Jesse Mermell
Cognoscenti contributor
Jesse Mermell is the president and founder of the deWit Impact Group. She is the former president of the Alliance for Business Leadership, and a former candidate for Congress in Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District.
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We asked, you answered: The first presidential debate of 2024
Cog asked our writers and readers to tell us what they’ll be looking for and hoping to hear from President Biden and former President Donald Trump during tonight's debate. Here’s...
Roe’s bittersweet 50th anniversary
Many dystopian predictions about a post-Roe world have come true, writes Jesse Mermell. Here's what we must do now.
Voters could turn the old boys' club of Beacon Hill into the new girls' network
Representation is about more than numbers. Representation is about seeing and being seen. Seven women on the Mass. ballot this November is something to be excited about, writes Jesse Mermell.
The end of abortion rights is just the beginning
Brace yourself, the worst is yet to come, writes Jesse Mermell. Justice Alito's leaked draft highlights other rights conservatives are targeting, including marriage equality and birth control.
Why you should get off the sidelines of the abortion debate
Whatever has kept you on the sidelines of the fight for abortion rights until today doesn’t matter, writes Jesse Mermell. You’re here now, and we need you.
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We’re lucky to have paid leave in Mass. But when a loved one gets sick in another state, it’s not enough
There’s a reason polling on public support for paid family and medical leave is always through the roof, writes Jesse Mermell. It does a lot of good, for a lot...
They Laughed When We Warned A Ban On Abortion Was Coming. Now It's Here
Protecting abortion rights is a top priority, writes Jesse Mermell. It’s time for our leaders to act like it.
Biden's Speech Made Progressives Happy. But There's More Work To Do
To hear the president acknowledge science, exhibit compassion and aspire to inclusion was a refreshing contrast to the divisive bile spewed by the prior occupant of the White House, writes...
What Can Be Done To Protect Abortion In America? Plenty
Roe v. Wade will almost certainly fall, but it doesn't have to be the end of safe and legal abortion in America, writes Jesse Mermell. Here are six things President...
Gov. Baker, Now Is Not The Time For Incrementalism
If we grade Gov. Baker on the measures he asks to be graded -- data-driven management and a sober, common sense analysis -- he is failing us, writes Jesse Mermell.