Archive: Democracy
In past years, after election night, there has been minimal discussion about the process our nation has set in place for the newly elected President to take office. Yet, this year has placed this process on the front page of the news. This is a quick reference tool that you can use to see how […]
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From left: Mark Dugan, Phoenix White, Paul Fedore, Prem Rajgopal, and Jeromy Mackey. Our work started with an issue-based deep canvas of residents in Washington and Greene Counties. We asked questions about environmental, economic, and racial justice, texting over 10,000 people with an average response rate of 25%. From those, we have routinely engaged with […]
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This year has been one that no one has expected, from our communities trying to survive during a global health crisis to the magnifying glass that has been placed on our communities in Pennsylvania during the 2020 Presidential election cycle. For the first time in decades, we had to wait patiently to see the results […]
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The Center for Coalfield Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that, among other things, engages in nonpartisan voter education. The purpose of this questionnaire is to guarantee that voters are informed about all PA 14th Congressional District candidates’ positions on issues that are relevant to our community. The questionnaire is not an endorsement for any […]
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This is the 20th installment in our What’s on your mind? blog series and was written by Organizing Fellow Prem Rajgopal. I was in town to join organizers from the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) and various other organizations to protest the hearing for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. We […]
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