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This is not 1973.
We have waited for this moment since 2016! But take a deep breath. We need to check our enthusiasm and remember there are sobering reasons why our Concord Indivisible actions may be more important now than ever before.
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A sorry state of affairs
Remember how relieved we were in November 2020? Who can forget the media blitz, the myriad controversies, and the mountain of money spent on the 2020 Biden-Trump election? Well, thank goodness that came out on the side I wanted! But what happened? There’s mischief afoot in the states!
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Concord stands up for abortion rights.
Approximately 500 residents of Concord and nearby towns took to Monument Square on May 14 to show our determination to protect abortion rights.
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I’m pro-choice, and I organize.
In the late 1980s, before cellphones and texting, my wife and I helped with clinic defense at two abortion clinics in Brookline. On most Saturdays, we’d get a call around 5 AM asking us to phone 10 activists and give them 10 names to call. Around 6, we’d hop in the car and drive 45…
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Betting big on Nevada
Getting out the vote. It’s how we keep control of the U.S. House and Senate and protect free and fair elections. In Georgia, where the stakes are particularly high, a strong turnout means overcoming some of the country’s most draconian efforts at voter suppression.
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“…And everybody hates the Jews”
In our separate-but-unequal criminal “justice” system, Black citizens receive hefty prison sentences for honest voting mistakes while their white counterparts get away with blatant efforts to commit voter fraud.