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Kavanaugh To Face Sex Assault Accusation Kavanaugh allegations set stage for Anita Hill sequel. The Hill: "Brett Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court nominee who last week appeared to be cruising toward confirmation, has suddenly found himself in the sequel to the Clarence...
Fighting To Win Fair Housing In Westchester
It was decision time in Westchester County. After three years of debate and a contentious four-hour hearing, the village council in Ossining - a quiet town sandwiched between the Trump National Golf Course and Sing Sing prison - voted to approve the Emergency Tenant...
Progressive Breakfast
Kavanaugh Nomination Stalls After Allegations Flake calls for no Kavanaugh vote until accuser is heard. MarketWatch: "A vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation was thrown into doubt Sunday after Sen. Jeff Flake said he’s currently “not comfortable...
A New Roadmap for Getting Change Done
The insurgent progressive movement has good reasons to celebrate as primary season comes to an end, much to the dismay of the corporate wing of the Democratic party. The victories of young, fresh insurgents get the most attention, but equally important is the...
Progressive Breakfast
Pro-GOP Bloc Swept Out In NY IDC and other New York legislative 2018 primary results. City&State: "Four years ago, a pair of Democratic challengers sought to knock out two state senators who were members of the Independent Democratic Conference to punish them for...
Major Power Shake-Up As NY Ousts Establishment Dems
The center of power in New York government has shifted in a big way as six incumbent State Senators who were part of the Independent Democratic Conference - a group of Democrats who aligned with Republicans to keep a lock on the State Senate - lost Democratic primary...
Progressive Breakfast
NY Heads To Primary Polls 7 New York Democratic primary races to watch. CNN: "On Thursday, Democratic primary voters in New York will decide whether to choose Andrew Cuomo for a third term in office, matching his father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo. In the other corner...
New York’s Primary is a Charter-School Showdown
The September 13 primary in New York could re-energize and redefine the Democratic party in the state. It also might mean drastic change for the charter school industry. Photo credit: Michael Johnson/Thomas Good Zephyr Teachout, left, promises to challenge school...
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Took $10m From FEMA To Pay For ICE Trump administration took $10 million from FEMA's budget to support ICE. USA Today: "The Trump administration took nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's budget this summer to help boost U.S....
Hope, Votes and "The Politics of Joy"
Movement politics are really about bringing back our democracy in a way that feels meaningful, powerful, and accessible to everybody. What’s exciting is that in places where our organizations are trying something new and engaging folks who haven’t shown up before, our candidates are winning. If we continue to do the work of reaching out to low-income communities, communities of color — folks who have been traditionally left out of politics — and hold on to that in November, we can win.
