Karen Finney
Political Consultant, Communications Expert, CNN Political Commentator, dog lover, advocate. Co-convener of the Black Women's Leadership Collective, serve on the boards of Power Rising, UltraViolet and End Citizens' United/Let America Vote.
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Talarico Is Right: A Rigged Economy Is Oppressive (opens the original)
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The GOP is attacking James Talarico for saying something an increasing number of Americans agree with: our current system of capitalism isn’t working for them. This latest attempt to turn Talarico into a scary socialist involves comments he made during a 2020 call with Sierra Club advocates in Austin. In response to a question about what lawmakers could do to address climate change’s disproportionate impact on minority communities, Talarico praised young activists for drawing connections between
Graham Platner, Power, and the Politics of Trust (opens the original)
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This is not a hot take about Graham Platner. There will be plenty of those. This is a look at the bigger picture—the intersection of politics, culture, and what voters are owed when someone asks for their trust and for power. It is also about a question we’ve grappled with since the beginning of the MeToo movement: What does accountability require, and is there a way back for people who have caused harm?Before anything else, I want to acknowledge what it takes for women to come forward publicly
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