The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
John Bel Edwards
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What Democrats and Progressives Can Learn from Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Election
Democrat John Bel Edwards recently won in a state that Trump carried easily in 2016 by following a progressive playbook: energize black voters and rely on high turnout.
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Louisiana Offers Clear Example Why States Should Expand Medicaid – Not Reduce It
A look at one state, Louisiana, shows the potential effects of the Republican plan on Medicaid recipients – notably, a decline in health for a large portion of the population, and an increase in the cost of healthcare.
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Louisiana's Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid – After They Rejected Sandy Relief
How's this for irony: the political ideology so fervently espoused by Tea Party Congressmen from Louisiana could leave their constituents – the people affected by this summer's flooding – without the means to rebuild their communities.
