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Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.
Award winning political cartoonist. Once fired for drawing Donald Trump cartoons.
RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Congress and Capitol Hill. His work is widely syndicated to print newspapers by Cagle Cartoons.
Senior Writer & Editor, The Contrarian
I explain government in clear, simple terms. I host "Civics Made Easy" on PBS and my book, "What Does the Constitution Actually Say?", is a #1 Amazon Bestseller (and there's a kids version for ages 8-12). I have to stop because I'm at 250 characters.
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Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Action and friend of Jim!
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Proud Contrarian Contributor! Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law. She also leads strategy and partnerships at Ms. Magazine.
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Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. Author, Speaker, Mother and Wife. Host of The Tea with April.
A veteran of four presidential campaigns with three decades of government, campaign and private sector experience, Elrod is a seasoned political strategist, government affairs expert and communicator.
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