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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  The Legal and Philosophical Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field May 25, 2022

  The following is part two of a guest post from Sri Preston Kulkarni, a democratic nominee for Texas’ 22nd congressional district in 2018 and 2020....

  • abortion
  • civil rights
  • women's rights

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  The Policy Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field May 18, 2022

    The following is part one of a guest post from Sri Preston Kulkarni, a democratic nominee for Texas’ 22nd congressional district in 2018 and 2020...

  • abortion
  • civil rights
  • women's rights

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  Inspiring Women Podcast with Laurie A.S. McGraw

  by Chiu-Ki Chan May 17, 2022

  We were so thrilled to be featured on the Inspiring Women podcast with Laurie A. S. McGraw. The following is borrowed from Laurie, in a recent so...

  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • local elections
  • path to postcarding
  • volunteers
  • voting rights

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  May 15, 2022 Blue Wave Postcard Event

  by Ning Mosberger-Tang May 16, 2022

    On Sunday, 5/15/22, We held our first in-person postcard event since the pandemic started two years ago. It was great to see many of you aga...

  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • economy
  • elections
  • fundraising
  • local elections
  • pandemic
  • volunteers

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  Stamp Price Hikes are Coming - Here's Our Strategy

  by Lisa Gillespie April 26, 2022

  We can't thank our generous Blue Wave donors enough for supporting our movement by investing time in writing postcards and/or contributing to ou...

  • blue wave process
  • democracy reform
  • economy
  • elections
  • fundraising
  • local elections
  • volunteers
  • voting rights

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  Moving Upstream {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field April 5, 2022

  I remember so distinctly a conversation I had in one of my moms’ groups the third week of November in 2016, just after 45 was elected. We were all...

  • Black Lives Matter
  • civil rights
  • elections
  • local elections
  • pandemic
  • path to postcarding
  • retrospective
  • volunteers
  • voting rights

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  My Path to Postcarding: The Tuck Frump Group {Guest Post}

  by Sani Field March 4, 2022

  It was the summer of 2020, and my husband and I had two young kids and were (still are!) in the midst of a global pandemic as well as a shift in o...

  • Black Lives Matter
  • civil rights
  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • elections
  • pandemic
  • path to postcarding
  • retrospective
  • volunteers

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  Blue Wave's Statement on Ukraine

  by Sha-Mayn Teh February 27, 2022

  Coloradans in support of Ukrainians in front of the Capitol building in Denver on 2/26/22. Photo by Kateryna Lapina. At this very moment, Ukrainia...

  • civil rights
  • fundraising
  • international crisis
  • volunteers

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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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  Biden’s Top 2021 Accomplishments, Despite Republican Obstruction

  by Sha-Mayn Teh January 31, 2022

    After one year in office, the loudest criticism in the mainstream media is that President Biden is failing to deliver on campaign promises. Howev...

  • climate crisis
  • democracy reform
  • economy
  • elections
  • pandemic

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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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