OVerview of issues and necessary REFORMS
10 Far-Reaching Congressional Ethics Reforms to Strengthen U.S. Democracy, Center for American Progress
The legacy of ‘Citizens United’ has been destructive. We need campaign finance reform., Washington Post
Voting Reform, Brennan Center for Justice
Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex, Angela Davis, Color Lines
How ‘White Fragility’ Supports Racism and How Whites can Stop It, CNN
Selected News 2020
Grassroots Organizers Flipped Georgia Blue, Truthout
2020 Voter Turnout is the Highest in Over a Century, Washington Post
By Numbers: How the U.S. Voted in 2020, Financial Times
Floridians mobilize to remove financial barriers to voting for formerly incarcerated people, Daily Kos
Who Gets to Vote in Florida, New Yorker
The Debate Over the Word “Fascism” Takes a New Turn, New York Times
Why The Small Protests In Small Towns Across America Matter, Buzz Feed
A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’, New York Times
Selected News 2019
The scope of Trump’s corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how, Greg Sargent, Washington Post
How Democracy Dies, American-Style, Paul Krugman, New York Times
What Middle-Class Families Want America to Know, New York Times
White Trump Voters are Richer than They Appear, Washington Post
Trump’s Retreat on Environment is Affecting Communities Across America, New York Times Special Series
Voter Suppression:
Just How Big a Problem is Voter Suppression?, Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
The five ways Republicans will crack down on voting rights in 2020, Carol Anderson, The Guardian
Federal Judge Backs Georgia’s Purge of Nearly 100,000 Voters, Elisha Brown, New York Times
Wisconsin threw hundreds of thousands off the voter rolls, endangering democracy, Ben Wikler, CNN
The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It, Michael Wines, New York Times
New Voting Restrictions in America, Brennan Center for Justice
Selected News 2018
Midterms: It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation, Domenico Montanaro, NPR
10 reasons you should vote for Democrats and against Trump in midterm elections. ASAP., James Sattler, USA Today
The Rigging of American Politics, Ezra Klein, Vox
Tracking Trump’s Agenda, Step by Step, Josh Keller, Adam Pierce, Wilson Andrews, New York Times
We just watched a U.S. president acting on behalf of a hostile power, Max Boot, Washington Post
Trump Kushner Money Ties to Saudi Arabia Taint U.S. Policy Voice, Rachel Maddow
What did corporate America do with that tax break? Buy record amounts of its own stock, NBC News
A Year in Trump Corruption, Nicole Narea, Washington Monthly
Turning Affluent Suburbs Blue isn’t Worth the Cost, Lily Geismer and
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, New York Times
Latino voter participation more than doubles 2014 levels, Rafael Bernal, The Hill
Voter Suppression:
Voter Suppression is the New Old Normal, Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic
The Myth of the Lazy Non-Voter, New York Times
Will North Dakota’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Cost North Dakota the Senate?, John Nichols, The Nation
Where the Streets Have No Name, the People Have No Vote, Deirde Mask, New York Times
Vote. That’s Just What They Don’t Want You to Do, New York Times
How Voter Suppression Efforts are Targeting Minorities, Fresh Air, NPR
Voter suppression stories aren’t just about which party wins or loses in November — they’re about racist disenfranchisement in the long term, Pam Vogel, Media Matters
Trump’s Voter Suppression Efforts Have Begun, Dale Ho, New York Times
Selected News 2017
The Conservative Pipeline to the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
The Right-Wing Takeover of the U.S. Court System Will Transform America, Paul Butler, The Guardian
House G.O.P. Scraps Plans to Gut Ethics Watchdog, Cristina Marcos, The Hill
House Republicans Dive into the Swamp, John Nichols, The Nation
Republicans call Obamacare a ‘failure.’ These 7 charts show they couldn’t be more wrong, Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times
Democratic lawmakers considering challenge to Trump’s Electoral College victory, Kyle Cheney, Politico
Donald Trump Casts Intelligence Aside, New York Times Editorial Board
Don’t Just Thank Black Women, Follow Us, Angela Peoples, New York Times
In Break With Precedent, Obama Envoys Are Denied Extensions Past Inauguration Day, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times
The Age of Fake Policy, Paul Krugman, New York Times
Corker Warns of Repealing Obamacare Without Replacement, Jordain Carney, The Hill
Trump’s America and the New World Order: A Conversation with Noam Chomsky, C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout
What Donald Trump Owes Wall Street, Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Trump Organization Allegedly Owes Money All Over D.C., The Week
Rep. Katherine Clark to Skip Trump Inauguration in Protest, Astead Herndon, Boston Globe
Not a democracy—Speaker Ryan dispatched a security team to block delivery of a massive PP petition, Jen Hayden, Daily Kos
The resistance of “Indivisible” is taking off. In fact it may well already be working!, Murfster35, Daily Kos
Congress Moves to Give Away National Lands, Discounting Billions in Revenue, Heather Hansman, The Guardian
The Damage Already Done by Trump’s Presidency, Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Trump has Yet to Severe Ties with Businesses, Despite Promises, Jim Zarroli, NPR
The Campaign to Impeach President Trump has Begun, Matea Gold, Washington Post
The White House is Already in Flames, Howard Fineman, Huffington Post
74 Paths to Putin, Trump Watchdog
America’s Great Divide in Dental Care, Dartagnan, Daily Kos
Election is Over, but Trump Can’t Seem to Get Past It, Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, New York Times
Constitutional Law Expert Laurence Tribe: ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’ in Trump’s firing of Comey, Daily Kos
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation, Michael Schmidt, New York Times
DeVos rescinds 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students, Moriah Balingit, Washington Post
Selected News 2016
A Running Guide to Trump’s Highly Abnormal Presidency, Vice
Conflicts of Interest Could Put Trump in Violation of Constitution ‘On Day One’, Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams
Trump’s Business Empire Isn’t Just An Ethical Disaster, Richard W. Painter, New York Times
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault, Michelle Chen, The Nation
The highest value for Trump’s transition team appears to be personal loyalty to Donald Trump, Andrew Prokop, Vox
Noam Chomsky Tells (Voters) You Made a Big Mistake, Noam Chomsky
Donald Trump and the Lawsuit Presidency, New York Times Editorial Board
Military Leaders Urge Trump to See Climate as a Security Threat, Erika Bolstad, Scientific American
Most people are wildly underestimating what Trump’s win will mean for the environment, David Roberts and Brad Plumer, Vox
Government Employees Have a Lot of Thoughts About Working with Donald Trump, Hamilton Nolan, Dead Spin
The Myth of the Rust-Belt Revolt, Konstantin Kilibarda and Daria Roithmayr, Slate
Selected News – Cabinet
Trump’s Crony Cabinet is Full of Scared Losers, Naomi Klein, The Nation
Steven Mnuchin’s Defining Moment: Seizing Opportunity From the Financial Crisis, Wall Street Journal
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Denialist, to Head E.P.A., Coral Davenport and Eric Lipton, New York Times
Is Jeff Sessions Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Pick?, Dean Obeidallah, CNN
Trump’s Cabinet Picks: A Rundown of Upcoming Hearings, Kaitlyn Burton and Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico
EARLY Opinion/Thought
Farewell America, Neal Gabler, Moyers & Co.
Trump Will Helm an America By and For Corporate America, Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The Right Way to Resist Trump, Luigi Zingales, New York Times
The Case for Normalizing Trump, Matthew Yglesias, Vox
We’re Heading into Dark Times, This is How to Be Your Own Light in the Age of Trump, Sarah Kendzior, The Correspondent
America Elects a Bigot, Charles Blow, New York Times
No Trump, We Can’t Just Get Along, Charles Blow, New York Times
An Absurd and Dangerous President, Klaus Brinkbaumer Der Spiegel
Trump Changed Everything, Now Everything Counts, Barbara Kingsolver, The Guardian
Where I Wish President Trump Failure, Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
What it Means to Be a Writer in the Age of Trump, Maddie Crum, Huffington Post
Admit it: Trump is Unfit to Serve, Washington Post Editorial Board
The Hijacked American Presidency, Charles Blow, New York Times
Trump is Killing the Republican Party, Joe Scarborough, Washington Post
‘Bread and circuses’ could strike down America like it did Rome, The Hill
Selected General News AND ADVOCACY Sources
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