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Bernie Sanders Inspires Candidates to Run on Rise Up Platform
Sen. Bernie Sanders joined 72 grassroots candidates from across the country in Washington, D.C. as they pledged to put people and the planet first when they run for office on the "Rise Up" platform developed by People's Action members.
Progressive Breakfast
You can join Rise Up: Protest to Power, the founding convention of People's Action! Watch LIVE online - Moving from Defense to Offense feat. Van Jones Mon, April 24, 8:45 - 10:00am Eastern From Protest to Power feat. Sen. Bernie Sanders Mon, April 24, 2:20 -...
Van Jones Live at 'Rise Up' Convention: Seeds of Hope
We are on the front lines of fighting the Trump Agenda, at the 'Rise Up' People's Action convention in Washington, D.C. Van Jones speaks in a plenary about the seeds of a new progressive movement.
Transforming The Possible Through Radical Imagination
Now is a moment that calls for a radical imagination of what’s possible. We know direct action and taking the crisis to the doorstep of the people who created it not only transforms relations of power, but transforms the human spirit.
At Sea With Captain 'Wrong Way' Trump
Trump sent an armada to the Korean peninsula. Or, he didn't. Either way, his rudderless ship of state creates chaos and erratically steers us into a feckless foreign policy.
Obama From the Rearview Mirror
Barack Obama’s stature will only grow in the rearview mirror. We already miss his dignity, his grace, and intelligence. Trump may be intent on repealing everything Obama accomplished, but he will inevitably ennoble him in the process.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Risks Shutdown Trump demands border wall funding to keep government open. AP: "[Budget director Mick] Mulvaney told The Associated Press in an interview that 'elections have consequences' and that 'we want wall funding' as part of the catchall spending bill ......
Grassroots Candidates Will "Rise Up" To Electorialize The Resistance
Fifty grassroots activists will pledge to run for political office in 2017 and beyond, during a climactic session of the People's Action's inaugural convention in Washington on Monday that will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Polls: People Don't Know Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is a Scam
Polls show the public likes President Trump's plan to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure. That's because they think he actually plans to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure. He doesn't. Not hardly. Not by a long shot. In fact...
Early Signs Betsy DeVos Will Not Support Civil Rights
So far, Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has sent numerous signs she is assembling a staff and laying down a policy mindset that seems indifferent – if not outright averse – to the needs of nonwhite students.
