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What a Generation Raised on Violence Knows About Democracy
As we mark Dr. King’s legacy, the question is not how we quote him or how reverently we commemorate him. The question is whether we are willing to…
 • Jaime Harrison
Why We Keep Paying for Short-Term Politics
Our modern political system has moved away from durable solutions in favor of quick wins.
 • Jaime Harrison
Closing Doors. Opening Others.
Life rarely resets on schedule. More often, it carries its weight forward.
 • Jaime Harrison
Who Gave You the Right to Be Here?
Authenticity in politics isn’t about being unfiltered or saying whatever pops into your head. It’s about something harder and far more dangerous…
 • Jaime Harrison
The Story We Tell and the Story We Choose
Storytelling is how you tell the truth not just to inform, but to illuminate. And that, in many ways, is the challenge in front of the Democratic Party…
 • Jaime Harrison
Why Governors Matter More Than Ever
Ask yourself which elected officials have the most influence over your everyday realities? The answer is simple. If you want to know what your state…
 • Jaime Harrison
A Recipe for Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Check out my famous red velvet cake.
 • Jaime Harrison
Introducing: At the Kids Table
This week, I wanted to do something different. I wanted to pull up a chair at a table we don’t talk about nearly enough even though the future of this…
 • Jaime Harrison
The Unicorn of American Politics: The State Party
State parties are the unicorns of our system. Everybody claims to believe in them, but very few know what they actually do or how starving they are for…
 • Jaime Harrison
We Lost the Race. The Lessons Still Stand.
In 2020, we built a campaign that broke every record, gave South Carolinians hope, and made Lindsey Graham beg on Fox News. We fell short, but we helped…
 • Jaime Harrison
Everyone Needs a BOSS
When I was a junior in high school, I met Jim Clyburn for the first time. That began a lifelong relationship with a man I will always call my political…
 • Jaime Harrison
The Second Post Reconstruction: What Happens When We Forget the Cost of Progress
There is a rhythm to American history, a back-and-forth between expansion and retreat, progress and backlash.
 • Jaime Harrison
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