“We the People” was the theme for the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was originally supposed to take place in Milwaukee.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Netroots Nation brings back Elizabeth Warren and Pramila Jayapal for 2020 Friday keynote
Joining Warren and Jayapal were Representatives Deb Haaland, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, who are all deeply committed to progressive change in America.
Netroots Nation featured panel discusses the Biden-Harris strategy for progressive victory
Staffers from Joe Biden’s presidential campaign laid out the case for why progressive organizations and activists should invest in building a relationship with the 2020 Democratic ticket.
COVID-19 Update: Many school districts plan to open for the fall in remote-only mode
As the 2020–2021 school year approaches, the longer-term repercussions of the nation’s failure to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are starting to become painfully apparent.
Netroots Nation 2020 opens with “biggest, baddest, blackest panel of the summer”
Speakers included Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, likely future U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman, and Stacey Abrams.
Democratic Secretaries of State discuss protecting the vote at Netroots Nation 2020
Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Jena Griswold of Colorado, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan teamed up for a panel that previewed the 2020 presidential election.
Democratic AGs discuss taking on Trump and building equity at Netroots Nation 2020
Attorneys general Phil Weiser, Xavier Becerra, Keith Ellison, and Maura Healey helped kickstart the conference with a substantive panel discussion.
Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say
The world is grappling with a novel coronavirus pandemic while climate damage grows ever worse. Netroots Nation 2020 decided to explore how systemic inequality defines both fights.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance together as running mates
The two appeared together at a live-streamed event where their speeches highlighted their respect for one another and the necessity of taking down Trump.
Washington’s 2020 Top Two turnout is the highest ever; ballots still being counted
Remember 2008? We’re seeing voter turnout now that dwarfs what we saw then, at least for the qualifying or winnowing round in the Evergreen State.
Are Democrats ready to defend Kamala Harris from the misogyny Geraldine Ferraro faced?
Kamala Harris will be attacked for her competence. Have her back over the next eighty-plus days. No nastiness should be allowed to detract from those abilities recognized by Donald and Ivanka Trump as political donors in the last decade.
It’s official: Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his 2020 running mate
Harris, a former rival of Biden’s for the presidential nomination, is the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to be the presumptive vice presidential nominee of a major political party.
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 3rd-7th)
The week’s major votes consisted of Senate confirmation of Mark Menezes to be Deputy Secretary of Energy and approval of a bill banning TikTok from government owned mobile devices.
Suburbs getting bluer, rural areas getting redder, early 2020 legislative results suggest
The 2020 Washington Top Two election served as a vetting exercise on Tuesday night, with initial returns identifying the most endangered incumbents in the Washington State Legislature of both major political parties.