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Got democracy? Only if we organize for it!

Lily Zavin '29 shares her experieces with political organizing over the summer and emphasizes the importance of remaining hopeful, continuing to fight for an inclusive democracy, and pursuing a politics grounded in community engagement.

September 24, 2026

Opinion

Stop Asking When Texas Will Turn Blue. Ask What Comes Next on Affordability

Jacob Velarde '27 highlights the often overlooked history of progressive politics in Texas and argues that this legacy of economic populism presents the way forward for Southern Democrats.

September 24, 2026

Opinion

Show Don’t Tell: Make Government Fun Again

Teddy King-Pollet '28 argues that Democrats should embrace social media as a tool to bridge the gap between citizens and politicians and make the tangible effects of their policies more clear to the general public.

April 2, 2026

Opinion

Two Wins, Two Ways: Democrats’ Disparate Strategies on Affordability

Jacob Velarde '27 examines two Democrats who ran and won on the primary platform of affordability, and what this means for the future of successful Democratic campaigns.

November 13, 2025

News

Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Becoming ‘Independent’

Former White House Press Secretary visits campus.

October 30, 2025

Opinion

Meet the Silent Player in the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis

Zephyr Weinreich '28 argues that Democrats and Republicans must come together to address dab-pen abuse among American high schoolers.

May 1, 2025

Opinion·Uncategorized

The Democrats Declare War on Independents

“So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess myself. I cannot make up my mind — it is made up for me. I cannot live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws

March 21, 2024

Opinion

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

The rise and subsequent entrenchment of woke culture – wherein individuals adopt an obsessive and blinkered approach towards civil rights issues – in higher education institutions has resulted in the erosion of intellectual rigor that flows from nuanced debate around contested issues.

December 1, 2022

Highlights·News

DelCo Democrats, Elected Leaders Celebrate Wins at Swarthmore Watch Party

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m., the Delaware County Democrats hosted an election night watch party at the Swarthmore Inn. Swarthmore’s local Democratic delegation, including Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania State Senator Tim Kearney, and Pennsylvania House Representatives Jennifer O’Mara and

November 10, 2022

Highlights·News

Delaware County Democrats, Student Groups Look to Turn Out Voters in November 2nd Bellwether Election

In the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats in Delaware County wrested control of several local statehouse and congressional seats from Republicans. Then, in 2019, they won a majority on the County Council (a five-member body with broad governing powers) for the first time

October 28, 2021

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Got democracy? Only if we organize for it!

Stop Asking When Texas Will Turn Blue. Ask What Comes Next on Affordability

Two Wins, Two Ways: Democrats’ Disparate Strategies on Affordability

Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Becoming ‘Independent’

Meet the Silent Player in the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis

The Democrats Declare War on Independents

A Plea for More Diversity of Thought on Campus

DelCo Democrats, Elected Leaders Celebrate Wins at Swarthmore Watch Party

Delaware County Democrats, Student Groups Look to Turn Out Voters in November 2nd Bellwether Election

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