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DemJones on Aug 23, 2022 8:01 AM
Progressives must NOT sit out this year's midterm elections! This election is far too important, both for the party and the country. Make sure to get involved these next two months - volunteer at a phone bank, write post cards supporting… See Comments
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Opinion

Ice, Ice Baby

May 12, 2025
Donald Trump seems to have a thing for making others suffer. In his first administration, he made a big show of separating children – including nursing babies – from their migrant… Read More

Down The Memory Hole

May 11, 2025
Since the Trump administration came back into power, there’s been a concerted effort to “disappear” all kinds of historical facts and figures in our country. Trump brays that DEI… Read More

“First They Came For…”

May 10, 2025
He attempted a coup. When it failed, he embarked on a brash campaign of revenge and retribution. With a deep sense of grievance among the population, the environment was ripe for his message. He took… Read More

Make America Sick Again

May 9, 2025
He claims to have a worm living in his brain. He took a chainsaw to the head of a dead whale and strapped it to the roof of the family car to bring home. He scoops up roadkill and puts it in his… Read More

The Forest for (No) Trees

May 8, 2025
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi Those of us of a certain age remember growing up with Smokey the Bear,… Read More

Little Acts of Resistance

May 7, 2025
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” So opens Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel, “A Tale of Two… Read More

Reagan Weeps

March 8, 2025
Somewhere near Simi Valley, CA, residents are reporting strange rumblings. But it’s not an earthquake, it just Ronald Reagan spinning in his grave at Mach 1 speed. The president who once… Read More

“The Resistance” Needs Libraries

March 8, 2025
There are two things that Americans love: their local post office and local library. Both are currently under attack by the Trump administration and his DOGE hatchet man, Elon Musk. There are reports… Read More
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After Historic 4-Year Tenure at Arkansas Democratic Party, Chair Grant Tennille to Resign Effective July 15, 2025

July 7, 2025
During his term as Chair, Tennille rescued the party from financial insolvency and increased Democratic standing in the legislature for the first time in nearly two decades. LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas… Read More

Three Years After Overturn of Roe v. Wade, Arkansas's Extreme Abortion Ban Continues to Fail Women

June 24, 2025
LITTLE ROCK - On June 24, 2025 marks the third anniversary of Supreme Court justices ripping away women’s recognized, fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies and… Read More

Arkansas Democrats Release Statement on Sen. Fred Love's Gubernatorial Campaign Announcement

June 23, 2025
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Grant Tennille released the following statement on Sen. Fred Love’s announcement that he is seeking the Democratic Gubernatorial… Read More

Entire Arkansas Congressional Delegation Votes To Gut Health Care and Food Assistance For Arkansans To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires

May 22, 2025
In response to House Republicans passing Trump’s disastrous budget bill, Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Grant Tennille released the following statement: “Last night, House… Read More

100 Days In, Arkansans Have Been Left Behind by Trump and Republicans

April 29, 2025
As Arkansans endure 100 days of Donald Trump’s chaos and “pain,” while staring down the barrel of a “Trump recession,” Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Grant Tennille… Read More