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I run Political Charge to give people the knowledge and inspiration to take charge of their political activism. You can also follow me on Twitter at @dhstokyo.
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The Week’s Best Cartoons: Tragedy in Uvalde
Editorial cartoons are very specific — they respond and react to current events. But what struck me this week as I watched cartoonists share their work on Twitter, was that it was sometimes hard to distinguish which cartoons were drawn… Read More ›
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This Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks
I saw a video last week that hit me like a ton of bricks. Here we were, just days after the Buffalo massacre, where a white supremacist deliberately sought out a Black neighborhood to terrorize, and yet again we were… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons 5/21
The Cartoons
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Did You See These Good News Items This Week?
Every week there are good news stories that fly under the radar. I do what I can to bring them back up to the light! Here are the ones that I wanted to make sure you saw! Madison Cawthorn lost… Read More ›
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What To Do When Your Heart Hurts
My heart hurts. How is yours doing? This last week felt so heavy to me. The U.S. hit the staggeringly awful milestone of 1 million deaths due to COVID. Everyone I know is angry about Republicans going after our hard-earned… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons 5/14
I’ve collected some of my favorite editorial cartoons opining on political news from this past week. Let me know which ones speak to you! Roe v Wade SCOTUS & Roe And Other News
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Good News That Got Buried This Week
I found a bunch of good news this week related to elections and voting, which was interesting. Not entirely sure why that happened, but I’ll take it! The Texas Court of Appeals has asked a lower court to reconsider Crystal… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons: The End of Roe v Wade
Alito’s Leaked Draft Dooms Roe
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A Few Good News Pearls From This Week
Although we were all focused, rightfully so, on the news that Roe v. Wade may soon be gone, there were a few pearls of good news sprinkled through the week. I just can’t not share them. A new Washington Post-ABC News… Read More ›
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The End of Roe v Wade: What Now?
I have tried to write this post a half a dozen times tonight. To say I’ve been a jumble of thoughts and emotions over the last 24 hours since we all learned of the draft decision penned by Justice Alito… Read More ›
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The 1 Thing Most Voters Don’t Realize About Primary Elections
We kick off a lot of statewide primaries in May, and that got me thinking about how it was only recently that I understood something really critical about these elections. Other than presidential primaries, I’ll admit that I didn’t pay… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons: Twitter & Elon Musk
It comes as no surprise that editorial cartoonists were focused on the big news story that Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter. Many of them are on Twitter and use it as one outlet to share their work. Here are… Read More ›
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Here’s Some Good News From This Week!
I’ll be honest — I had to look a little harder than usual to find some good news this week. But it was there! Here’s some news that I think will make you smile. All criminal charges have been dropped… Read More ›
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May 2022: Primaries & Special Elections
What better way to protect our democracy than to encourage folks to participate in it? (Well, that and expanding voting rights, of course.) One of the ways we can do that is by sharing the information about elections that are… Read More ›
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What We Can Learn From McMorrow’s Viral Video
I’ve been thinking a lot about Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow’s viral video from last week and how, beyond being a brilliant response, appears to hold the keys to how Democrats — politicians and even us voters — can deliver… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/23
Here are some of the great editorial cartoons I saw this week. A lot of cartoonists were focused on the, well, fascism coming out of Florida. The Cartoons SPECIAL OFFER! The founder of Political Wire, my favorite go-to source to… Read More ›
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Let’s Catch Up On Some Good News!
It’s been a minute since our last good news roundup, so let’s take a look at those stories that inevitably get buried, even though they should be amplified! As always, you’ll see a combination of great news for the left… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/16
Here’s a smattering of great editorial cartoons I saw this past week.
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It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Growing up, one of my favorite books was The Best of LIFE, a collection of LIFE Magazine’s best photographs over the decades. Originally published in 1976, my parents gave it to me as a gift when I was in high… Read More ›
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The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/9
This week spanned the emotions — the highs of Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed for the Supreme Court and lows of the conflict in Ukraine. KBJ is Confirmed Ukraine I also saw these two images, that I wanted to share:… Read More ›