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Question: What Can You Do Now?
Over the weekend, we got a great question from our Blue Ohio member Deborah. She said: I work full time and take care of an elderly mom. What can I do from my home computer starting NOW to help us out of this mess? That's such a great question – and one we know...
Another Unconstitutional Map
It's the most blatant attack on democracy and the rule of law I’ve ever witnessed in Ohio. And, as you know, that's saying a lot.And on May 27, a federal appeals court rewarded the lawlessness. But before I get to the most recent update, there have been a lot of...
The Hill: Worried About Democracy? Pay Attention to the State
The Hill, March 27, 2022, ALBERT HUNT, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR Washington obsesses over how many Republicans will vote for the eminently qualified Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, or Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest attention-getting move, or the forever...
Pepper Launches Blue Ohio
Former Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper launches Blue Ohio, spearheading effort to boost Democrats’ state legislative campaigns April 21, 2022 David Pepper and It Starts Today are excited to announce a joint project, Blue Ohio, that will crowdsource support...
SALON: How States Have Become “Laboratories of Autocracy” – and Why It’s Worse Than You Think
By Paul Rosenberg, January 15, 2022 There's a booming literature on the erosion of democracy in America, as well as around the world, but David Pepper's book "Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call From Behind the Lines" stands out as arguably the most important...
Markin Report: A Fix to Anti-democratic Laws That Republicans Won’t Like
A Fix to Anti-democratic Laws That Republicans Won’t Like David Pepper, February 16, 2022 Guest Post by David Pepper Almost a century ago, Justice Louis Brandeis extolled states as “Laboratories of Democracy.” His theory, echoed by others over the years, was that...
Our Democracy in Crisis, State and Local Power With Hillary Rodham Clinton & David Pepper
YOU AND ME BOTH WITH HILLARY CLINTON, DEMOCRACY (WITH DAVID PEPPER AND LINA HIDALGO) You and Me Both is a production of iHeartRadio. Podcast recording available HERE. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: I'm Hillary Clinton, and this is You and Me Both. I don't know about you, but...
