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A New Congress is Sworn in, Proving That When Women Run, It Matters In this op-ed, Cecilia Silva, the Texas Program Manager for ReflectUS, a national coalition eliminating barriers for women to run for office, offers insight and guidance for any woman looking for a future in politics. By Cecilia Silva Tasos KatopodisGetty Images When I was a college sophomore at the University of Texas at Arlington, I decided to run for student senate. It wasn’t an easy decision. My financial situation was far less than stable — just a year earlier, I was homeless and on food stamps, moving from ...

Whiteness is at the core of the insurrection Vox.com 1/8/2021 Fabiola Cineas © Jon Cherry/Getty Images Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, forcing their way inside and interrupting Congress’s certification of electoral votes. A white man, a smug grin on his face, hauls off a congressional lectern. Another sports a gun at his waist and carries zip ties, as if prepared to take hostages. Yet another places his foot on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk before stealing a piece of her mail and leaving a handwritten note: “WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN.” Fe...

Cori Bush goes to Washington Jada Yuan, The Washington Post Dec. 22, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush is the first Black Lives Matter organizer who will serve in the House of Representatives.Photo for The Washington Post by Michael B. Thomas ST. LOUIS - Cori Bush was missing her bullhorn. Sometime in August, someone broke into her SUV, ransacked the car and stole it - and nothing else. That's the kind of not-so-subtle message of intimidation that the activist-turned-congresswoman-elect has gotten used to over six years of being a leading Black Lives Matter organizer in...