President Joe Biden reached an important benchmark in his presidency—the first 100 days! Having passed the American Rescue Plan, restored U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Change Accord, revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, gotten over 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in arms, pushing Congress to pass stimulus checks, endorsing the George Floyd Justice in … Read more
Last night, US Senator Kamala Harris accepted her nomination as the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States of America. Senator Harris fights for communities, she fights for equality, she fights for justice—and she does it with strategy and dedication. Nearing our centenary of progressive women’s activism, the Woman’s National Democratic Club is thrilled … Read more
As we celebrate the Biden/Harris 2020 ticket, please join the Woman’s National Democratic Club and the OfthePeople46 co-authors for a virtual dialogue on belonging and DEI in a Democratic Administration, a moderated conversation with former political appointees and noted experts in civil rights and DEI. (Chatham House Rules). Panelists include DEI experts from the Obama … Read more
By Tracy Weiss, Co-chair, Foreign Policy Task Force, WNDC Committee on Public Policy and Political Action OVERVIEW As detailed in Part 1 of this WNDC Special Report, the Special Counsel’s Office (SCO)1 found that Russia conducted a multi-pronged attack—designed to benefit candidate Trump and hurt candidate Clinton—against the 2016 Election. Specifically, Russia’s IRA operated a … Read more
OVERVIEW I am in the process of reading the entire redacted Special Counsel Office’s (SCO) Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference1 in the 2016 Presidential Election (Report). I will break my analysis into three successive parts: part one follows below and focuses on Russia’s attack on the 2016 Election and related unanswered questions; next … Read more
Lying, cheating, bribery, fraud, money laundering. No, not allegations against the current administration but accusations against about 50 people who have been charged with “conspiracy counts of racketeering “ in the college admissions scandal. These folks were using a so-called “side door” to get their children enrolled in several prominent colleges. Following a pied-piper of sorts … Read more
The first quarter of 2019 has been marked by several major city teacher strikes. Just as in 2018, teachers, students, and their supporters have taken to the picket line to strike against a variety of issues pertinent to their school systems across the nation. In 2018, the Labor Department reports that 485,200 workers were involved … Read more
Although we avoided another government shutdown, we remain painfully aware of the economic impact the month-long shutdown has had on the 800,000+ government workers, contractors, and their families. The fact that this all began on the heels of the Christmas holiday seemed particularly callous. What many thought would amount to a few extra days off work, instead stretched … Read more
Members of the Woman’s National Democratic Club are outraged and sickened over Saturday’s horrific slaughter of our fellow human beings during Jewish Shabbat services. We are witnessing yet another mass shooting rampage brought about by a lethal combination: hate and an obscene and easy access to military-style weapons. An assassin’s act of hate-fueled violence has … Read more
Last week the Center for American Progress Action Fund released an analysis showing that approximately 4,200 people have been killed by guns and that these murders were a “direct result of its ‘stand your ground” law passed in 2005.” This represents a 31.6% increase in the homicide rate and an increase of 8% over the … Read more
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