Whoever Wins the Georgia Race, Democracy Loses

By Wendy Fields, Executive Director of the Democracy Initiative

How Women’s Equity Can Make Democracy Stronger

A Day Without Women is a call to action for gender parity

Marching in Mississippi for Democracy

By Wendy Fields, Executive Director

On March 4th, Democracy Initiative board member and NAACP President & CEO Cornell William Brooks, Sierra Club President Aaron Mair, and other progressive leaders will march in Canton, Mississippi in…

Queer+Trans Concerns Around Voting Rights and Money in Politics

Alabama Restores Voting Rights for Thousands of Disenfranchised Citizens

The Defense of Our Democracy is the Defense of Environment

7 ways to take part in the progressive movement this Inauguration Week

Marked by two historic days, Martin Luther King Day on Monday and the Inauguration of the 45th President on Friday, this week serves as a benchmark for progressive change in 2017. Now, more than ever, people…

3 Takeaways from Pence-Kobach Actions

by David Sanchez, Outreach Coordinator

Howard County Women Support Publicly Funded Elections

On Citizen Funded Elections…

“One of the most powerful tools we have, not to just take money out of politics but to get regular people into politics.” — Ben Jealous

Texas Voter ID Law Ruled Discriminatory for the Fifth Time

“At some point, this discrimination based on the color of Texas citizens must stop. The compact of legal protections for citizens applies without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.” — Gary Bledsoe, President the…