These people sustain woefully under-resourced movement work that consistently drives civic engagement above and beyond the election cycle.
South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is not only seeking re-election at the age of 81, but he is also all but daring any candidates to challenge him for the seat he's held for nearly the past three decades: "Come get it."
News of Rai and Shaun King's new home opens up a larger conversation about progressive political spaces and the lack of equity in earning power for all of those who "do the work."