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SCHOOL BOARDS AND LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE GROUND ZERO FOR OUR VALUES

Local elections don’t just matter: They are a matter of life and death for far too many in our communities.

THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS

As we prepare for the upcoming Aug. 3, 2021, King County primary election, I find myself doing what I can from raising voter awareness to relentless canvassing, textbanking, and candidate support to channel that energy that we all had for the 2020 presidential election.

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It is the best of times and the worst of times. A time to celebrate the inauguration of a new president and a history-making vice president. Yet this is also a time of insurrection, impeachment, and a Republican party that continues to fail to take any accountability for lies and inaction in our nation’s capital and here at home.

This is a tale of two pandemics.



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Let’s think + act beyond presidential politics to build a progressive agenda for America

In the aftermath of Bernie Sanders suspending his second presidential campaign, the crush of autopsy reports has been overwhelming. What went wrong? What does it mean for the progressive movement? Where do we go from here?

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The KidZ Are Alright

Every election cycle we seem to hear the same conflicting messages about young voters: For every call to mobilize young voters, there is a pundit shaming youth for their apathy.


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It is not difficult to imagine that some of these immigrant children will not be reunited with their families anytime soon — if ever — because of a disastrous, unconscionable policy.