The End of Roe v. Wade Will Result in Thousands of Maternal Deaths. AGAIN. by Karen Pataky, Director, Public Policy & Political Action Committee; Chair, Health Policy Task Force JUNE 24, 2022—Today’s SCOTUS decision will be a death sentence for many women, especially poorer women and women of color. Roe v. Wade was passed in … Read more
Getting Out the Environmental Vote By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force As we mobilize to counter voter suppression and motivate Americans to vote, there is another avenue to help accomplish this goal. With American democracy hanging in the balance and environmental disaster looming, it is imperative to use every tool to get … Read more
The Biden Administration in a Complex World By Cynthia Efird, Member, Foreign Policy & National Security Task Force The humorist H. L. Mencken once commented, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and WRONG.” This insight goes a long way to explaining why the Biden foreign policy differs from the … Read more
Enlarging the Supreme Court By Zina Greene, Member, Human Rights & Democracy Task Force When Democrats get out the vote, as democracy demands we do, and when we keep and improve our Senate majority, we can end the filibuster and pass all the legislation that we have fought for these past 2 years. This includes: … Read more
Is it the GUNS or the HATRED? By Karen Pataky, Director, Public Policy & Political Action Committee So, we are only 6 months into 2022 and America has endured 200 mass shootings. “Mass shootings” are defined as four or more gun deaths in a single incident. We know of recent gun slaughter events at a … Read more
It is obscene and maddening that the country must process yet another senseless, bloody weekend. Ten innocent people were slaughtered and three wounded at a Buffalo supermarket brought about by a lethal combination: hate and easy access to military-style weapons. An assassin’s act of white supremacy-fueled violence has terminated the futures of ten human beings and forever altered … Read more
Reversing Roe v. Wade Is NOT Just About Abortions by Karen Pataky, Director, Public Policy & Political Action Committee; Chair, Health Policy Task Force So ex-President Trump’s SCOTUS nominees are fulfilling their purpose. Roe v Wade will cease to be settled law in one month and several states are ready to make all abortions illegal. … Read more
The Silent Democrats By Zina Greene, Member, Democracy & Human Rights Task Force Few will forget the Senate committee confirmation hearings for Justice Katanji Brown Jackson and the vile treatment she received from Senators Cruz, Blackman, Graham, and others who read their questions, or mostly made statements from a script—the same script. The script paid … Read more
The Hedgehog and the Fox—The Biden Administration Leads in Dangerous Times By Ambassador (ret.) Cynthia Efird, Member, Foreign Policy & National Security Task Force Since the February 24th invasion of Ukraine, the growing evidence of Russian defeats on the ground, in international standing, and in economic viability has caused some pundits to suggest that President … Read more
Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force On April 22, 1970, 22 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day, standing for clean air, land, and water; 52 years later, 1 billion people in more than 193 countries observed Earth Day in April as Earth Month, with … Read more
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