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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / December 13, 2021
A Message from Democracy Alliance President Pamela Shifman
When I was a young lawyer, I saw firsthand the power of progressive leadership at a critical moment in history. I arrived in South Africa just as democracy was taking hold. As Legal Advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / March 25, 2021
EVERY Issue Depends on Democracy Reform
by Gara LaMarche March 25, 2021 The horrific attacks in Atlanta and Boulder have brought gun violence, the national scourge that resurfaces on a sickeningly regular basis, back to the forefront of the national conversation. Vast majorities ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / March 11, 2021
As We Take a Victory Lap for the American Rescue Plan, Let’s Acknowledge What Got Us There – and What We Still Need to Do
by Gara LaMarche March 11, 2021 The American Rescue Plan that President Biden just signed into law is a landmark achievement for the advancement of social welfare in the United States – the most significant anti-poverty measure since the Great ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / January 14, 2021
Who Will We Be?
by Gara LaMarche January 14, 2021 Inauguration Day and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday are a few days apart this year, and the juxtaposition is particularly striking. In 2009, as we inaugurated our first Black President, the confluence ...
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From The President / April 27, 2020
Our Elections are Taking a Dangerous Turn
by Gara LaMarche In its never-ending effort to retain its grasp on power despite an unpopular agenda and increasing demographic irrelevance, the Republican Party at every level did its best to suppress participation in this month’s ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / May 21, 2019
Conservatives’ Real Fight Is for the Future of the Family
This article was written by Julie Kohler and Nicole Sussner Rodgers and published by The Nation. The culmination of decades of effort to erode women’s reproductive rights reached a boiling point this week as conservative states raced to enact ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 8, 2019
The Presidential Race: Five Things I’m Listening For
As the Democratic presidential field approaches a size that could field two football, soccer or baseball teams, four basketball teams, and nearly four hockey teams—there, I’ve exhausted my limited store of sports knowledge!—I have some early ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 30, 2019
“Electability” is Just Another Word for Gaslighting
This post was originally published on Medium on April 25, 2019. Today, Joe Biden made it official; he is running for president. Pushed back a day, his announcement came on the heels of the She The People Presidential Forum, the first ever ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 15, 2018
Writing a New Story: Opening Remarks to the Fall 2018 Conference
It’s a lot more fun to welcome you to D.C. this year than two years ago. On November 6, this community—every single person in this room, and millions beyond—did what we had to do. We pulled our country back from the brink with a massive turnout ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 7, 2018
Last Night Was a Big Step Toward Taking Our Democracy Back
First things first. With the future of our democracy in the balance, the American people took a very big step away from the divisive and destructive course our country has been on since the 2016 Election. We did what we had to do. Two years ago, ...
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