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A Voting Rights Reflection for a Democracy That Must Be Practiced Excerpt: Rights do not survive on memory alone. From New York's early suffrage exclusions to Mississippi's machinery of disenfranchisement, from Selma to the Supreme Court's 2026 gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the history of the ballot shows that democracy requires constant public defense... Continue Reading →
A Closer Look at “Billionaires’ Shocking Plan to Silence Working-Class Voters” Start Here A popular video has been making the rounds online (linked below). It is called “Billionaires’ Shocking Plan to Silence Working-Class Voters.” It comes from a news group named More Perfect Union, and it runs about 14 minutes. People often share it with... Continue Reading →
Democracy Is Begging for a Leader Somewhere tonight there is a town hall with the lights still on, and no one is certain who will unlock it in the morning. Not because the town failed. Because the ballot was blank, and no one came forward. We have learned to speak about the climate and ecological... Continue Reading →
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” — Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights leader and voting rights organizer. Climate Emergency, Elections & Mother’s Day A Note in My Mother’s Spirit: To Voters in Gerrymandered America I write this with my mother in my heart. If she were still here, I believe she would speak plainly. She would... Continue Reading →
MOTHER’S DAY OPEN LETTER · MAY 2026A Note to White Voters in Gerrymandered AmericaClimate Emergency · Democracy · Justice · Solidarity Written in the spirit of a mother who marched, who wept, who refused to look away — and who would have shouted these words from every corner of this aching country if she were... Continue Reading →
The Umbrella They Took From Us: How the Supreme Court Just Killed the Voting Rights Act — And Why Every Child, Every Elder, and Every Living Being Should Be Paying Attention An extended explainer for ordinary people, young people, and anyone who has ever felt they were being told a story too tangled to follow... Continue Reading →
Standing When It’s Hard: Moral Courage in an Age of Crisis In 1950, amid a climate of fear and political conformity, Margaret Chase Smith rose in the Senate and delivered her Declaration of Conscience. She knew the risks. She knew the cost of dissent. And still, she chose to speak. “Moral cowardice that keeps us... Continue Reading →
“The SAVE America Act isn’t about election security—it’s about redefining who gets to participate in democracy.” - Dr. Whimer Democracy on the Line in 2026 With early voting already underway in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas for the March 3rd midterm primaries, the 2026 election cycle has officially begun. Yet instead of focusing on expanding... Continue Reading →
YOUTUBE - LISTEN TO THIS The Billionaire's Bid for Power Elon Musk, the enigmatic billionaire and self-proclaimed free speech absolutist, is quietly but aggressively reshaping American democracy—this time, by pouring millions into a crucial yet under-the-radar state Supreme Court race. While most eyes are on the presidential election, Musk and his allies are making strategic... Continue Reading →
Dear readers, I wanted to share an update with you: I currently have over 600 blog posts in draft mode on this site, bringing the total number of posts to 2,160. These drafts are already created but need some updates and, in some cases, featured images. Over the next few months, I'll be re-editing and... Continue Reading →
New York's Environmental Bond Act, Boulder's climate tax passes; CA's Prop 30 fails Georgia’s Amendment 2: Temporary Property Tax Change for Disaster Areas Measure won 92% to 8%. New York’s Proposal 1, the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act passed 67%-33%. It authorizes $4.2 billion in general obligation bonds for projects... Continue Reading →
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