 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! Eye on the Ballot I voted this week. (Just two ballot questions: a transportation bond, and new rules for assisted voting.) My state makes it easy—Maine provides the option of casting an absentee ballot via email, and tracking its status online. Not every state does; check HERE to look up rules on registration, ballot requests, and absentee voting by state. There is still time to cast your 2019 ballot in most jurisdictions, whether by mail, fax, or email. Next year’s elections will be our opportunity to begin repairing the damage done by the current administration. All of us know people who, for whatever reason, don’t vote. Some have never voted, others used to vote but quit, or never bothered to find out how to do it from so far away. As we approach the 2020 elections, we can start thinking about this: How can we talk to people who don't vote, because they think it’s pointless...or too difficult? --Kathy Sherretts Who counts? Who’s counting? Slate: The Most Important Question Facing Americans Today by Dahlia Lithwick The American elections system is anti-democratic by design and corruptible in practice—and yet only through elections can we arrive at a better one. Article: Washington Post: In 1797, Congress confronted a Trump-like figure — and impeached him by J.M. Opal Congress did its duty by calling out a man of no evident scruple, who tried to erase the line between public service and private interest. William Blount was a man ahead of his time. Article: Huffpost: I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People by Kayla Chadwick The “I’ve got mine, so screw you,” attitude has been oozing from the American right wing for decades. Video: The Guardian: Why we need political action to tackle the oil, coal and gas companies (4 min) 20 fossil fuel companies’ exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves are responsible for more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions—and they continue to expand operations.   Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here.
Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists.
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 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! Just Trying to Keep Up Welcome back to the American Resistance Sevilla newsletter! When we took a break late in the summer, the idea was to relax a bit and restart the project in September. But the political news kept moving so fast ... it was like trying to jump onto a moving train. Whatever emerges from the smoking ruins after the impeachment process, we need to focus on restoring stable and responsible government. That starts with the elections this November, in just a couple of weeks!
Incapacity, Negligence or Perfidy: Yale Law School Avalon Project: Madison Debates, Friday July 20, 1787 James Madison called it, during debates on impeachment of the Chief Executive at the Federal Convention in 1787: “…He might lose his capacity after his appointment. He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers…” Article: New York Times: In the Land of Self-Defeat by Monica Potts Rural Trump voters view government spending, especially to help other people, with disdain—even if it ultimately helps them, too. Pulling the plug: Forbes: GEO Group Runs Out of Banks as 100% of Banking Partners Say ‘No’ to the Private Prison Sector by Morgan Simon Major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Barclays, and PNC, have now officially committed to ending ties with the private prison and immigrant detention industry, after pressure from grassroots activists, shareholders, policymakers, and investors. Article: Grist: Some economics nerds just realized how much climate change will cost us by Kate Yoder Risk management experts calculated how quickly the cost of delaying climate action increases over time. Setting a high price on carbon emissions would encourage countries and businesses to clean up their act much faster.  Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here. Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists. |
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