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A People's Wave's A-Comin'
Five days out from the midterm elections, here’s a final snapshot of People’s Action’s electoral program. With so much at stake in these elections, People’s Action and our member organizations are running our biggest program ever. We are so proud to support our...
Progressive Breakfast
Fighting To Restore Florida Voting Rights In Florida, those who can’t vote are fighting to restore voting rights for the formerly incarcerated. ThinkProgress: "Nicole Vista can’t vote, but that isn’t stopping her from knocking on dozens of doors every week so that 1.4...
We Won't Let Them Take Away Our Right To Vote
if voting didn’t matter, they wouldn’t work so hard to keep us from voting. If we decide to stand together, to make our voices heard, no one and nothing will stop us. Now let’s go cast this ballot.
Progressive Breakfast
Pittsburgh To Trump: Stay Home Pittsburgh mayor suggests Trump should wait to visit. CNN: "As Pittsburgh prepares to bury the victims of what is believed to be the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history, the city's mayor said Monday he thinks President...
Celebrating Victory for Survivors of Hurricane Sandy
It’s been a long road, but we’ve traveled it together. On the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy joined members of the New Jersey Organizing Project to announce what we hope will be important steps towards finally bringing all of our...
Progressive Breakfast
ADL Warns Anti-Semitism Has 'Moved Into The Mainstream' Anti-Semitism has moved 'into the mainstream,' ADL director says. Politico: "Anti-Semitism has 'moved from the margins into the mainstream,' Anti-Defamation League CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt...
It Takes a Village to Make a Hate Crime
It truly takes a village to create a hate crime, and it is clear that the suspect in Saturday's attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue got all of these messages loud and clear from right-wing media and candidates. The assailant’s reasoning neatly mirrors the narrative Republicans have deployed ahead of the midterms.
Progressive Breakfast
Mail Bombs Target Dems, Trump Critics What we know now about the 12 suspicious packages. USA Today: "After 12 potential explosive devices were mailed to prominent Democrats, law enforcement authorities Friday continue to search post offices after warning the public...
China Grabs 3.4 Million American Jobs
Trump’s tariff war hasn’t solved the trade deficit problem. The August trade deficit with China was the highest on record, at $38.6 billion, and the deficit for 2018 is projected to be the largest ever. The trade deficit – that is, the billions more that China sells in the United States than the United States sells in China – is what kills jobs. As that deficit rises, more work to produce goods and services is done in China. If the deficit declined, or trade balanced, more work would be done in the United States. That is the administration’s goal. If it could be accomplished, workers’ job anxiety would ease.
Progressive Breakfast
Millions Vote Early Millions have voted early in midterms. Here’s what that means. NYT: "Early voting for the midterm elections has begun in states across the country, and enthusiasm — and voter turnout — both appear to be high, with hundreds of thousands of mail-in...
