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Border Wall is an Assault on Our Democracy

  Crises are time-tested means of subverting democracy. Autocratic leaders such as Vladimir Putin have long used national emergencies — some real, some not — to claim extra ordinary power. Autocratic leaders often vex under the constraints of constitutional rule and find democratic politics agonizingly frustrating. They lack the disposition for the give-and-take of everyday

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College Juniors and Seniors: Earn $4,000 and help Elect Democrats

We are recruiting college juniors and students expecting to complete school by June 2020 to spend 8 weeks this summer – June 10, 2019–August 2, 2019 – learning the art and science of being a field organizer in a presidential election. Corps members can earn $4,000 gaining valuable career skills in leadership, project management and communication while

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‘YES’ on H.R. 8 – Background Checks Act

  It has been more than two decades since the U.S. House of Representatives held a vote on major gun safety legislation. H.R. 8 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Rules on February 25 at 5:00 p.m. It will then be voted on in the full House where it is expected

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