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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....
Progressive Breakfast
IA's Steve King Erupts At Questions Rep. Steve King erupts as his immigration views are compared to the Pittsburgh shooting suspect’s. WaPo: "Republican Rep. Steve King, who is frequently criticized as aligned with the themes of white nationalism, is in the midst of a...
Education Wave That Began in West Virginia Sweeps Nation
Whether Democrats take back the House in the midterm elections may come down to races like the one in West Virginia’s third Congressional District. “Richard Ojeda has taken a district that Trump won by almost 50 points … and turned into a toss-up,” writes Bill...
Why I Challenged Steve King on His White Supremacy
My name is Kaleb Van Fosson, and I’m a student at Iowa State University in Ames. I’m a political science major, and an active member of Iowa Student Action. I’m also a registered voter in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District, so my representative in Congress is Steve...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Doubles Down With Racist Ads Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms. CNN: "In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help people they depict as...
What Will You Remember When You Vote?
I will remember when I vote on November 6 that the only reason my brother is still alive is because Tom Wolf, the governor of the state where he is currently on death row, issued an executive order to stop executions in Pennsylvania. If Wolf loses in November, it’s...
How Teachers Might Save Arizona Schools from the Kochs
“A change in education is Arizona’s No. 1 issue,” Garcia said in a televised debate. “It is my strength, it is Ducey’s weakness, and it’s going to be the difference.” (Photo: Victoria Pickering/flickr/cc) The moment Beth Lewis realized the powerful political forces...
