Abortion Pills, Protecting Libraries, Progressive Agenda and More

Posted on January 21, 2025

Freedom to Read Act: Conservatives are trying to censor information about subjects that make them uncomfortable, usually about race, gender and sexuality. The Freedom to Read Act, modeled after laws recently enacted in six...

Lessons of the 2024 election, part two

Posted on January 9, 2025

If we don’t understand the November election defeat, then we can’t know what to fix. Yet, our side does not understand. The Democrats’ two month blamefest has focused almost entirely on messaging. But the...

Election Lessons, Biggest Issues, Progressive Agenda and More

Posted on January 7, 2025

Immigrant Tenant Protection Act: This model is based on a 2019 law enacted in Illinois and, sadly, is timely again. The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act prohibits a landlord from disclosing or threatening to disclose,...

Health Care, Chevron Doctrine, Communications Strategy and More

Posted on December 10, 2024

Green Buildings Act: Since 2009, many cities and states have adopted a requirement of LEED certification for a variety of buildings. The Green Buildings Act adopts LEED standards for the construction or renovation of...

Lessons of the 2024 election, part one

Posted on December 10, 2024

There were two major problems in the 2024 election, the overall message and the overall communications strategy. Today, let’s talk about the failure of Democrats to win the most important issue—the economy. As James...

What Went Wrong, Solutions, Achievable Goals and More

Posted on November 27, 2024

Protections from Forever Chemicals Act: A family of chemicals known as PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment, are used in many household products and have been linked...

No, the solution is not to move toward the center

Posted on November 27, 2024

Harris did not lose because Democrats are too progressive, too woke, or too soft on immigration. In fact, this was not an election about liberal versus conservative, it was about truth versus lies and—let...

Protecting Immigrants, Abortion Rights, The Future and More

Posted on November 13, 2024

No Involvement in Immigration Detentions Act: Here we go again. The Trump Administration will pressure state and local police to participate in detentions. The No Involvement in Immigration Detentions Act prohibits a state or...

Results of abortion ballot initiatives in 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024

Voters in seven states — including deeply conservative Missouri and Montana, as well as the “purple” states Arizona and Nevada  — approved ballot initiatives to protect or expand access to abortion. Crucially, constitutional amendments...

A short to-do list for progressives

Posted on November 13, 2024

It’s fair to say that our side does not have a good grasp on why Trump won, which is essential to know in order to win in the future. Most explanations are, quite naturally,...

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