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🧰 What Can I Do to Help Elect Democrats in 2026?
A practical 10-step guide to actions you can take between now and Election Day—at home or in competitive races across the country.
 • Gary B. Larson
🧰 You Don’t Have to Talk to the FBI or Police
What citizens should know before answering questions from law enforcement
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🧰 Political Action for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between
A guide to finding activist work that fits your temperament, energy, skills, and comfort level
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🏛️ Democrat or Democratic Socialist?
How to use political labels clearly, accurately, and respectfully
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🏛️ What Presidents Can—and Cannot—Do
Their power is, in fact, limited.
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🏛️ What Congress Controls That Presidents Don’t
A plain-English guide to the powers Congress still holds—and why public pressure on lawmakers matters between elections.
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📰 Before You Believe, Buy, Donate, or Share
A media-literacy guide to propaganda, advertising, fundraising, and scams
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📰 If You’re Concerned About Bias, Check for Accuracy
How to read the news without losing trust in the facts
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✍️ It Ain’t All About Taxes
What we ask government to do and what we’re willing to pay for
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✍️ The Power Buried in Article II
Why Congress, the states, the news media, and citizens must confront presidential power
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✍️ Before the Tariff, Someone Chose the Factory
Trump promises more products “Made in America.” But tariffs come after companies choose where to build them.
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