At the Washington Post, Max Boot takes an even stronger stand: “I’m no Democrat—but I’m voting exclusively for Democrats to save our democracy.”[Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
Boot [Max Boot]is a Russian-American specialist in foreign affairs who identifies as a conservative but no longer supports the Republican Party.[Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
He[Max Boot] writes: “I’m a single-issue voter. My issue is the fate of democracy in the United States.[Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
Simply put, I[Max Boot] have no faith that we will remain a democracy if Republicans win power.[Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
Thus, although I’m[Max Boot] not a Democrat, I will continue to vote exclusively for Democrats[Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
—as I[Max Boot(not a Democrat) but votes Democrat] have done in every election since 2016—until the GOP ceases to pose an existential threat to our freedom.” [Read more at bit.ly/3oUrZnK by Heather Cox Richardson @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
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The Clock is Ticking in our Democracy By Lorenzo Canizares @canilor - Prof. Antia[Murad Antia, a finance prof MUMA College of Bus U of S FL
is referring to a nationally representative sample that asked Americans which unnamed country they preferred
[Prof. Antia asked Americans which unnamed country they preferred] regarding wealth distribution, country A being the United States and country B being Sweden, a social-democrat country.[The Clock is Ticking in our Democracy By Lorenzo Canizares @canilor]
With Democrats in control of the national government, Republicans are retreating to the states to launch their bid to take back national power.[Read more at bit.ly/30oFnXf by Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
Having cemented their control of Republican-dominated states with new election laws that suppress Democratic voting or give control of certifying elections to Republican boards,[Read more at bit.ly/30oFnXf by Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
Republicans are much more concerned about challenges from the right than they are about having to moderate their stands. [Read more at bit.ly/30oFnXf by Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson via @SubstackInc]
@LottieJoiner Moses[Bob Moses] was the mastermind behind the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in which more than 700 Black and white college students traveled to Mississippi to register Black voters.[Read more at bit.ly/3AH7GwF by @LottieJoiner via @capitalandmain]
They[the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project] set up Freedom Schools and taught literacy and civic education.The goal was to put a spotlight on the way people lived and were treated in Mississippi.[Read more at bit.ly/3AH7GwF by @LottieJoiner via @capitalandmain]
Bob Moses died on July 25 at his home in Hollywood,Florida.He was 86.In a 2002 interview,Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch [@taylorbranch]described Moses as the“father of grass-roots organizing.”[bit.ly/3AH7GwF by @LottieJoiner]
@Karashgould@truthout Markey[Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts)] said only the reconciliation package is a “climate bill” — the bipartisan bill contains subsidies for the fossil fuel industry[Read more at bit.ly/307yadT by Mike Ludwig @ludwig_mike via @truthout]
— and measures for confronting the climate crisis must not be dropped in negotiations with conservative Democrats that continue to frustrate progressives.[Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) said] [Read more at bit.ly/307yadT by Mike Ludwig @ludwig_mike via @truthout]
“Here’s the deal: Climate cannot and will not be cut. No climate, no deal,” Markey[Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts)] said to applause from activists with the Sunshine Movement and other groups.[Read more at bit.ly/307yadT by Mike Ludwig @ludwig_mike via @truthout]
It is necessary because even though voting discrimination is now widespread, it is much more prevalent in some places than others.[Read more at bit.ly/2YwVGAO by Wendy R. Weiser @WendyRWeiser via @BrennanCenter]
According to our count, there were over 120 voting rights violations over the past 25 years in the 7 states likely to be covered under this bill,[Read more at bit.ly/2YwVGAO by Wendy R. Weiser @WendyRWeiser via @BrennanCenter]
and fewer than 50 in the 39 states that are not close to coverage. Without preclearance, discrimination has been impossible to root out in those places.
"Take a hard look at those people who are opposed to strong legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs and take a look at their campaign finance reports," Sanders said during a briefing with reporters.[Read more bit.ly/3DlnSVS by Ayelet Sheffey @arsheffey via…
"See where they get their money, how many of them get their money from the pharmaceutical industry and the executives there. And I think there will be a direct correlation."[Sanders said][Read more bit.ly/3DlnSVS by Ayelet Sheffey @arsheffey via @businessinsider]