tracker
This project includes two tables that follow legal challenges to the actions from the Trump administration: the Lawfare Litigation Tracker and the Alien Enemies Act Proclamation: State of Play table. Publisher: Lawfare Recommended by: Bruce R. The Litigation Tracker table tracks legal challenges to the Trump administration’s executive actions that deal…
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Warren Reads 100 Acts of Trump Corruption Into Congressional Record To Mark 100 Days of the Trump Administration
“[I]nstead of following through on his promise [to lower costs], Trump and his administration have paved the way for the president, his top officials, and his billionaire buddies to personally feed at the trough of government corruption.” “That’s 100 corrupt acts in 100 days. Americans deserve accountability. We need to…
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Indivisible SF
Logo Since January 2017, more than 4,000 San Franciscans have united as Indivisible SF to march in the Women’s Marches, protest the Muslim Ban, meet regularly with our Members of Congress, and make thousands of phone calls to their offices to pressure them to do everything in their power to counter…
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Public Citizen
Corporations have their lobbyists in Washington, D.C. The people need advocates too. Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power. We defend democracy, resist corporate power, and fight to ensure that government works for the people – not big corporations.…
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IndyBay.org
🏛️https://www.indybay.org 🏛️ This is a good independent source for news around the SF Bay area. It lists some upcoming events. Mostly, it has current news and past events. Scroll to the bottom of any page to see the selections for defining the different interest areas: Regions, Topics, International, and More.…
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Talking Points Memo
TALKING POINTS MEMO (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. We devote extensive resources to critical policy stories, like the decade-long GOP effort to repeal Obamacare, voter suppression, and the more recent push to add a citizenship question…
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POLITICO
🏛️POLITICO is the global authority on the intersection of politics, policy, and power. It is the most robust news operation and information service in the world, specializing in politics and policy, which informs the most influential audience in the world with insight, edge, and authority. Founded in 2007, POLITICO has…
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PoliticusUSA
🏛️ Focusing on politics, policy, business and international relations, The Hill‘s coverage includes the U.S. Congress 🏛️, the presidency and executive branch, and election campaigns.[5] 🏛️ The Hill describes its output as “nonpartisan reporting on the inner workings of Government and the nexus of politics and business”.[6] 🏛️ The company’s…
