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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 14, 2016
Opening Remarks from Gara LaMarche at the Fall 2016 DA Conference
On November 13, Democracy Alliance President Gara LaMarche opened the DA’s fall conference by addressing the election and rallying attendees for the fights ahead. Below are his remarks to the DA Partnership.
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Democracy Alliance Blog / October 12, 2016
To Engage Latinos, We Need to Talk to Them as People, Not Just Voters
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we who support Latino issues should recommit ourselves to ensuring a society that respects Latino families, culture, voices, and opinions throughout the year – not simply during election cycles. In ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / September 27, 2016
Today and Every Day, Maximizing Participation Strengthens Democracy
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Across the nation, hundreds of events will be held – many organized by Democracy Alliance APOs, organizations on the DA’s Progressive Infrastructure Map, and many of the DA’s 2020 State ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / September 26, 2016
New American Majority Turnout is Vital to Win in November – and Needs Sustained Investment.
The Presidential polls have tightened alarmingly. Complacency is always a dangerous stance, no matter what the odds, but is absolutely unacceptable and unwarranted now and for the next 42 days. There is one sure path to a progressive victory in ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / September 7, 2016
Building an Inclusive Economy: The Case for Early Care and Education
For decades, there has been a strong economic case to be made for early care and education. Based on longitudinal research of high-quality programs dating back to the 1960s, researchers have found that investments in high-quality care for ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / July 15, 2016
Working for Justice after Last Week’s Turmoil and Violence
This is the height of the political season, with the two party conventions taking place later this month. But platforms and Vice-Presidential selections aside, in a year when the electoral stakes have never been higher, there is a palpable sense ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / July 5, 2016
Brexit Vote Has Echoes in the U.S., but Progressives Can Write a Different Ending
Last month’s Brexit vote in the United Kingdom sent shock waves through Europe and the world. The “leave” campaign had several things in common with the United States in this election season, making many anxious about whether ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / June 24, 2016
DA Founder Rob Stein on the Koch Brothers and Political Trust-Busting
The lurid attraction of a Donald Trump-dominated presidential election spectacle is likely to obscure another clear and present political danger that will be hidden from most Americans. That danger is the purchase — there’s no other way to put ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 14, 2016
In Orlando, the Price of Hate and Inaction
Mass shootings occur with grim regularity in our country, whose gun laws are insanely growing steadily more lax, not more stringent, thanks to the enormous power of the National Rifle Association and its stranglehold on politicians petrified to ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 1, 2016
Social Movements Matter: The Untold Story of the Democratic Primaries
In its final stages, the Clinton-Sanders contest has been distressingly dominated by arguments over party rules while Donald Trump consolidates his control over the Republican Party and begins his general election campaign. But for most of the ...
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