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What Have Democrats and the Biden - Harris Administration Done for You?
Before we start to deal with the challenges that 2023 will bring, we’re going to take a little break over the holidays. Here is a series we first published in October, when we realized that the media wasn’t really reporting on the accomplishments of the Biden – Harris Administration. Please enjoy and share these articles. We wish you very happy holidays and a wonderful New Year! DemCast is an advocacy-based¬†501(c)4¬†nonprofit.
The Awesome Accomplishments of the Biden-Harris Administration
This is the first in a series of articles we are publishing today on the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration, along with the Democratic Senate and House of Representatives. We hope you will read these articles, written by first-time voters and long-time activists. Make sure you know and share the truth before voting ends. As the midterm elections approach, Republicans have been working their hardest to do what they do best: distract, deceive, and dissemble.
Ohio Can't Be the State of the Nation
We all know that saying: As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. After all, since 1864, Ohio voters have picked the winning candidate in 35 out of 40 presidential elections. Ohio’s last mistake was notable, however. In 2020 Ohio voters chose loser Donald Trump by 8 points over Joe Biden. Hopefully Ohio’s losing streak is just beginning because Ohio officials, doubling down on being all in for Trumpism, have been proposing some truly hideous legislation lately.
DemCastUSA Reacts to the SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
In light of the Supreme Court decisions overturning Roe v. Wade, DemCast USA will be sharing personal stories of people who have had abortions. As we read and edited these stories, we realized that the 13-year variance in our ages is enough to make our experiences with the politics of choice very different. In January 1973, I was a 17-year-old high school senior, looking forward to going away to college.
Pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act TODAY: We're Worth It
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. What do you think of when you see those words? Is it maybe a red, white and blue flag, or is it a bunch of white guys with powdered wigs? Or you might think of voting or “the people” or even healthy debate in the halls of Congress. I was thinking about our American democracy today. None of these ideas conjure up just how important it is. So I looked up the word “democracy” in the dictionary.
Traveling Through Time to Understand Today's California Recall
Hey California, It’s Election Day! But first, let’s do a little time traveling… Twas the night before recall election day in California and 37% of voters had already returned their ballots. We thought we’d drop in on the Larry Elder campaign where his website seemed to be reporting back from the future.
San Mateo-Foster City school board: Retain public comments
Rena Korb San Mateo and Foster City residents, your San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District Board of Trustees does not want to hear from you. Really. And they want to enshrine that attitude in their own rules. Frequent school board attendees could have guessed this was coming. At the meetings, attendees have been told on numerous occasions that their opinions don’t matter and that their voices were not the ones trustees wanted to hear.
For the People Act - Combating Corruption in Government
This is the final article in a five-part series educating the public about the benefits of passing the For the People Act. Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism.” President Joe Biden When government officials put their own interests and financial gain above those of the citizens they are supposed to serve, the country suffers. We are well past that point.
For the People Act - Election Security
This is the fourth in a five-part series educating the public about the benefits of passing the For the People Act. Election security and integrity is not something you can invest in only once in a generation.” Sen. Alex Padilla In the aftermath of the devastatingly tight 2016 election, stunned Americans learned that foreign actors had hacked into voter registration and election systems in several states but had targeted all 50 states.
For the People Act - Ending Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering
This is the second in a five-part series educating the public about the benefits of passing the For the People Act. Make no mistake, this is democracy in reverse. Rather than voters being able to pick the politicians, the politicians are trying to cherry-pick their voters. I say this cannot stand. … that sacred and noble idea, one person, one vote is being threatened right now.
Understanding the For the People Act of 2021
At DemCastUSA, we first started writing about the For the People months ago. Yet, what seems to be one of the most important bills of our lifetime, is still languishing in the Senate as Republicans refuse to even allow debate on it.
The case to reopen middle schools
In the past few weeks, the return-to-school debate has heated up. After San Francisco sued its school board and district, parties quickly negotiated an agreement under which in-person schooling would resume. The Palo Alto Unified School District released a reopening proposal that implemented a creative approach to prevent the need for schedule changes.
Republican Senators on Impeachment - Clinton’s That Is
Back in 1998, President Bill Clinton faced a Senate trial based on the wide-ranging Kenneth Starr report and two Articles of Impeachment. Article 1 stated that Clinton had “provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony” about his relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky and Article 2 claimed that he had obstructed justice. Twelve of the Republican senators who have been sworn in as Donald Trump’s jury also weighed in on Clinton’s guilt, as a member of the House or Senate.
Distance Learning in U.S. Schools: The Report Cards Are Sobering
In the virtual classroom of 2020, students are not physically present. Instead, they appear on the screen as faces on a geometric grid, or simply as black boxes labeled with names. School districts around the country have been in some state of online schooling, known as distance learning (DL), since the start of the school year. What goes on in these virtual classrooms? The first report cards have rolled in and they reveal a host of sobering statistics.
The Will of the People Won the Day
On Nov. 7, at 11:24 a.m. in Washington, D.C., the election for the president and vice president of the United States finally ended. We learned the will of the people, and it was named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. This momentous announcement occurred even though the state of Georgia had yet to be called.
MAGA-nificent Change of Heart: Former Troll David Weissman
Until early 2018, David Weissman was an online MAGA troll. A self-avowed one too. The kind you should just either report or block on Twitter. Engage with them and soon enough you’ll wonder why. But the Weissman who once tweeted comparing Hillary Clinton and Satan is far in the past. David Weissman 2.0 just cast his first vote as a Democrat — for Biden in Florida. So, if this former troll can support Biden, couldn’t anyone?
How to Control the Pandemic: Vote Joe Biden
On Sunday morning, October 25, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appeared on the State of the Union and told Jake Tapper, “We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigations.” These are, perhaps, some of the most honest words he — or any member of the Trump Administration — has ever uttered. “We’re not going to control the pandemic.” Meadows’ words should horrify every American, just as they did Joe Biden.
The Fire After the Storm
It seems a lifetime ago that my husband and I awoke in the middle of the night to a loud rumble. My immediate thought was that drunk teenagers were setting off firecrackers, which happens from time to time in my Bay Area suburb. But the noise was followed by flashes of brightness, and we realized with astonishment that it was a thunderstorm, a true weather rarity around here.
Fighting for a More Perfect Union
Photo by Anthony Garand on Unsplash Ronald Reagan plays a starring role in my political awakening. Believe me, I take no pride in these words. My first memory of Reagan dates back to seventh-grade sewing class. A voice breaks across the loudspeaker, over the clacking of 30 machines, to announce an attempt has been made on the president’s life. He has been shot and injured, taken to a hospital in Washington, D.C. To this day, I can recall my crushing sense of disappointment. Fast forward two years.
Worried About Trump & the USPS? Vote Early, Make a Plan
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash Instead of freaking out about Trump commandeering the USPS into an arm of his campaign and rigging the election, take concrete action right now to ensure that YOUR VOTE is counted in November. Here are several resources so you don’t have to do the legwork.
Joe Biden: The Man Behind the Mask
Joe Biden. We think we know him pretty well, right? Obama’s VP. Uncle Joe. Amtrak Joe. Gaffe machine. As we head toward what is undoubtedly the most consequential election that we have ever faced, or will ever face, Biden has gained yet another identity: the guy who’s not Trump. Americans of different stripes are lining up to vote for Joe, and we need them all to counteract any Trump cries of wolf. One thing we can always count on from Democratic voters, however, is to bicker over policy details.
The Supremely Republican Court: McConnell Style
False patriotism. Will to power. Disruption. If President Donald Trump’s term were a work of fiction, readers might well analyze him and his band of GOP cronies through these lenses, and then put away the book, relieved to close the cover on the darkness. Unfortunately, Trump is real, as is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who often seems to function as the puppet master behind the screen (think Wizard of Oz).
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