by People's Action | Sep 3, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump "Bad For Workers," Says AFL-CIO's Trumka Labor leader hits Trump over lack of support for working class. Politico: "AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka came down hard on President Donald Trump on Sunday morning over what Trumka called a lack of progress in...
by People's Action | Aug 31, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump Cancels Pay Raise For 2m Federal Workers Trump cancels pay raise for 2m Federal workers, after $1.5t tax cut. Politico: "President Donald Trump announced Thursday he was canceling across-the-board pay raises for civilian workers across the federal government,...
by People's Action | Aug 30, 2018 | Breakfast
Diverse Dems Challenge Trump Loyalists Democratic embrace of diverse candidates collides with barbed politics of Trump era. NYT: "Democratic nominees for governor include three African-Americans, two of them in the old Confederacy, a prospect that not long ago would...
by People's Action | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, Breakfast
Victory is sweet, but celebration brief - for our struggle has only just begun. The progressive populist insurgency in the Democratic Party has tasted frequent victories this primary season: Tuesday featured more stunning upsets, highlighted by Andrew Gillum’s late...
by People's Action | Aug 29, 2018 | Breakfast
Progressive Andrew Gillum Wins Big In FL Upset Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum shocks Democratic rivals, wins nomination for governor. Miami Herald: "Democrat Andrew Gillum rode a surge of liberal support from young people and African Americans to a stunning primary...