by Mehrdad Azemun | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Many people hate the word “politics.” They equate it with corruption, greed and the consolidation of unchecked power. And the U.S. Presidential race only magnifies these feelings and perceptions. Our sitting President, Donald Trump, has proven himself a master at...
by Mehrdad Azemun | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, Election, Featured
In a continued series of wins for grassroots people power, People’s Action celebrated another milestone for movement politics in Denver last week. Colorado People’s Action’s (CPA) endorsed candidate Candi CdeBaca ran an insurgent campaign for a City Council seat in...
by Mehrdad Azemun | Apr 4, 2019 | Blog, Election
The #PeoplesWave of grassroots champions rising up to reclaim our government has just begun. After taking back the U.S. House in November with an unprecedented number of women and people of color, we scored important wins in Chicago’s municipal elections in February....
by Mehrdad Azemun | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Politics
Here in Chicago, our beloved City by the Lake, the People’s Wave is gaining momentum. What began in Philadelphia and New York last November continues in Chicago, as more machine politicians fall by the wayside and voters choose an unprecedented number of progressive...
by Mehrdad Azemun | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
While Trump didn’t follow his dictatorial instincts in his State of the Union speech to declare an “emergency” on the U.S.-Mexico border - yet - we know what the real emergency is: the thousands of children who have been ripped from their families. There are so many,...