
Automatic Voter Registration Will Open Door to More Young Voters
Young people do care. Yet, we do not fully participate in our democracy for the most pedestrian of reasons: not being registered to vote.

It’s Time for Publicly Financed Elections
We’ve created a system where money buys elections. Those who want to serve and represent their communities first need to acquire tons of cash. Without it, there is almost no chance of success.

Democratic Divide
What a clash between wings of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi at its 2018 convention tells us about hopes for an effective institutional counter to the rising fascism of the American Right.

TPP Fast Track Passes Senate, But the Fight is Far From Over
If progressives can push the Democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, it could go a long way in flipping Congressional Democrats from yes to no.

Hanabusa Proposes Pohakuloa Expansion; Practitioners Sue Over Abuse
The congresswoman's introduction of a bill that would expand the Pōhakuloa Training Area ignores Native Hawaiian and environmental concerns in pursuit of defense industry dollars.