“We know that constitutionally there’s no way here in North Carolina constitutionally to recall an elected official,” Robinson, the Red, Wine & Blue N.C. program director said. “But we decided, you know, we wanted to make sure that voters in her district, really...
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Red Wine & Blue launches year-around VA program mobilizing suburban women against extremism
Red Wine & Blue Launches Virginia Program With Year-Round Investment to Organize Suburban Women Against Extremism, Including “Parents’ Rights” Suburbs across Virginia, June 15, 2023: Today, Red Wine & Blue launched a year-round Virginia state program to...
Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education
Red, Wine and Blue, a liberal group that focuses on suburban moms, now has paid organizers in three states with school board races this year — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia — as well as in North Carolina and Michigan. It counts about 400,000 supporters across 50...
How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights
In 2021, the progressive grassroots women’s group Red Wine and Blue was suddenly fielding urgent calls from all over the country. Women in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and North Carolina all had the same question: What is happening at my school board? The stories were...
Op-Ed: Instead of villainizing women, let’s ask why someone would want an abortion
When I was in college, a friend confided in me that she had an abortion after being raped at a party. That’s the moment I knew I was pro-choice. Up until then, I had never really thought about where I stood on the issue of abortion. That wasn’t something that was...
The Book-Bans Debate Has Finally Reached a Turning Point
Across multiple fronts, Democrats and their allies are stiffening their resistance to a surge of Republican-led book bans. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the past month have conspicuously escalated their denunciations of the book bans...
Op-Ed: How in good conscience can Rep. Tricia Cotham deny NC residents the abortion access she had?
Republicans in North Carolina have passed a sweeping abortion bill that further restricts access to abortion care — a bill filled with medical misinformation, misdirection and false narratives about abortion. In practice, it will ban medication abortion after 10...
What are local schools doing for student safety?
The list is long, as are our memories, of youths who have been victims of school shootings. And as the public cries for a solution become deafening, it is left to school districts and law enforcement to fortify schools with what amounts to bandaids as prevention as...
Abortion policies could make the Republican Party’s ‘suburban women problem’ worse
The 'suburban women problem' Polling shows a majority of Americans disagree with policies that outlaw the procedure, which has become a political liability for Republicans. And the biggest fallout could be with women, like Tiffany Sheffield, who live in the suburbs....
Students, authors fight censorship in PA schools
About four hours before the Central Bucks School District passed a new library policy in July, local high school junior Lily Freeman warned a crowd of about 100 what would follow. The policy, passed by a 6-3 vote, targeted books with explicit or implied depictions of...
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Okay, But Why Should We Support Ukraine?
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Now, three years later, the war continues and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. One of Trump’s campaign promises was that he would end the war, but what does that mean exactly? And who will benefit? What would be the best outcome for Ukrainians and for democracy?
Okay, But Why Are There So Many New Voting Laws?
We’ve all been seeing voting rights in the news a lot lately, with things like the SAVE Act. States have passed nearly 100 restrictive voting laws in the last 10 years. And just this year, President Trump signed an executive order that he claimed to be about protecting the integrity of our elections. “Election integrity” sounds like a good thing, but what happens when we read the fine print? What are these laws really about?
Okay, But Why… Do We Need the Department of Education?
The American Dream is built on public education. Most American adults today grew up attending traditional public schools. And just last year, about 80% of our children did as well. If the vast majority of American families rely on public schools, why would anyone want to get rid of the Department of Education? What exactly does it do and why do we need it?
Watch This: Modern Day Voter Suppression in America
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...
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...