All posts tagged "Democrats"
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Political Education
The Good is Oft Interred with the Bones: Barry Goldwater
“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” William Shakespeare Barry Goldwater was a...
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3.4KLGBTQIA+Transgender Athletes have Played Professional Sports since the 1970s
Athletic endeavors take pains to make competition fair. Sports will differentiate between amateur and professional competitors. Boxing, wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts...
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2.3KPolitical EducationCancel Culture 2022
Cancel Culture is a buzzword we still hear, mostly in right-winged media, but who cancels whom? What does “canceling” someone even mean?...
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Political Education
Spoiler
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” – Liz Cheney Oh… wait… no… that...
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Political Education
Leadership Qualities
“Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are, for it shows me what your...
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Political Education
Enough Votes
When Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley (1902-1976) was asked why a candidate had lost his election, Daley drily replied, “He didn’t get...
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2.2KPolitical EducationThe Good is Oft Interred with the Bones: Richard Nixon and Title IX
“The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them; The Good is Oft Interred with their Bones” Shakespeare Shortly after taking office as...
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3.2KLabor or UnionsWomen Leading the Labor Movement: Mary Kay Henry
Mary Kay Henry is the first woman to lead Service Employees International Union. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a union...
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3.3KLabor or UnionsWomen Leading the Labor Movement: Roberta Lynch
Roberta Lynch became Executive Director of AFSCME Council 31 in 2014. AFSCME Council 31 represents more than 90,000 active and retired state,...
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Labor or Unions
Women Leading the Labor Movement: Frances Perkins
As a student at Mount Holyoke College, Frances Perkins, born in 1880, studied the working conditions in a factory. Perkins later remembered...