The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
Democracy Awakening
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Springtime for Democracy: Revolution Is In the Air
“We the people demand a democracy free from the corrupting influence of big money and voter suppression,” they shouted. “We demand a democracy where every vote is counted and every voice is heard. Democracy Spring!”
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Act Out! [59] - The People’s March on Washington
This past week, thousands of people marched and were arrested on the steps of the Capitol demanding that the people’s voice be heard: that we the people, not money, be the driving force of our government.
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Over 400 Arrested at U.S. Capitol Demanding Restoration of Democracy
The new coalition is calling on Congress to pass four bills that would limit the ability of billionaires to control American politics.
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Protests Are Erupting In the Capital to Get Money Out of Politics
A broad and powerful movement is seizing the nation’s capital. On Monday, hundreds of patriotic Americans participating in Democracy Spring got arrested as part of a week and a half of actions to save our democracy.
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#DemocracySpring Kicks Off With 140-Mile March To Capital
Movement wants big money out of politics – and free and fair elections.
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Act Out! [57] - Cradles & Climate Crisis, the Drug War’s Sidekick and Dissent While Cozy
This week, the climate crisis is a reproductive crisis.
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Act Out! [56] - Activism Spring, a Tiny Way to Help the Homeless, and Artists Capture Crooks
This week, from marches to sit-ins to teach-ins and rallies, activism is in full swing.
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Bernie Sanders Is A Candidate For, Not Of, Today’s Movements
Bernie's success thus far is a sign of what a sizable chunk of America is ready for, electorally speaking – democratic socialism – and it’s still hard to escape the feeling that he caught today’s social movements off guard.