Resources

Info, links, etc

Making Sense

  • Heather Cox Richardson Substack, Facebook political historian who uses facts and history to put the news in context
  • Robert Reich, founder of Inequality Media YouTube

Guiding Documents and Principles of the Democratic Party

most current documents

Voting and Voter Information

Poll Worker Resources

Democratic Party Organizations

Government

Coalition Groups

Affinity Groups

Grassroots Organizing

Environmental Interests and Concerns

Internship and Page Programs

Flag Requests

Flag requests (flag purchase required), i.e. to request a flag flown over the US and/or Virginia Capitol.

Other/Blogs

  • Blue Virginia covers Virginia politics from a progressive and Democratic perspective – and to help elect Democrats
  • DemRulz – Former VA DNC member, Frank Leone, Jr.
  • VPAP – The Virginia Public Access Project (source of information about money in Virginia politics)
  • Voter Suppression
    • Voter Caging (Brennan Center for Justice)
    • TruthAboutFraud
      • Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law: Allegations of widespread fraud by malevolent voters are easy to make, but often prove to be inflated or inaccurate. Crying “wolf” when the claims are unsubstantiated distracts attention from real problems that need real solutions. Moreover, these claims are frequently used to justify policies – including restrictive photo identification rules – that could not solve the alleged wrongs, but that could well disenfranchise legitimate voters. The Brennan Center carefully examines allegations of fraud to get at the truth behind the claims.
  • ALEC Exposed
    • Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called “model bills” reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.
  • RichmondSunlight – tracking the Virginia General Assembly
  • Democratic Printing / Products
  • Center for American Progress
    A progressive public policy research and advocacy organization.
  • Media Matters
    A not-for-profit, web-based, media watchdog group; a progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
  • Center for Media and Democracy
    • SourceWatch.org
      A guide to the names behind the news. A collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy that produces a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interest groups.
    • PRWatch
  • Huffington Post
    A liberal / progressive American news website and content aggregating blog featuring various news sources and columnists.
  • OpenSecrets.org
    A non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, DC that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
  • Hatch Act
    A discussion of restrictions on political activity by federal government employees, and by employees of certain state and local government agencies, under the Hatch Act.
  • Daily Kos – an American political blog, publishing news and opinion from a liberal or progressive point of view.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe direct and indirect support by right wing, conservative, MAGA sources — often informative resources, just be aware

  • Lucy Burns Institute (publishers of Ballotpedia, Judgepedia and WikiFOIA) 2012, 2020
  • more …

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