America has a long history of voter suppression. While the tactics may have changed over time, the reason remains the same — extremists know that their positions are unpopular and that the only way they can win elections is if they keep people from voting. We talked...
Voting
Read This: A History of Voting Rights — and Voter Suppression — in America
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental principles of our democracy, but it hasn’t always been guaranteed for all Americans. And for some of us, it’s still under constant threat. How is that possible? Let’s take a look at the progression of voting rights over...
Do This: It’s time to get out the vote!
The scariest thing to us this Halloween isn’t a movie or a costume, it’s the reality we face on November 6 if extremists get elected. So let’s make some time over the next five days to make sure that doesn’t happen! Take 5 minutes to visit our website and sign up for...
Watch This: It’s time to get out the vote!
How are you feeling about the upcoming election? We’re hearing from some Red Wine and Blue members who are filled with joy and hope, and others who are filled with anxiety. Either way, you are not alone! It’s natural to feel some anxiety, especially if you’re prone to...
Read This: It’s time to get out the vote!
We are less than three weeks away from Election Day, and early voting has started in many places. It’s time to get out the vote! No matter where you live, extremists are on the ballot, from the Presidential race to state houses to judicial races to school boards. It’s...
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming: Time to Vote! Election Day Is Tuesday, Nov. 7th
Wow, this year is flying by – Election Day is just a few days away! Are you ready to be the difference between winning and losing an election? Yes, you really do have that power! From school boards to mayoral races to state legislatures, local and state races are...
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming: Make Your Plan to Vote!
The 2023 election is less than SIX weeks away! October is right around the corner and before you know it, we’ll be putting away the Halloween decorations and heading to the polls. So we have a question for you: what’s your voting plan? Step 1: Do you know when and...
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming: Are You Registered to Vote?
Feeling a little busy? We get it. Summer vacation plans are in the rearview mirror. It’s back to school season, and fall sports are picking up. And the holidays are right around the corner - but do you know what else is coming up? Election Day! And because it’s an...
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Do This: Two ways to find out if Flock is in your town
Our right to move freely and privately, without being tracked, is fundamental to our democracy. But in recent years, we’ve seen a rise in surveillance technology companies. Flock is one of the largest of those companies, operating a network of AI-powered, automated...
Watch This: What Are Flock Cameras?
In last week’s Easy A, we learned that more than 6,000 communities nationwide have installed Flock surveillance cameras, even though there is no evidence that these cameras, or any automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, help prevent or reduce crime. We all...
Read This: Get the Flock Out of Our Communities
If you’ve ever seen the movie Minority Report, you remember the dire warning the Tom Cruise sci-fi movie gave about fighting crime using high tech surveillance. But it’s not sci-fi anymore! There’s a disturbing rise in real-life surveillance that everyone needs to...
Do This: Another Step to Reclaiming Democracy
We spent America’s 250th looking forward to the future with Heather Cox Richardson, and hundreds of you made the patriotic commitment to reclaim our democracy from extremists in the 2026 midterm elections. Red Wine & Blue offers so many ways to get involved – from...
Do This: Reclaim our Democracy this July 4th
This weekend, America celebrates our 250th Independence Day. To get ready for this milestone, we took the Easy A actions of reading the Declaration of Independence together and pausing to consider the complicated meaning of July 4th for different Americans throughout...