GOTV II: High Schoolers rock the vote
Chicago Democracy week, which was a coordinated effort to register 17 year olds, was a smashing success. Many groups participated including the League of Women Voters. And in addition to registering...
View ArticleStill Rising: Registering and Supporting African American Voters
Welcome to the third in the GOTV series. I began this out of my concern about Democratic turnout in the fall. Unfortunately, we are notorious for low turnout in non-presidential years. And, of...
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GOTV IV: Summer Fun, Outdoor Voting Reg Drives
Yellow Cart Picture from Noise of Rain. New voters in the making. Republished June 28, 2014 in GOT1V, originally from NoiseofRain' and Badscience innovative voter registration drive in 2011. First of...
View ArticleGOTV V: Raul Grijalva gives voice to Hispanic Voters
(Con tradduction en espanol)Well, first of all thank you for stopping by. And again many thanks and appreciation for our previous contributors: Eclectablog, Denise Velez-Oliver, Noise of Rain,...
View ArticleGOTV VI: Sandra Fluke Motivates Millennials
Welcome to the newest diary in the GOTV series and thank you for stopping by. We are very fortunate to have the indomitable Sandra Fluke as our guest who has recorded a terrific video about the need...
View ArticleGOTV VIII: Michigan, Arkansas, Georgia and Alaska voter reg deadlines SOON
Welcome to the latest in the GOTV series. I know I don't have to tell anyone here that these are key battleground states for the Senate or how important it is to keep the Senate blue. But just in...
View ArticleH$ll No You Don't own me! Gotv and key voter reg deadlines
Well, hard to believe we have still have to fight this battle. But we are down to the wire...time to suit up. And Thank You Ms. Gore!.Below the fold, key voter registration deadlines. Please pass...
View ArticleGOTV: Rides to the polls in key States
GOTV: Rides to the polls in Battleground States.I don't have to tell anyone that we are down to it. I am personally very alarmed at the thought of a red senate, but if you need any more motivation to...
View ArticleHeavenly Chronicles, Part I
The Heavenly Chronicles"So, I was skyping (along with millions of others) the other day with the deity. She likes to stay in touch, update her status, let us know what's trending, you know. Oh,...
View ArticleOne year: The families of Chibok still hope to bring their girls home
This is an anniversary no one, no one would want.It has been a year since the girls in Chibok, Nigeria were kidnapped by Boko Haram. As we know a brave and fortunate small group of them escaped almost...
View ArticleHelp feed people if there is a shutdown
So, as we all know, the possibility of a government shutdown is all too real.I personally live on a pretty small amount of social security. And I live in an expensive area in Northern California. I...
View ArticleSo, Tell Me how You Really Feel...TPP comment deadline approaching soon.
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is allowing comments on the Trans-Pacific Trade Parthership until January 13th. I have provided the link below and I urge everyone to express their...
View ArticleHow to help the people of Flint
As pretty much everyone knows by now, the city of Flint is in crisis. Their water is toxic and is poisoning the citizens and most devasating of course the children of Flint.The Rachel Maddow show,...
View ArticleHe called it Vampire city/stop the TPP
He called it "vampire city". I was talking with a friend who lives in one of the once great manufacturing cities of the Midwest and that' what he called the town he lives in.Vampire city...not because...
View ArticleGOTV 2016
I know it is kind of a given that Democrats turn out in Presidential years. But if there was ever, ever a year when turnout is crucial, it would be this one. And the low turnout in Nevada may be cause...
View ArticleNo Glamour here...How to have an effective meeting with your rep to oppose...
Well, this isn’t going to be the most exciting diary of the day or the week. More like the nitty gritty nuts and bolts of how to get the job done. I am asking people to consider scheduling a meeting...
View ArticleVote for (even) better healthcare, deadline today!
Well, pretty short and sweet. Today is the deadline to vote for a panel submission for Netroots Nation. Our very own Brainwrap has submitted a proposal entitled "Getting to Zero Percent Uninsured:...
View ArticleTerry O'Neill Pres of NOW on the TPP
As I have mentioned earlier on the Kos I am vehemently opposed to the TPP. There are many reasons for this. Some of those include the extension of the life of patents which will raise drug prices,...
View ArticleFree Concerts! Tom Morello rocks against the TPP; Denver, San Diego, Seattle,...
Want a little healthy rage in the political stew? Tom Morello and others will be appearing in concerts to oppose the TPP. Tickets are FREE...tour starts July 23rd and more dates should be added....
View ArticleMorello rocks against the TPP in San Francisco
Well, there has been another date added to the Rock Against the TPP tour. They will be in San Francisco on September 9th.As I mentioned previously, this is more of an announcement than a diary, so I...
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