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How Mitch McConnell politicized the American justice system

Mitch McConnell has stacked the courts with conservative judges. See how his scheme affects every American on things ranging from their health, voting rights and control over their own bodies. “Americans broadly support Supreme Court upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose Texas abortion law” – Washington PostArizona Court decision restricts voting rights. “The people affected …

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Veterans deserve better

Leave a Comment / Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Voter Suppression / By Quincey Tickner

Why do Republicans who claim to care for veterans, block $5 billion allocated for the VA and veterans’ care? Deny veterans their right to vote? This Veteran’s Day check to see where veterans live and their voting power in their communities. How far do they have to travel to the closest Veterans’ Administration hospital? Talk …

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Poor, rural communities of color are held back by a lack of access to the internet.

Who profits from denying internet access to rural America?

Leave a Comment / Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

Internet access during COVID-19 impacts everything Access to learning, healthcare, employment opportunities… Swipe the map to see how internet access influences your health & wealth.

Voting in Georgia? Map of early voting locations.

Leave a Comment / Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

Map of Georgia early voting locations This map is designed with information collected by Reclaim Our Vote and created with ArcGIS. It is freely available at: https://arcg.is/1aniyK It can be embedded in websites with this line of code: < iframe width=”300″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen src=”https://arcg.is/1aniyK”> DeepakDemLabs

Map voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts

Map 2020 voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts

Leave a Comment / Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

How to map voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts.

Little Sis tracks the political connections and lobbying of the ultra-rich and corporations

Leave a Comment / Mapping and Story Mapping, Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to? Where did White House officials work before they were appointed? Which lobbyists are married to politicians? Who do they lobby for? LittleSis‘ is a grassroots watchdog network whose free database exposes who-knows-who at the heights of business and government. Activists focus their targets using Little Sis’ …

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Savvy organizers are combining data from the U.S. Census and the Secretary of State with advanced mapping software for answers.

A map is worth 5,000 words to find unregistered Georgia voters

Leave a Comment / Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Which counties have the most unregistered voters? How does a county’s racial composition impact how many residents get to vote? Where should organizers focus to increase voter registration and turnout? Savvy organizers create maps with U.S. Census, voting data and county specific information to decide where to focus their voter mobilization efforts. What is the …

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Use crowdsourcing to collect information on early voting and drop box locations to make it easier for people to vote.

Florida early voting locations map. How to crowdsource information to help more people vote.

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Information on when and where to vote improves voter turnout, but often hard to find. Organizers crowdsource early voting and dropbox locations and freely share them through maps and mobile apps. Collecting information from multiple sources provided in different formats is challenging. But many hands make light work. That’s the premise of crowdsourcing which uses …

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Fun events and easy to use maps to encourage early voting.

Hot dogs, music and early voting

Leave a Comment / Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Virtual Fundraising and Events / By Deepak Puri

Turning out early voters in Indiana Vanderburgh County, Indiana has approximately 60,000 voters. The county has the third largest city in Indiana, Evansville with a large urban population relative to the outskirts of the County. There are more Democrats in the County than Republicans but the differences isn’t huge in a relatively conservative region of …

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Thank you for your service

Leave a Comment / Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Trump has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades.