“A well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.”
—Thomas Jefferson
“Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.”
— Carl Sagan
Stay apprised what’s that’s happening in your world via these outlets tailored to the progressive mind.
Local Info
Democratic Websites
Helpful Local Organizations
Other Useful Links
- 5calls.org – Turn your passive participation into active resistance.
- Ballotpedia.org – Encyclopedia of American Politics
- BallotReady.org – Every candidate and referendum, explained.
- Countable.us – Contact Your Reps, Influence Congress, Vote on Bills
- GovTrack.us – GovTrack.us tracks the United States Congress and helps Americans understand what is going on in their national legislature.
- GrassrootsNetworkIL.com/events/ – Consolidated list of Progressive events in Illinois
- IndivisibleGuide.com – Indivisible: A Practical Guide For Resisting the Trump Agenda
- IWillVote.com – Find your polling place and register to vote.
- JusticeDemocrats.com – Democrats that represent people, not corporations
- MoveToAmend.org – We the People, Not We the Corporations
- National Democratic Training Committee – Free Campaign Training for Every Democrat. Everywhere.
- PoliticsThatWork – Useful graphs showing the voting history of our elected officials. Check out the voting records of the Illinois legislators here.
- StampStampede.org – A simple and fun way to help get the word out about big money in politics.
- United for Democracy Now – A non-partisan clearing house of organizations working on issues — local to federal — to positively affect the lives of all people.
- Vote411.org – Enter your address to find your polling place, build your ballot with our online voters’ guide, and more!
- VoteSmart.org – The Voter’s Self Defense System
- VotingInfoProject.org – Helps voters find information about their elections with collaborative, open-source tools.
- WayBack Machine Browser Extension – How have websites or pages changed? Find out instantly with this browser extension
- WhoAreMyRepresentatives.org – Quickly find all of your elected representatives.