Insights - Democracy Alliance

To Save American Democracy, Donors Should Trade Tax Breaks for Political Wins

Originally appeared in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on January 6, 2022 By Pamela Shifman and Lateefah Simon JANUARY 6, 2022 One year ago today, the nation watched...

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...

The Democracy Alliance Names Pamela Shifman New President Amid Unprecedented Right-Wing Assault on Democracy

Shifman’s Appointment is a Recognition of an All-hands on Deck Moment that Requires Building the Most Expansive Progressive Electoral and Legislative Infrastructure...

DA Spring Conference Final Remarks from Gara LaMarche

Spring 2021 Fran Rodgers did a beautiful job laying out the themes of our two-day virtual conference last week, and her metaphor of a mosaic, where the whole is...

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...

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...

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...

A few thoughts on emotion and politics: Opening Remarks at the Fall 2020 DA Conference

Champagne bottles were popped outside the White House after Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory was announced. Credit: Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times by Gara...

Moving on after 7 years at the DA

Gara LaMarche I am writing with personal and institutional news: I plan to step down as Democracy Alliance President after seven years in the position. John...

Democracy has been battered and bruised but Joe Biden’s victory shows it has survived

by Gara LaMarchePublished 11/10/2020 in the Irish Independent A Secret Service officer on patrol at the White House in Washington yesterday. President Donald Trump...