Bad News First

The news can be overwhelming, but it can also inform, inspire, and focus our engagement. Let’s gird our loins and take a quick peek.
  1. Historian Heather Cox Richardson has catalogued the unprecedented attacks on the rule of law we witnessed in 2025, setting the stage for our response in the new year.

  2. A U.S. Postal Service rule change with the potential to impact the timeliness of your mail-in-ballots and tax returns took effect on December 24, when nobody was paying much attention.

  3. Today is the day that enhanced premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage expire, dramatically increasing the cost of coverage for millions of Americans.

But Here's the
Good News!

Encouraging developments don’t always make the headlines, But good news can provide us with hope and momentum, so let's take heart!
  1. The president has announced that National Guard troops are being removed from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, following court challenges and community opposition.

  2. The National Institutes of Health has begun reviewing a backlog of research grant applications under a settlement agreement that requires NIH not to consider anti-DEI criteria.

  3. A federal court has ordered that funding be restored to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an entity that protects consumers against unfair treatment by banks, and which the administration targeted for elimination.

And Here's What You Can Do!

Even small efforts have the potential to ripple out in ways we don’t expect. Plus, doing good is good for you. Give it a try and see!
  1. Check in with your local Indivisible group and see what they have planned.

  2. Make it a habit to fact check information before sharing. 

  3. Follow your local, state, and federal representatives on social media or sign up for their email updates.

Past Issues

At least February is a short month? And there's still time for you to do a little something to save the world.
The state of the union is ... not great. But we're seeing some wins and can do some good ourselves!
We can't all be pontiffs or rock stars, but we can all do something. Can you do a good deed for democracy before the month is out?
Some supremely good news today, so let's not let the scary and confusing stuff stop us from doing our part. TGIF!
Welcome to the upside-down, where Republicans seem unconcerned with the deficit, a U.S. cabinet secretary takes off his shirt to drink milk with Kid Rock, and Team USA has become the voice of reason.
A win for historical truth at the President's House on President's Day. Yes!

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