Blue Wave Blogs

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  How Do We Fight The Firearm Death Toll? We Get Out The Vote!

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang May 29, 2022

  Americans bought nearly 20 million firearms in 2021, the second highest sales in history. They also experienced more than 20,000 firearms deaths,...

  • civil rights
  • elections
  • filibuster
  • gun safety legislation

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  Why It Is important To Focus On State Races In The 2022 Midterms

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang February 21, 2022

  If you have been following the disappointing journey of the For the People Act, the #1 priority of the US Congress, you will know that the America...

  • blue wave process
  • democracy reform
  • filibuster
  • For The People Act
  • HR1/S1
  • local elections
  • voting rights

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  Senate Fails to Pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act

  by Sani Field January 21, 2022

  Merely two days after celebrating a national icon who championed the right to vote for all Americans, the Senate failed to pass election reform le...

  • civil rights
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • filibuster
  • retrospective
  • voting rights

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  Marshall Fire Reflection: Why We Must Break the Filibuster

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang December 31, 2021

  Nine months ago, there was a mass shooting in my grocery store. Ten innocent people died. The store is still closed — a reminder of what happened...

  • climate crisis
  • filibuster
  • gun safety legislation
  • voting rights

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  Everything To Fear

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang December 7, 2021

  We live in a strange and confusing time. It’s helpful to read the book Nothing to Fear, FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Create...

  • civil rights
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • filibuster
  • For The People Act
  • HR1/S1
  • voting rights

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  Pushing for a Stronger Democracy

  by Adrianne Middleton October 12, 2021

  Photo courtesy of Luke Stackpoole There isn’t a strong need for get-out-to-vote postcards this year, and in case you hadn’t noticed, stamps are ex...

  • civil rights
  • democracy reform
  • filibuster
  • For The People Act
  • gun safety legislation
  • HR1/S1
  • pandemic
  • voting rights

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  Democracy Reform - "Failure Is Not An Option"

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang September 16, 2021

  Senators - Pass the For the People Act We have been advocating for the For the People Act (FTPA) since President Biden took office with a Democrat...

  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • filibuster
  • For The People Act
  • gun safety legislation
  • HR1/S1
  • pandemic
  • voting rights

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