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Lessons from Red States on How to Push Back

Lessons from Red States on How to Push Back

Lessons from Red States on How to Push Back - emptywheel

For many, last week's election was a paralyzing shock, but red state activists have proven that it's possible to step up, push back, ...

Lessons from state government: healthy disagreements can move a ...

Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy Weinstein called out this division in his introductory remarks at a recent John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. People ...

Democratic governors say they are leading state-level efforts ... - PBS

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced the launch of Governors Safeguarding Democracy. Pritzker joined Amna Nawaz to ...

Red wave crashes down on ballot measures - POLITICO

The left sees setbacks on abortion, drug legalization, minimum wage and election-process questions from coast to coast.

The Election Was About the Issues After All | The New Yorker

Benjamin Wallace-Wells on how the fifteen-dollar minimum wage, a core progressive issue, won ballot measures in red states.

Why Democratic state leaders could have a tougher time countering ...

Democratic governors and state attorneys general are dusting off the playbooks from their offices' pushback against President-elect Donald ...

Illinois, Colorado governors announce state-level coalition to resist ...

Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, will be overseen by governors and supported by a network of senior staff designated by each state ...

Democrats learned the wrong lessons from the last midterms

Plus, Democratic governors in blue states are already preparing to push back against the Trump's administration. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.

Blue states prepare to fight Trump administration policies - WSIU

Several Democratic-led states are taking steps to prepare for a second Trump term. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Right. Many blue-state governors and ...

To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.

Calmes: Democrats, learn the lessons and move on

President Biden salutes before speaking on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press). By Jackie Calmes ...

Building group power to push back against Trump 2.0 - The.Ink

Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin on what he's learned from the 2024 election, and the challenge of organizing to fight a second Trump ...

The Republican Axis Reversing the Rights Revolution - The Atlantic

Offensives by red-state governments and GOP-appointed federal judges are poised to retrench those common standards across an array of issues.

A Lesson in Basic Civics for People Who Stubbornly Defend the ...

Attendees at the 2024 Republican National Convention look at a map of the US Electoral College. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty ...

Up First briefing: Department of Education; Trump attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Here's what we know about him. And, a look at the possible ...

How We're Responding to the Authoritarian Threat

American democracy is facing an authoritarian threat, but there are things Protect Democracy is doing to stop it.

Some Christians pushing back on Christian nationalism - Axios

The big picture: From the Greek Orthodox Church to Roman Catholics to evangelical Christian leaders, several grassroots efforts — primarily led ...

Backlash against DEI spreads to more states - Stateline.org

In a number of states, opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion policies are enjoying growing success in dissolving the programs at ...

Republicans in storm states face 'balancing act' on response so ...

Republicans are walking a tightrope as they work with a Democratic White House to help states recover from election-time, back-to-back ...

Illinois officials push back against Trump's immigration policies

Illinois leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to ramp up immigration enforcement, signaling they'll stand firm ...