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Dems Win House, Score Upsets Nationwide Dems score string of upsets on way to winning House. NBC: "Democrats reclaimed a majority in the House on Tuesday, heralding a new era of divided government in the nation's capital. By 6:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the party had...
2018 Midterms: Blue Wave, Red Undertow
Democrats can use their new leverage in Washington to expose how big money has used the Trump administration to rig the rules in ways that hurt working people, and show ways that in key areas - education, the environment, and criminal justice - there is an alternative.
Progressive Breakfast
Today Is Election Day Today's general elections are a turning point for our nation. All who care about solidarity, putting people and planet first, can end the agenda of division and hate. Over the past eight months, People's Action and OurFuture have brought...
Three Women Remind Us Why Voting Matters
In August, People’s Action held our first-ever Gender Justice Restorative Retreat. This initiative created a space for women and non-binary from all walks of life and all kinds of issue-based campaigns to be together, to celebrate one another, to heal, and to learn...
Progerssive Breakfast
Bold Women Transform Pennsylvania Politics Bold Women Are Transforming Pennsylvania Politics. Amanda McIllmurray: "Nationally, people are really reacting to the fact that our government does not have representation of women right now. Women are performing really well...
We Can Move Mountains When We Organize and Vote
There may be a mountain dividing Madison County from Raleigh, but these people can move mountains, and they will move mountains, to let their voices be heard. These are some of the best people I've ever met in my life. If you're going to look out for us, then great, and if not, then we've got to figure out a way to get you gone.
The Dignity of This Nation Is at Stake Right Now
Javier Adames is one of the many veterans all across the country who are volunteering to support progressive candidates in this election. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Adames lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he joined volunteers from #VetsforJess and...
The Time Is Now for Women of Color to Win
We want to own our power, claim our power and use it. And there are other women watching you take this leap, and fight this fight. They're looking at you, and saying, “Well, she's doing, it, I can maybe do this too!” When they see me, they’re like, “Why should I have to wait?”
How Bold Women Are Transforming Pennsylvania Politics
A wave of bold women candidates are transforming politics in Pennsylvania: from Jess King, the Lancaster County Mennonite who’s running for Congress, to Kristin Seale in Harrisburg, Danielle Friel-Otten in Chester County, Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee in Pittsburgh,...
Standing Up For Family Farmers In Central Iowa
Nick Schutt is the real deal. He farms corn and beans in Hardin County, Iowa on 80 acres of land that have been in his family for three generations. Nick has seen corporate agriculture pollute the landscape – and transform the social fabric - of rural life around him....
