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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

The He-Man Woman-Hater’s Club

September 17, 2024
When I was in 4th grade, my classmates played a crude game we called “War.” Boys lined up on one side of the playground, girls on the other. At a signal, both sides ran headfirst towards… Read More

Happy Warriors (And Why We Need Them)

September 17, 2024
“Does anybody remember laughter?” So uttered singer Robert Plant during a Led Zeppelin show at Madison Square Garden in 1976. Yes, it’s pretty 70s cringe (as even Plant admits), but… Read More

The Longest Year

September 17, 2024
I was at a gathering recently where several people noted how stressed they were about the upcoming election and wondering how long they could get through another 70 or so days of whatever THIS is. We… Read More

Beware The Coming Shenanigans

September 17, 2024
We’ve been here before. In 2016, Hillary Clinton was in position to beat Donald Trump. The polls looked good. Then, James Comey announced that the FBI was re-opening an investigation into her… Read More

Mass Deportation: The Cruelty Is The Point

September 17, 2024
A big focus of Trump’s campaign, and by extension the Project 2025 agenda he plans to enact, are the immediate deportations of up to 12 million undocumented immigrants. He’s promised that… Read More

The Need for Background Checks on Candidates

July 18, 2024
For almost 250 years, our elected officials have run for office more or less on the “honor system.” The only legal requirements to run include being a natural born citizen, being a… Read More

Won’t Get Fooled Again (Or Will We?)

July 18, 2024
In September of 2016, candidate Hillary Clinton appeared to suffer some kind of health event while campaigning. The media tore into it like a pack of hyenas and pumped out story after story about… Read More

(Way, Way) Back To the Future

July 12, 2024
The conservative members of the Supreme Court have been busy of late with their trebuchet (popular in the 6th century), doing their level-best to launch us back to eras past. It began in 2010 with… Read More
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ICYMI: DCF Awards Funding to Expand Universal Home Visiting Initiative in New Jersey

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
September 17, 2024
Funding will expand services to six new counties, including Somerset, Sussex, Passaic, Hudson, Bergen and Ocean, beginning January 2025 TRENTON – As part of the State’s efforts to… Read More

ICYMI: Governor Murphy Announces $180 Million Awarded to Nonprofit Groups and Local Governments Through Lead Remediation and Abatement Program

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
September 17, 2024
ATLANTIC CITY – On Sep 17th, at the Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development, Governor Murphy announced that his Administration will soon commit $180 million to nonprofit… Read More

ICYMI: NJ Departments of Human Services and Education Make Overdose-Antidote Naloxone Accessible to All School Districts

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
September 13, 2024
Life-Saving Antidote is Available to all School Districts at No Cost TRENTON – Department of Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and Department of Education Acting Commissioner Kevin… Read More

This Week in New Jersey - September 13, 2024

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
September 13, 2024
Governor Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, And Choose New Jersey Delegation Return From Successful Four-day, Three-city Canada Economic Mission Trip On the evening of Tuesday, September 10, 2024,… Read More

ICYMI: Virginia's First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and New Jersey's First Lady Tammy Murphy Partner to Raise Awareness on the Dangers of Fentanyl

From: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
September 13, 2024
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On Sep 13th, Virginia's First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin joined New Jersey's First Lady Tammy Murphy on a visit to the Health Sciences Academy at Bayside High School as part… Read More