Although it feels like ancient history after all the recent headlines, it was only at the beginning of this month that our current president publicly mused about why the American Civil War was fought. Last week, New Orleans completed its controversial removal of Confederate monuments. For this Memorial Day weekend, we’ll explore the bloodiest of American wars, and how it influences us still.
Electoral Integrity: When No One is Denied the Vote
The past few weeks have been a bit of a roller-coaster for fans of voting rights. First, the good news. The Supreme Court declined to hear a case which alleged that 2013 voting rules pushed by the North Carolina GOP (strict voter ID laws, restrictions on early voting and election-day registration) were racially discriminatory.
But there’s bad news too. President Trump has established a “Presidential Commission on Electoral Integrity” that will be vice-chaired by one of the worst voter suppression advocates in the country. Today, we fight back against voter suppression.
Protecting Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood provides sexual and reproductive health services to millions of Americans. Because those services include abortions, they are often the first to be attacked by conservative politicians. Let’s pump up those civic muscles today by getting informed and defending the work Planned Parenthood does in our communities.
