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“Whether you care about the environment or women’s rights or racial justice or what’s happening to our sisters and brothers on the southern border, all that we love is on the line.” Those were the words of Sen. Nina Turner...
On Saturday, October 5th, my heart broke. I felt outraged, silenced, and betrayed as I watched the Senate vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Forty nine Republicans and one Democrat showed that they have no respect for...
Join Rights & Democracy to help get out the vote for endorsed candidates across Vermont on Saturday, Oct. 27th! We will be canvassing neighborhoods, knocking on doors, talking to voters, and handing out flyers as we work to elect Christine Hallquist as...
By Johanna De Graffenreid While I am fortunate to call Vermont my home, I am also proud to have spent many years of my childhood and adult life in North Carolina. North Carolina has recently been underwater from one of...
Help us #StopKavanaughNow and join us tomorrow, Friday, September 21 in New Hampshire to let Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine — who will be speaking at St. Anselm College — know that we want her to keep her word and protect...
Last week, several RAD members joined national partner organizations (like the Women’s March, Be a Hero, Center for Popular Democracy, and more) and traveled to DC to disrupt the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme...
Rights & Democracy members voted overwhelmingly to endorse Democrat Christine Hallquist for Governor....
The following is a statement from Rights & Democracy's Vermont Endorsement Committee on Rep. Kiah Morris' decision to not seek re-election....
Christine Hallquist, Phil Scott, and what we do from now until November 6 By Alison Nihart & James Haslam On August 14, Christine Hallquist won a divided Democratic primary for Governor by receiving nearly half of the votes (48%) in...
Did you see the exciting primary results? Thank you to everyone who made calls, sent texts, knocked on doors and whatever else it took to support our Rights & Democracy (RAD) endorsed candidates in their inspired victories Tuesday night! Of...