Starting now, please consider making time in your life for the occasional weekly friend get-together wine-and-postcard party! Unlike almost any other volunteer activity, you can write postcards from your own house (or local coffee shop), while chatting with friends! Postcards are a great way to reach out to voters, and they can really help. Volunteers […]
One of the most effective ways to help bring rational thought back to our government is to encourage and empower scientists to run for office. Thanks to Trump and the unrelentingly stupid policies of GOP in the face of climate catastrophe, more scientists than ever before are considering a run. Please help to encourage and […]
“I am not joking when I say this could be the last free and fair election in American history. It might not be a free and fair election.” — Malcolm Nance, US Intelligence 36 years, author of The Plot to Destroy Democracy. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking bills that would provide $775 million […]
Your feedback to Congress really matters. In today’s political environment, the GOP has deliberately set up so many situations that it can be overwhelming. The GOP hopes that you’re so overwhelmed that you don’t call them or march or act. But when you contact your Congressperson, they do take note. Here’s a new tool for […]
Consider running for office! This page lists organizations that can help you run for office. Many organizations help you look for a race, train you, and help you find financial support. Run For Something is an organization that recruits people – especially young progressives — to run for office. They run ads, wrote a book, […]
It can be overwhelming to try to support conservative challengers and blue candidates in an election that’s pretty far away. Here are some tools to help. Here’s the 2020 Senate map, telling you which prospective Senate elections to watch in 2020. Swing Left and FlippableSwing Left has partnered with Flippable to focus on 11 Super […]
In the battle against the opioid epidemic, addiction is still winning, all of America is losing, and the FDA isn’t doing its part to fight the crisis. Trump’s FDA is shelving the development of recovery drugs, and avoiding accountability. Americans want the FDA to do better. The Wake Up FDA website helps you join with […]
On May 17, the Missouri legislature passed HB 126 — an unconstitutional, complete ban on abortion. We are now in the middle of a concerted effort by GOP to restrict, challenge, and remove the constitutional right to abortion access. Here’s a fact page about the situation from Amnesty International. 73% of Americans want abortions to […]
If you’re looking for a place to put your energy right now, please take a good look at SwingLeft. SwingLeft helps you find actions with the most impact — with a goal of retaking the Senate and strengthening Democratic House Control. Here’s the best link to sign up for SwingLeft. You can also follow Swing […]
Are you familiar with Indivisible? They’re one of the big reasons why the Democrats won so many seats in 2018. Indivisible was established as a powerful grass-roots organization right after the 1026 election. Now that we have many new leaders, Indivisible is working to lead the way forward. Join here. As we get ready for […]
