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The moment Donald Trump declared victory in the 2016 elections, we knew that 2017 would be one of the most ugly and painful years in American history. Elections matter. The choices we make for who to represent us in Denver and in Washington, D.C. have real-world consequences. The wrong choice, as we learned throughout the […]

I wrote to Senator Gardner’s office recently expressing my displeasure with the tax bill just passed by the GOP-controlled Congress.  I got his official response today, and reading between the lines, what I imagine he’s really thinking. Senator Gardner’s letter to constituents regarding the Tax Scam Bill (with annotations) Dear Davie, Thank you for contacting […]

As we head into the holidays and the end of a very long year, I wanted to take a moment to say something once again that I’ve said each week as we’ve helped organize the resistance to Trump and the far right here in Colorado. Thank you. We say thanks so often it loses its […]

This weekend, the U.S. Senate voted to hurt millions of Americans. Most likely, you’re one of them. The so-called “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” isn’t about tax cuts or jobs for America’s middle class. Study after study has shown that the benefits of this legislation will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. Meanwhile, […]

Last week, shocking allegations of widespread sexual harassment in the Colorado state capitol broke. One lawmaker, Rep. Steve Lebsock, has been asked to resign by House leadership (and ProgressNow Colorado), and more elected officials could be implicated soon. It’s not about politics. No woman should feel unsafe in our state’s capitol, and no woman should […]