Tag Archives: politics

The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Debra29

Aeschylus, 548BCE New York’s Primary Election Results We are showing there is a new path for politics in our city and in our country In a trio of hotly contested races, candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DSA-fueled … Continue reading →

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Debra29

Frederick Douglass The Midterm Primaries of New Jersey and New York The future of the Democratic Party is being played out primary by primary across this great nation. We’re heading into the finals of the New York State primaries, with … Continue reading →

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Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Debra29

Abraham Lincoln New Jersey Primary June 2, 2026Early voting: May 26-May 31Vote By Mail New Jersey’s Most Competitive Primary Races & ResultsUpdated July 14, 2026 7th Congressional District Winner was Rebecca Bennet Observers consider Republican Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. the … Continue reading →

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We need leadership in this country, which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger.

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Debra29

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders The Democratic Midterm Election Primaries 2026 & ResultsUpdated July 14, 2026 New York State Primary: June 23, 2026 Early voting June 13 – 21Early or Absentee Ballots The Future of the Democratic Party The progressive and … Continue reading →

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Debra29

President Barack Obama Voter Suppression The strict voter identification measure that Republicans have pushed through the House is just their opening salvo in a broader legislative effort aimed at keeping control of Congress this fall. Under the Constitution, states are … Continue reading →

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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Debra29

Frederick Douglass Actions Demonstrations Specific organizations have consistently organized responses on a local, state, and national level. Join and keep track of what is happening where. You can find a demonstration close by to attend. If you are unable to … Continue reading →

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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Debra29

Martin Luther King Jr. Democrats sweep key elections in NYC, New Jersey & Virginia Updated November 28, 2025 Mamdani wins historic New York City mayoral race Zohran Mamdani won Tuesday’s election for mayor of New York City, leading former New … Continue reading →

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“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty,”

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Debra29

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author and dissident . Cuts to Medicaid The administration’s signature legislative achievement, a new budget law, OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) cuts more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, the national health insurance program for the poor … Continue reading →

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Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Debra29

Joseph Stalin Targeting higher education is an essential tool in the autocratic playbook. Across the world, authoritarian leaders are targeting universities and professors to silence critical thinking and crush academic freedom.Threats to higher education in the U.S. resemble free speech … Continue reading →

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Discrimination is alive and soaring.

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Debra29

Jonathan Kozol The Republican Party has embraced the Heritage Foundation’s handbook, Project 2025. The Project’s handbook’s DEI recommendations fit into four main categories: (1) Abolishing DEI offices and personnel; (2) Ending the government’s participation in DEI initiatives; (3) Amending laws … Continue reading →

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