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Your Chance to Influence the UN Today undo the work Jan 09, 2024

Regardless of your politics, I would hope that we could all agree that genocide is bad. That relentlessly bombing civilians is wrong. That an occupying force destroying places they occupy is...

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Finding Common Ground in Unexpected Places undo the work Aug 22, 2023

Last week I attended the annual meeting for Alternate ROOTS, a coalition of artists and activists at the intersection of art and social justice. It was my first time attending in person because of...

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Get Ready for Hard Talks: Strategies for Success know your facts undo the work Apr 19, 2023

Having meaningful conversations with people who disagree with you is a skill. Knowing how to hold space for change, manage your emotions around triggering topics, present the right facts, and how...

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I Was Going to Skip This Week's Blog Post undo the work Dec 07, 2022

I had planned to skip writing a blog post this week because I'm just so tired. But as I wrote the intro for my weekly newsletter, I decided to share it as strictly opinion. I don't have the energy...

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Georgians are Voting in Record Numbers know your facts undo the work Nov 30, 2022

The final US Senate seat will be decided by a runoff election in Georgia on December 6. Democrat incumbent Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) is running to maintain his seat against challenger...

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Vote and Take People With You know your facts undo the work Nov 02, 2022

Election Day is this coming Tuesday, November 8. I’m sure you’ve heard people saying democracy is on the ballot. We’re voting to maintain the rights we have, or the general public...

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The Mainstream Media Creates Outrage and Obfuscation know your facts undo the work Oct 26, 2022

The mainstream and fringe media both seem to have found a model that works for clicks and views – outrage. It seems the role of US journalism is no longer to inform, but instead to generate...

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We Can Do Better than Pardoning Possession know your facts undo the work Oct 12, 2022

On October 6, President Biden announced that he was pardoning “all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” He has directed the Attorney General to create a process...

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One Small Thing You Can Do undo the work Sep 21, 2022

So many things are happening that I want to do something about. I know I’m not the only one feeling like I don’t know what to focus on first. Just deciding how much effort to put into...

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Student Loan Debt Relief for Millions know your facts undo the work Aug 31, 2022

On August 24th, President Biden announced his plan to address student debt. The plan has 3 key elements:

  • Debt Relief - Up to $10,000 in debt relief for individuals with loans held by the...
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Trans Rights are Human Rights know your facts undo the work Aug 24, 2022

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the attacks on trans rights in the US:

  • Florida wants to detransition all youth in the state, and in June the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a...
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GOP Says Defund the FBI...But Not Police know your facts undo the work Aug 17, 2022

It’s been a top news story since Monday, August 8th that the FBI conducted a search warrant on former president Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Almost immediately the GOP...

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