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Resistance Recess This week while Congress in on recess, People's Action and our member organizations around the country are organizing a #ResistanceRecess. We are leading the grassroots resistance. Join us! Click here to find local town hall meetings in your area,...
Principles for Progressives to Follow on Trump's Ties to Russia
Until we get the full truth about Russia — from reputable, public, and trustworthy sources — let’s fight Trump with the weapons we already have at hand: the weapons of accountability and justice.
Wall Street Sodbusters
Big-money speculators are buying up farms, charging tenants to farm it and boxing young, real farmers out of the market. Of course, the Wall Street plowboys don’t soil their own soft hands by actually farming.
Tech, Trump and Uber [video]
From online harassment to digital strikebreaking, tech is different in the age of Trump — or, more precisely, the public policy concerns raised by powerful tech companies are heightened by the administration's actions.
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Ellison Has An Edge The Hill declares Keith Ellison in the lead for DNC Chair: "The Hill has identified the stances of 240 DNC members, either through their private responses to a survey circulated over the past week or from public endorsements. Out of those who...
The Republican Bid to Kill the Affordable Care Act Is a Trojan Horse
Republicans don't just intend to do away with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their health care plans would throw coverage for the 74 million Americans who rely on Medicaid and CHIP (the Children's Health Insurance Program) into chaos.
The 'Lower the Tax Rate to Boost Businesses' Competitiveness Scam
Tax cuts mean cuts to infrastructure, schools, health care, scientific research and all the things our government does to make our lives better — and to help our economy prosper.
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Final Week For DNC Chair Race CNN to host debate Wednesday: "The debate ... will air at 10 p.m. ET ... CNN has not yet announced which candidates will be attending ... The DNC leadership election will be held on Saturday, February 25." Ellison picks up endorsements....
Keith Ellison's Quest for DNC Chair
Rep. Keith Ellison offers a lifeline to the Democratic Party that is floundering. The question is whether the Democratic National Committee's 447 members will accept it when they choose their new chair on Saturday.
A New Rationalization for Riches
Right-wingers are celebrating a depressing new history of those rare moments when wealth became better distributed as activists are exploring encouraging pathways to a New Economy that sustains our planet and fosters equality.
