Last week, Retake posted about how centrist Democrats undemocratically manipulate national and state elections to the detriment of solidly progressive candidates. I got it half right and half wrong. Today, I clarify and offer another angle.
Democracy
Congress Failing to Address Threats to Democracy While the Nation is Frighteningly Silent: What Must We Do?
Today, we follow up on two days of posts focused on local, state, and national inaction in the face of a looming climate catastrophe and a frontal attack on our democracy from the right. We examine what New Mexicans possibly… Read More ›
Why Have We Chosen a Path that Could Lead to Extinction? When did we vote for that?
Today’s post is singular in its focus on our failure to choose political leaders who will advance what we have long desired. Confidence in government is at an all time low because we continue to expect the same things from… Read More ›
The US Is Spinning Out of Control, DC and All State Capitols Threatened: Could We Pass a Law to Ban Weapons Near the Roundhouse?
Retake is participating in a tremendous Legislative Action Expo tomorrow with a whos who of progressive organizations & most Democratic State Legislators. Details below. We also offer commentary on what transpired in DC & what is looming.
Examining what 2016-2020 Means for 2021 Plus Shocking New GA Polls & What You Can Do!
Today, we examine promising polls from Georgia, opportunities to be part of the final push to retake the US Senate. Then we offer thoughts on what we’ve been through these past four years and what we must learn from them… Read More ›
Why We Need a National Strategy to Retake Our Democracy & Our Future & Why There is Hope
Today, examine how we landed in a political environment so resistant to justice, so incapable of implementing our priorities, and what it has cost us. We then trace a path to a more just nation where essential workers matter more… Read More ›