Another Great Resource:  Left Out DuPage In this day and age of chaos, it is important to find ways to not get overwhelmed.  Each news cycle seems to add to the chaos.  A way to counter the chaos is to stay informed on the issues and to stay connected with people in your community.  Left...Read More

Why Am I a Democrat? By Melissa Melcher-Hosni I could simply say the reason I am a Democrat is that I am a female US citizen living under an oppressive right-wing administration that has absolutely no respect for women in any way, shape, or form. That would be enough of an explanation, really. But I’ll...Read More

Be Informed – Know Your Sources.  Verify the Facts! By Julia B Julia is a 2018 Graduate Hinsdale Central High School and a DGTDO summer intern We are living in an unprecedented age of unlimited digital content. With social media, it is really easy to put things on the internet and have an instant audience....Read More

YES YOU! WHY NOT YOU?   WE NEED MORE DEMOCRATS ON THE LOCAL BALOTS! Local municipal offices have a great impact on our day-to-day lives.  Have you ever thought of running for your local school board, village board, or another position?  You can make a difference.  Now is the time to act.  The general election for...Read More

Why are Some So Afraid of People of Color and Immigrants?  What can they learn from this? August 12th marks the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville riot where Heather Heyer lost her life at the hands of a white supremacist driving his car through a crowd. This was a terrorist act.  Who can forget the...Read More

The Sad State of Family Separation Today – An Update By Maryann Vazquez Bedlam at the Border.  That’s what I am calling our current immigration situation. And that bedlam makes it impossible to gain a clear, detailed picture of what has happened and is continuing to happen.  Even writing this article became difficult because the...Read More