10 of our women WON last night! EMILY's LIST.

David,

I'm so proud: 10 of our pro-choice Democratic women on the ballot either won or advanced to a runoff!

Here are a few of the highlights:

• We are one step closer to electing the first black woman governor EVER. Stacey Abrams — the first woman to win our Rising Star Award — won her primary for Georgia governor.
• Also in Georgia, Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath both advanced to run-off elections for their House seats. And all five of our state and local women won their races, including three who can flip seats in the state House.
• Two of our House candidates in Texas won their run-off elections. Now Gina Ortiz Jones and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher have to pivot and turn these seats blue in November.

I hope you're excited about these wins, David. And fired up to win some more.

Because we have 44 women counting on our support to win their special and primary elections on June 5th.

Georgia and Texas are not easy states for Democrats to win in. But this is our year, and we've endorsed the best candidates to do it.

Just this past weekend, I had the privilege of spending time with Team Abrams in Georgia to help get out the vote. The energy was electric — people are excited about our candidates and all they stand for.

I am so proud of what this community and our women accomplished last night, and I can't wait to see what November brings.

But to get there, we need to send the same level of support we gave our women in Georgia and Texas to all of our candidates on the ballot this year.

Thanks — and go team!

Emily Cain
Executive Director, EMILY's List

More powerful than hate. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE STEVE SEVIGNY. MD

Dear David,

"First of all, I don't think they should be allowed to register to vote."

That's what John Ward, one of our Republican opponents said about Puerto Ricans who have come to Florida to rebuild their lives.

Sounds like Ward needs a bit of a civics lesson. Puerto Ricans are Americans with as much of a right to vote and participate in our democracy as Ward or any other U.S. born or naturalized citizen.

It's unfathomable to me that we haven't prioritized the response to the storm-ravaged island home of American citizens. We have American families without clean water, without power, without access to healthcare and education...

Americans.

They don't know what tomorrow will bring. Will things get better? Will they get worse? They are trapped in a struggle many of our ancestors dealt with one, two, five generations ago... Do they abandon their homeland, uprooting their family from the only home they've ever known? Will they be welcomed, or greeted with hatred?

For too long those who promote hatred have not just been tolerated, but empowered and elected.

We must do better.

I believe kindness and respect are forces far more powerful than hate, and those are the things we should be empowering. Those are values that should be reflected in our laws and in our budgets, and demonstrated by our leaders.

Sincerely,

Steve

FEATURE ARTICLES. WHAT PROGRESSIVES MUST LEARN. PART 10. DON'T JOIN THE SEWER DWELLERS.

What can PROGRESSIVES DO, TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM THE IRRATIONAL AND OFTEN IMMATURE ATTACKS OF THE OPPOSITION?

1)  Do not Adopt the same Strategy. Trading Insults, and Using Invalid Arguments meant to Stir Up Prejudicial and Discriminatory Attitudes among Voters, is Intellectually Dishonest and Morally Reprehensible.  Progressives must give the Public a Real Alternative to

the Irrational Scare Tactics of the Opposition. 

In Other Words, When Discussing Policy Issues that Affect every Citizen, give the Audience an Opportunity to see the Opposition for what They really Are.  If They want to live in the Gutter that is created by Their Attitudes and Arguments, don't join them.

2)  Make the Opposition Clarify and Defend any Assertion or Conclusion that They are making, regarding Their Support or Opposition to any Law or Policy Change.

Let's Face it, Many Politicians and Lawmakers live for the Opportunity to Hang Certain Tags on Their Opponents. Call Them on it. Make Them JUSTIFY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, AND ZERO IN ON THE ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS THAT THEY ARE ESPOUSING.  THESE ARE OFTEN INDICATED BY THE TYPES OF CRITICISMS BEING LEVELED AGAINST THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEM CONTROLLING PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW.

To put it another way, do not let any Person, Group or Political Party get away with Baseless Accusations, or Irrational Conclusions.  DON'T FEAR THE OPINIONS OF THOSE WHO TOSS CRITICAL THINKING AND LOGIC OUT THE WINDOW, THEY REPRESENT THE WORST OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM HAS TO OFFER.

Donate to keep the APA on target in 2018–2019. American Philosophical Association.

Dear DAVID,

This year, thanks to members like you who have contributed generously to the American Philosophical Association, we have been able to expand the support and services we provide to philosophers and philosophy. Here are a few of the things we’ve accomplished this year:

• Awarded $25,000 through our Small Grants program to projects benefiting the philosophical community
• Provided $20,000 through our Diversity and Inclusiveness Grants program to fund projects aiming to increase the presence and participation of those from underrepresented groups
• Awarded 22 prizes and fellowships, including 2 new prizes added this year
• Released updated philosophy job market guidance documents
• Published the Guide for Undergraduate Philosophy Clubs and Groups
• Supported undergraduate diversity initiatives
• Launched the new APA Philosophy Meetings app
• Developed the APA Good Practices Guide
• Held three divisional meetings
• Joined with other learned societies to oppose program cuts and a proposal to tax tuition waivers
• Taken over the operations of the Up Directory

We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished in 2017–2018, but there is still so much more we want to do. In order to continue to promote philosophy within academia and in the public arena, we need your support.

As the end of the fiscal year approaches, I hope you will take a moment to donate to one or more of our donation funds and help us stay on target in 2018–2019. We have funds supporting diversity and inclusiveness, teaching, public philosophy, and more. We particularly appreciate donations to our general fund, which can be directed to wherever the need is greatest, and our endowment fund, which allows us to fund various grants and prizes, making them especially helpful in achieving our ambitious goals for the year ahead.

We’ve had 22 donors support the APA so far during this campaign—but to reach our goal of of 100 donors before the fiscal year ends on June 30, we need 78 more. Will you be one of those 78 donors? Help us stay on target. Donate today.

All the best,

Amy E. Ferrer
Executive Director