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Wish our interns luck on their fall 2020 semester!

It's an understatement to say this summer has been a challenging one for our interns. All of them have been working remotely—and doing a great job—while wondering if they'll return to the classroom this fall. And dealing with the stress...
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Back to School: Support Teacher Candidates

Kids are heading back to school across the country, and already districts are reversing openings and grappling with teacher shortages because of coronavirus outbreaks. Our federal government—and many state governments—haven’t done enough to safely reopen schools, and the negative effects...
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Before Kamala takes the stage tonight …

When Kamala officially accepts the 2020 Democratic Vice Presidential nomination tonight, we're sure she won't mince words about the fight that lies ahead. We are already seeing the rhetorical battleground take shape—and it is, as expected, ugly. Republicans are dusting...
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Black women are missing from the US Senate

With Kamala on the presidential ticket, our Support Black Women slate—the six most-competitive federal races featuring Black women—is complete! Black women are at the core of the Democratic Party, as its most reliable voters and volunteers. It’s way past time...
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A burst of sexism as the Veepstakes nears an end

Was it too much to hope that we could get through these last few weeks of Veepstakes speculation without sexism stealing the show? Probably. According to a report last week from Politico, former Sen. Chris Dodd, who is helping to...
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Let’s elect a Wall of Moms to Congress.

From abolition to the civil rights movement to our current crisis, moms—especially Black mothers—have made up the backbone of activism in this country. We saw that again this week when the Wall of Moms came to Portland, a city under...