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• May 2022: Primaries & Special Elections

  By TokyoSand on April 27, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• What We Can Learn From McMorrow’s Viral Video

  By TokyoSand on April 25, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/23

  By TokyoSand on April 23, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Let’s Catch Up On Some Good News!

  By TokyoSand on April 22, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  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 ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/16

  By TokyoSand on April 16, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  Here’s a smattering of great editorial cartoons I saw this past week.

• It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

  By TokyoSand on April 11, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  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 ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/9

  By TokyoSand on April 9, 2022 • ( 7 )

  

  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 ›

• Let’s Flip the Senate Seat in Pennsylvania!

  By TokyoSand on April 6, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  We have a great opportunity to flip a few Senate seats to the Democrats this November, and the Pennsylvania Senate seat is one of our best bets. Let’s do a quick run down of this race, along with a few… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 4/2

  By TokyoSand on April 2, 2022 • ( 6 )

  

  There were a lot of different news stories that got traction this week, as evidenced by the range of cartoons I saw. Here are some of the best ones, in my opinion. The Cartoons

• April 2022 Election Calendar

  By TokyoSand on March 29, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 3/26

  By TokyoSand on March 26, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s some of the great cartoons I saw this week about the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the war in Ukraine, and more. SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings Ukraine And Other News

• Let’s Get Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to SCOTUS!

  By TokyoSand on March 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  We had to wait a long time for this, but it’s finally our turn to get a Supreme Court nominee confirmed! Take Action First and foremost, be sure to call both of your Senators this week (contact info here) and… Read More ›

• This Week’s Best Cartoons 3/19

  By TokyoSand on March 19, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Another week, another incredible batch of editorial cartoons. Also, be sure to check out the last three images, which are a bit different, but too good not to share. News here at home… News from Ukraine… Bonus This week, I… Read More ›

• Anyone Hungry for Some Good News?

  By TokyoSand on March 18, 2022 • ( 6 )

  

  It’s been a little while since I did a good news post and news of war has a tendency to obscure everything else going on so … let’s jump into some good news!! This is the kind of political news… Read More ›

• When the Fight for Democracy Takes Root

  By TokyoSand on March 15, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Do you need perspective to see something clearly? After multiple friends recommended I watch “Winter on Fire,” the Netflix documentary about the Ukrainian protest turned revolution in 2014 that ultimately ousted their Russia-aligned president, I might answer, yes. The protest… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 3/12

  By TokyoSand on March 12, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Here are some of the best cartoons I saw this week. Ukraine Here at Home

• Midterms 2022: Which State Legislatures Could Flip?

  By TokyoSand on March 11, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  This November there are several state legislatures that could flip. While the Democrats have historically focused a lot of their organizing on federal elections, in the past few years they’ve been investing much more heavily in the states. We need… Read More ›

• March 2022 Election Calendar

  By TokyoSand on March 9, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• A Tough Couple of Weeks

  By TokyoSand on March 7, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  You may or may not have noticed I haven’t written a blog post for 2 weeks, except for the Saturday cartoon posts. Never fear — nothing is wrong. Well, plenty is wrong out in the world right now, but that’s… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 3/5

  By TokyoSand on March 5, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  I found so many incredible cartoons about Ukraine this week, with a noticeable shift in how Ukraine and Zelenskyy were portrayed. Thank you for indulging my love of this art form. Ukraine And Other News