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  Working for Change from the Bottom Up
  Newsletter Highlights, Portraits in Progressive ActivismBy Leslie August 1, 2019 Leave a comment
  Sue Hadden and Terri Voepel-Lewis exemplify the new breed of activists who've come to the fore since 2016 when Republicans swept to victory in the US House, Senate, and presidency. Soon after Hillary's defeat, Terri heard about Indivisible, the emerging national progressive organization that was utilizing Tea Party methods, proven so effective in previous elections.
  New Election Systems But Outdated Software
  Newsletter HighlightsBy Leslie July 26, 2019 Leave a comment
  States are making legitimate efforts to update their voting systems to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts. However, they still rely on the outdated Windows 7 which will reach its "end of life" on January 14, 2020. After that, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support and "patches" to fix software vulnerabilities.
  Zero Tolerance: A story from a 13-year veteran border patrol agent
  Newsletter HighlightsBy Leslie July 25, 2019 Leave a comment
  This article discusses one Border Patrol agent's thoughts of his assignment to the agency's detention center in McAllen, Texas when the team of court-appointed lawyers and doctors showed up one day at the end of June.