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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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Dem-NPL Statement On North Dakota Judge Vacating State Abortion Ban

September 12, 2024
FARGO – On Sep 12th, a judge vacated North Dakota’s abortion ban, finding the law unconstitutionally vague and an infringement on medical freedom. In response to Judge to South Central… Read More

Barry Nelson of Fargo to receive Hometown Hero Award at Annual Burdick Dinner

September 12, 2024
FARGO – Barry Nelson of Fargo will receive the Hometown Hero Award at the 14th Annual Burdick Dinner on September 14, 2024. Nelson is a social worker who has spent a majority of his career in… Read More

Democratic-NPL Chair on VP Kamala Harris’ Decisive Debate Victory

September 11, 2024
FARGO – On Sep 10th, Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump debated on ABC. Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn remarked, “Vice President Harris commanded the stage… Read More

As Trump Threatens To Jail Election Officials, Burgum Praises Him For “Putting People On Notice”

September 10, 2024
FARGO – On Saturday, Former President Donald Trump posted on his own social media platform, “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law,… Read More

Marvin Nelson to Receive Spirit of the NPL Award at Annual Burdick Dinner

September 10, 2024
FARGO – Former State House Member Marvin Nelson of Rolla will receive the Spirit of the NPL Award at the 14th Annual Burdick Dinner on September 14, 2024. This award honors those who embody the… Read More