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Federal Workers Speak (opens the original)
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When the DOGE chainsaw first bit into U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025, the New Hampshire WDA Chapter began gathering stories from former federal workers. We hoped to honor their work and educate the public about the scope of government work by sharing personal stories of those who served the American people. Their detailed stories make starkly clear what cuts to the U.S. government have taken from us as a country and what has been lost globally. We conducted the intervi
In the News: Feuding House Democrats (opens the original)
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You may have seen the news about the recent party explosion in the Democratic caucus in the House. I’m sharing my thoughts because I think this situation is relevant to the work of Writers for Democratic Action and we ought to discuss it. Let’s break it down.On a vote in the house rules committee, 2 Democrats secretly voted against the will of the party and sided with Republicans, passing a package of bills and related set of rules which otherwise would have failed. As you may know, most legisla
Federal Workers Speak (opens the original)
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Writers for Democratic ActionSep 08, 2026When the DOGE chainsaw first bit into U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025, the New Hampshire WDA Chapter began gathering stories from former federal workers. We hoped to honor their work and educate the public about the scope of government work by sharing personal stories of those who served the American people. Their detailed stories make starkly clear what cuts to the U.S. government have taken from us as a country and what has bee
A NIGHT IN JAIL WITH DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK: REMEMBERING THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF A PETITION FOR THE REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES PRESENTED TO CONGRESS ON MAY 24, 1972 by David I. Rubin (opens the original)
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[Editor’s note: This is a repost with corrected copy, with apologies to the writer. Enjoy!]<img alt="Spock among prominent people arrested at the Capitol: 1972 | by Washington Area Spark" class="sizing-normal" height="976" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/f
A NIGHT IN JAIL WITH DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK: REMEMBERING THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF A PETITION FOR THE REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES PRESENTED TO CONGRESS ON MAY 24, 1972 (opens the original)
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