In the current political moment, abortion deserves more than a quick-fire round of responses—and many other critical issues deserve more air time, too.
Tag: 2020 election
Meet the #MeTooVoter
Today marks the second anniversary of the viral explosion of Tarana Burke’s #MeToo movement—and she marked the occasion by launching the #MeTooVoter online campaign calling on political leaders to address sexual harassment and design solutions for safer workplaces.
What We Learned in 2018—and What it Means for 2020
The 2018 election delivered key points of progress that will shape the terrain that candidates are navigating in 2020 and beyond, and it left those of us committed to more equitable political institutions with a reminder that we have unfinished business left to address.
This is Proof: Voters Can Agree on Solutions to the Country’s Problems
Many consider political polarization—the vast gap between Republicans and Democrats—to be a defining and ever-growing feature of American politics today. But an experiment called “America in One Room” set out to discover just how rigid and vast that gap is. Turns out: It’s not as solid or as wide as you may think.
What “Kavanaugh’s Revenge” Means for 2020
Sunday marks one year since Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Conservative pundits and Republican officials predicted that Democrats who took a stand against the Supreme Court nominee would be punished at the polls. This take is dramatically flawed —and we have the polling to show it.
Civic Engagement on Campus Could Shape the 2020 Elections
New political research from Tufts University prove that efforts to organize and mobilize voters on college campuses are working—and that their impact could shape the 2020 election results.
Can We Keep the Women’s Wave Going in 2020?
Elections this fall in Virginia and Louisiana may provide the answer.
The Five Majority Rules Critical to Achieving Women’s Equality
The Majority Rules will be the rallying cry for millions of women and will anchor Supermajority and Supermajority Education Fund’s work to inform and engage women this year and next.
How to Talk About Feminism in Politics When No One’s Asking
If there hadn’t been three female presidential candidates on stage, women in America would have been invisible last night—but instead, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar elegantly demonstrated how to talk about feminism when no one’s asking.
It’s (Not) the Economy, Stupid
As painful as it is to reckon with, we must now—after El Paso, after “send them back,” after Charlottesville and the astronomical rise in hate crimes—abandon the fantasy of benign voters led to the polls by the pull of the personal pocketbook.