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Last night at the Albany Institute of History and Art, we celebrated the late Kathryn Allen by honoring three strong women who have made a political difference--Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, Community Activist Thearse McCalmon and Bethlehem Democratic Committee Chair Joanne Cunningham. Thanks to everyone who came. It was w wonderful evening.
Join the Brennan Center for a live conversation with Jonathan Martin ... on September 13... at 1 p.m.... for an in-depth look at the impact of January 6 on America’s political divisions and how it’s being felt across the nation, moderated by Betsy Fischer Martin, the executive director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University and former executive producer of Meet the Press with Tim Russert.![]()
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Jonathan Martin, Senior Political Correspondent, The New York Times, Political Analyst, CNN; coauthor, New York Times bestseller This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future![]()
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Moderator: Betsy Fischer Martin, Executive Director, Women & Politics Institute at American University; Former Executive Producer, Meet the Press with Tim Russert.![]()
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The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve our systems of democracy and justice. We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. ![]()
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The Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protection in the fight against terrorism.
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Some say that this gives potential mass shooters places where they know there will not be guns to return fire... versus making us safer. ![]()
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What say you? Support... Not Support... Modify? And ...what then are the messages we need to provide to our State Legislature and to Governor Kathy Hochul?When the Supreme Court recklessly struck down our commonsense gun safety laws, we acted immediately to keep New York communities safe.![]()
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Starting today, critical protections will go into effect statewide.
Today's required reading.
Opinion | Women’s Work Is Never Done
www.nytimes.com
In an asymmetrical war, Democrats need their most reliable troops again.
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