Signs of Hope
Lots of people across America are standing up for democracy. It's too easy to miss that amid all the bad news each day. Keep checking back on this page for new signs of hope. And watch for those signs around you, too. If you see signs of hope we've missed, share them with us at foshereandnow@gmail.com.
The legal system is fighting for democracy.
Judge halts deployment of Oregon National Guard, Trump administration files appeal
The judge’s decision in Portland comes as the administration deploys the National Guard to a number of American cities.
Conrad Wilson
Elected officials are fighting for democracy.
Voters are fighting for democracy.
Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
National and state support from Republicans and Democrats poured into the race for Iowa Senate District 1 with the GOP supermajority in the balance.
, The Des Moines Register
Institutions are fighting for democracy.
Dartmouth College president responds to Trump Administration funding deal
Dartmouth College has responded to a Trump Administration offer.
WCAX News Team
Ordinary people are fighting for democracy.
Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent
Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident
Sam Levin
Disney caves: Kimmel returns after massive revolt
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to the airwaves. MSNBC’s Jason Johnson reports and is joined by David Litt, former speechwriter for President Obama, and Tara Setmayer, co-founder and CEO of The Seneca Project. (Subscribe to Ari’s YouTube now: http://youtube.com/arimelber)
NBC
Broadview ICE facility protest draws hundreds, several arrested
Several protesters have been arrested or detained at a demonstration outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, where they demanded transparency and accountability from federal officials.
Sara Tenenbaum Senior Web Producer, CBS Chicago
Analysts are seeing signs of hope for democracy
Even if protests don’t hit 3.5%, the resistance can topple Trump
An all-hands-on-deck moment
Jennifer Rubin
She Cried “Mexicanas!” First.
What Claudia Sheinbaum’s historic Grito means for Mexico — and what it could mean for us, too.
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
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