politics + activism

If you want to know how to check your voter registration, we're glad you asked! Because you might have heard there's a pretty big election coming up, not just for President, but for 33 US Senate seats, all 435 seats in the House of Repre…

Well what a nice alert to appear in my inbox: This Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and to assist voters, Lyft is offering 50% off rides when you preload the code VOTE22 and book a ride through the Lyft app . Alternately, just open t…

Just yesterday, Google launched their 2020 Election Google Trends page, which allows you to see exactly what the rest of the country is searching for these days. And as a parent, I bet civically-minded kids would love to learn more about…

Now more than ever, making our voices heard has become a priority for many of us. So when we saw this new, tiny piece of tech called BEAM Authentic , we were immediately intrigued. BEAM is a wearable screen, slightly larger than a poker …

We just featured 3 political apps that can help you make your voice heard , but now it can be as easy as hopping on Facebook, thanks to their new Townhall feature . To use this feature, you'll need to be logged in on Facebook, then head …

It's amazing to see just how quickly some fantastic app developers have created political apps to help more people get involved in the political process, connect to your elected representatives, and make a difference, one voter at a time…

For the last week, I have wanted to put together a list of the best science accounts on Twitter focusing in particular on climate and the environment. But wow, there are so many good ones, that it's like I couldn't stop. In fact, there's…

Tuesday marks Women's Equality Day and, in my opinion, there's no better song to sing loudly with the kids than Schoolhouse Rock's Sufferin' Till Suffrage which celebrates a woman's right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment. T…

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