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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.
Progressive Breakfast
Hurricane May Delay House Votes GOP faces deadline crunch as threat of losing House deepens. Politico: "Congressional Republicans, eager to hit the campaign trail to save their imperiled majorities, are starting to narrow their September legislative to-do list in...
Mainers Tell Sen. Collins No! on Kavanaugh
As the confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh nears, approval for Maine Senator Susan Collins has fallen to a new low. “If she votes to confirm Kavanaugh, that will be the last straw,” said Emily Wall, one of the over 500 attendees at a rally in Portland.
Progressive Breakfast
Walls Close In On WI's Walker Signs that the Wisconsin governor is ripe to be taken down are everywhere. Politico: " There’s every reason to believe this is the beginning of the end for Scott Walker. His presidential bid crashed and burned. He’s running for a third...
