February 2022

(Bridge Alliance member ActiVote describes instances in which every vote counted.)

AllSides

Joe Rogan and Whoopi Goldberg: Censorship, Misinformation Controversies Hit Both Sides

(Bridge Alliance member AllSides compares and contrasts two media controversies as continuous learning for an informed citizenry.)

Are these news outlets left or right?

(Bridge Alliance member AllSides invites you to take a survey to improve the accuracy of its ratings so it can better provide continuous learning for an informed citizenry about the media.)

Ballotpedia

Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

(Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Ballotpedia provides continuous learning for an informed citizenry — Vince Lamb.)

Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: State government trifectas at the Super Bowl

(Some amusing political trivia from Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Ballotpedia for today’s game — Vince Lamb.)

Daily Brew: February 18, 2022
(Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Ballotpedia updates the state of redistricting — Vince Lamb.)

Sample Ballot Lookup

(A voter education tool from our partner Ballotpedia.)

Braver Angels

Civility Project targets political polarization, teaches civil discourse

(The Civility Project invites Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Braver Angels as a guest speaker.)

The Right to Bear… Dogs?

(Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Braver Angels finds similarities between the debates over pit bulls and guns. What do you think?)

Civic Genius

Misinformation vs. Disinformation: What’s the Difference?

(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from Civic Genius.)

Social Media, Free Speech, and the ACLU

(Bridge Alliance member Civic Genius sums up the ACLU’s views about online speech.)

Issue One

Extreme Gerrymanders

(Bridge Alliance member Issue One lists examples that serve as a reminder that redistricting reform is a Coffee Party goal.)

League of Conservation Voters

North Carolina's Supreme Court strikes down redistricting maps that gave GOP an edge

(Coffee Party partner League of Conservation Voters doing its part for redistricting reform and voting rights, two Coffee Party goals.)

League of Women Voters

Redistricting commission defends state House map against claims of political bias

(The Michigan chapter of Coffee Party partner League of Women Voters is one of the plaintiffs in this suit about public accountability, transparency, equal treatment, and justice in the redistricting process — Vince Lamb.)

Mormon Women for Ethical Government

Media Literacy Toolkit

(Bridge Alliance member Mormon Women for Ethical Government provides resources to guide continuous learning for an informed citizenry — Vince Lamb.)

The National Center for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona

What is ‘legitimate political discourse,’ and does it include the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?
(A reminder from The National Center for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona

Open Primaries

2021: Year End Report

(The President of Bridge Alliance member Open Primaries explains his ideas for election law reform and describes how the work is going — Vince Lamb.)

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

The Bridge: Come, You Masters of War

(Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member POGO on public accountability and transparency at the Pentagon.)

Renew Democracy Initiative

There’s No Time to Waste on the Electoral Count Act

(Bride Alliance member Renew Democracy Initiative makes a case for reforming the Electoral Count Act ASAP.)

Represent.US

Make Calls to Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Vermont

(RepresentUs invites you to a training session at 5:30-8:00 PM Eastern this afternoon and evening over Zoom.)

Kick off the Ranked Choice Voting Letter Drive in Colorado

(RepresentUs invites you to a Zoom call tonight at 6:00-7:00 MST, 8:00-3:00 PM EST, about an election law reform they support.)

Stop Congress from trading stocks

(RepresentUs invites you to sign a petition to ban Congress from trading stocks while in office, an anti-corruption measure.)

The Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University

System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot

(Bridge Alliance member The Agora Institute invites you to a conversation about the role of technology and social media in a democracy at Noon Eastern time today.)

TurboVote

We make voting easy
(TurboVote is a program of Coffee Party partner Democracy Works to register voters and remind people about elections. Please share this link to our page to people you know who want to register to vote.) Posted weekly.
New voter registrations have fallen dramatically since the pandemic started.)

University of Virginia Center for Politics

Why Voter Suppression Probably Won’t Work

(Bridge Alliance member University of Virginia Center for Politics shares research into efforts to suppress the vote that indicates they won’t be as effective as feared or hoped.)

Democrats’ Position Improves in Redistricting Tally

(Bridge Alliance member University of Virginia Center for Politics shares the latest state of redistricting, serving as a reminder that redistricting reform is a Coffee Party goal.)

New House Ratings: Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, and Washington

(Bridge Alliance member University of Virginia Center for Politics shares the latest state of redistricting, serving as a reminder that redistricting reform is a Coffee Party goal.)