The apparent failure of school voucher legislation in the House last week shows, again, the differences in political thinking of Republican supermajority members in the lower chamber with those in the upper chamber. And maybe that relates to the way House and Senate districts were drawn following the 2010 census by the supermajority asserting itself […]
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We hope you’re inspired to take action on climate change after watching our videos. It’s going to take all of us to tackle climate change. There are a lot of ways you can do this, from taking personal actions that limit your emissions to the way you vote to joining advocacy organizations to speaking with […]
From the DailyKos For the first time, the federal government has complied and released information on Obamacare enrollments coming in the special enrollment period. These are the people who have had major life changes that forced them out of their previous insurance—losing a job, getting divorced, etc.—and who had the opportunity to get new coverage […]
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by Mathew Pulver at Salon “There’s a good chance (like a 94 percent chance) that the flags present at your Fourth of July festivities will be Chinese-made. The ubiquity of American flags made in that authoritarian state is such that Congress actually had to pass a law last year banning the military from purchasing foreign-made […]
From Nancy Pelosi – Democratic Leader The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed 51 years ago today. Ever since, it has stood as a pillar of fairness, justice, and equality. The law was born from the daily courage of millions of Americans, who dared to hope for a day not marred by discrimination and […]
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Advocates for redistricting reform scored a crucial victory today when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission. Passed by the voters in 2000, in an effort to remove legislators’ bias from the redistricting process, the commission was imperiled by the GOP’s rabid desire to abolish it so that they could gerrymander the state’s […]
Prior to the start of oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, The Tennessean Editorial Board opined that Tennessee’s embrace of liberty should extend to same-sex marriage. Citing the Tennessee Constitution’s assertion that “all power is inherent in the people” (Article I, Section 1) and its strong affirmation of freedom to worship or not (Article […]
On June 12, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet Order mandating the strongest Net Neutrality protections in history finally went into effect. It was a tremendous victory for the millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of CREDO members, who fought for these rules. But Big Telecom’s allies in Congress have slipped language into […]