Evening Roundup, August 27
Featuring Jennifer Weiss Wolf, Linda Burstyn & Rep. Nancy Pelosi, April Ryan & Anthony Coley, Michael Franklin, Jen Rubin & Liza Goitein, Choose the Real Headline, and The Democracy Movement
To celebrate Women's Equality Day, we're choosing joy
Yesterday was Women’s Equality Day—a national commemoration first proposed in 1971 by Bella Abzug, the formidable feminist organizer and federal lawmaker from New York, and passed in 1973 by Congress as a joint resolution to recognize the fight for women’s suffrage and hard-won ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
By Linda Burstyn
The inaugural interview in our new series, The Way Forward: Advice from Great Women
What about the Epstein files? Anthony Coley & April Ryan spill the tea
At the start of August, our news feed was flooded with news of Jeffery Epstein, now we’re wrapping up the month talking about the presence of armed National Guard officials in D.C. and Epstein seems to have fallen off the radar. Why?
Lisa Cook made history. Now she’s being punished for it.
One of my first jobs was teaching economic education and entrepreneurship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, where I also proudly served as a member of the Student Board of Directors. It was there that I learned how public affairs could serve the public…
Can Trump actually send the National Guard to Chicago? Liza Goitein explains
Trump has made vague suggestions that he may send the National Guard into Chicago, which Illinois Governor Pritzker has made very clear is an unwelcome move. But, is it even possible?
Quiz: Choose the Real Headline
A functioning democracy needs the sunlight of a free and responsible press, which makes the fog of facile takes, insidious spin, and unethical journalism in our media landscape all the more maddening.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Today, we're seeing widespread protests against ICE, D.C. protests the federal takeover, a Texas Republican objects, planning ahead, and more.
Trump-appointed judge rejects Trump's frivolous lawsuit against all federal judges in Maryland & slams “smear” campaign against the judiciary. “This concerted effort by the Executive to smear & impugn individual judges who rule against it is both unprecedented and unfortunate” offending the rule of law. https://newrepublic.com/post/199611/donald-trump-doj-appointed-judge-lawsuit-deportation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss
Pirro & her lackey prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower & peaceful protesters. https://newrepublic.com/post/199680/prosecutors-fail-charge-dc-sandwich-guy-felony
For your coverage of the democracy movement, I'd like to nominate our two local groups. Indivisible Yolo is our chapter of the national organization and has several active subgroups. Our most prominent effort is the Visibilty Brigade which drops banners along interstate overpasses several days a week. NorCal Resist has Migra Watch and Court Watch where volunteers serve as allies for people going to INS hearings, and for their families of those who are "disappeared".