by Tim Wilkins | May 30, 2019 | Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE David Hatch Co-Governing Puts Us ‘In The Room Where It Happens’ What does it mean to move “from protest to power?” That’s the question People’s Action members like me asked at our national convention in Washington, D.C. two years ago. At that time,...
by Tim Wilkins | May 29, 2019 | Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE George Goehl Who Is Blocking 'Medicare for All'? A majority of Americans are in favor of Medicare for All. And why not? Right now, nearly 30 million people in this country are uninsured; 40 million can’t afford health-care co-pays and deductibles and...
by Tim Wilkins | May 28, 2019 | Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE Leo Gerard The Koch Brothers’ New Look There’s a new Koch organization in town. Instead of trying to buy politicians to do the bidding of billionaires, as Charles and David Koch have historically done, their rebranded network now says they will support...
by Tim Wilkins | May 24, 2019 | Archive, Blog
MORNING MESSAGE Jacob Swenson-Lengyel Organizing For Governing Power In Chicago Chicago’s 2019 municipal elections delivered significant victories for People's Action member groups like The People's Lobby and Reclaim Chicago. These wins come after years of organizing...
by Tim Wilkins | May 23, 2019 | Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE Leo Gerard How To Protect The Right To Organize Workers whose labor makes profits for executives should not live in abject poverty. This is what labor leaders have been saying for two centuries, and it's what Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the...
