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Yes, Obama's $400,000 Speech is a Problem

Obama’s payday for a Wall Street speech reflects a longstanding pattern of behavior from Democratic leaders: talk like liberals, govern from the center, then make a lot of money once you’re out of office.

Progressive Breakfast

ACA Repeal Still Short Republicans delay health care vote again. The Hill: "White House officials had been pushing for a vote by President Trump's 100th day in office on Saturday, but it was clear Thursday night that the 216 GOP votes needed to pass the healthcare...

The First 100 Days of Resistance

From the Women’s March that inaugurated his presidency to the town-hall activism that blunted his first healthcare bill, the progressive resistance to Trump and his party has outperformed even the most optimistic expectations.

Progressive Breakfast

Tax Plan May Not Help Middle Class No guarantees for middle-class help in Trump tax plan. ABC News: "Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin [said] he couldn’t say how Donald Trump's sweeping tax overhaul plan would affect the president personally, while also declining to...

Rise Up Platform: From Protest to Power

As People’s Action, we are united by our belief that all people have a right to health care, safe affordable housing, clean air and water, to self-expression and dignity, to personal and collective freedom, and to justice.

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