A 50/50 split of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate is very rare, but the situation lends itself to a deviation of procedural norms. Read here about what the Organizing Resolution (sometimes called a Power-Sharing Agreement) is and how Democrats can use it to govern the Senate.
Health care is a human right and must be guaranteed to every person in the U.S., regardless of immigration status, disability, gender identity, income, or geographic location. Indivisibles powerfully mobilized to stop GOP attacks on the ACA in 2017, and with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to ravage our most vulnerable communities, we must once again plan to fight for our right to health care—universal, equitable, affordable, and culturally-competent health care.
Tackling climate change necessitates an intersectional approach that includes cleaning up pollution and ending investments in extractive industries, equitably investing in communities, drastically reducing emissions, and fixing our crumbling infrastructure. Importantly as we work to stop the impacts of climate change we must also build up and invest in vibrant and healthy communities. We must make these bold changes with the understanding that climate change is most devastating to communities of color both historically and still today.
Our economy has been rigged by the same wealthy, white oligarchy that has undermined our democracy. They have done this to further enrich themselves, through tax cuts and regulatory giveaways for the ultra rich and biggest corporations, and by stealing every penny they can away from programs that help our families and communities. It doesn’t have to be this way. We have all the resources, expertise, and compassion necessary to create an economy that supports everyone, corrects racial injustices, and prioritizes workers over shareholders.
Structural racism persists across every facet of American life and is perhaps most evident in the way that law enforcement interacts with communities of color. Here are actions that you can take right now in your own community.
