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Organizing for Hope on the Jersey Shore
Prior to Hurricane Sandy, I was a pretty introverted guy – still am. But we can put all our voices together and speak very loudly for what the Jersey Shore needs from its elected officials, now.
Progressive Breakfast
Voter Turnout May Hit 50-Year High Voter Turnout Could Hit 50-Year Record For Midterm Elections. NPR: "The 2018 elections could see the highest turnout for a midterm since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval. 'It's probably going to be a...
Rising Teachers Put Education On The Ballot In Fall Elections
Hundreds of educators are running for office in this November's midterm elections. This year's Educator Spring brought teachers into the streets in massive protests that thrust education issues into electoral contests up and down the ballot, and pushed...
To Jeff Bezos: Put Up $10m to Find Your Columnist’s Murderers
Dear Mr. Bezos: You’re the richest man in the world, with a net worth of $160 billion according to Forbes. According to Time Magazine, in early 2018 you were earning $230,000 a minute (which comes to $13,800,000 an hour.) You’re also the owner of The Washington Post,...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Threatens Military Shutdown Of Mexico Border Trump threatens military closure of Southern border to block migrants. Politico: "President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to order the military to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the flow of migrants making...
Ben Jealous is the Leader of Vision Maryland Needs Now
As Maryland prepares to name a new governor on November 6, voters have a clear choice: Ben Jealous, the Democratic challenger, or Republican incumbent Larry Hogan. Jealous is the former Rhodes Scholar who in 2008 became the youngest-ever national leader of the NAACP...
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WH Picks Lobbyist To Dismantle Medicaid, CHIP The woman who helped demolish health care access in Maine is now running Medicaid for the country. ThinkProgress: "Mary Mayhew was criticized for completely reorganizing the state department in a way that directly harmed...
There’s Nothing More Powerful Than People Taking Back Democracy
Something good is happening in the Gem State. Real good. You might not read it yet in headlines, but it’s happening - and real - everywhere from Boise to Idaho Falls. "We're winning the war of ideas, and that's why they're worried,” says Paulette Jordan. “They might...
Progressive Breakfast
College Students To Vote In Record Numbers More college students expected to vote in 2018 midterms. The Conversation: "The 2016 presidential election results jolted college students – and faculty and administrators at their colleges – to attention. Young Americans...
Students Across the Nation Fight for #FreeCollege4All
44 million people in the US owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student debt, a total that grows larger every day. Students often choose between eating three meals a day, paying rent, and buying textbooks. For many of us, the excitement of graduating is tempered by the fear...
