by Hugh Espey | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Last night we made history. In Iowa, we kicked off incredible momentum that will carry the groundswell of voters who want Medicare for All, Clean Water, the Green New Deal, and Free College for All into New Hampshire next week, and on to the rest of the country. As...
by Cherie Mortice, Dartanyan Brown | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured, Rural
Cherie Mortice and Dartanyan Brown are longtime members of Iowa Citizens For Community Action. They are voting for Bernie Sanders in tonight’s Iowa Caucus, and joined us to explain why, and share some of their favorite campaign moments. CHERIE: I think this...
by George Goehl | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
People’s Action has endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. We are proud of this choice, and of his values. We are also proud of the deep process that led us to this decision. It reflects our commitment to radical democracy, so every voice...
by Miles Mogulescu | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Joe Biden’s strongest argument to be the Democratic Presidential nominee is that he has the best chance of defeating Donald Trump. There’s a clear way to test this. Democrats should accept the challenge being floated by some Republicans to trade witness testimony by...
by Marsha Cole | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Featured, Housing
Marsha Cole speaks on Capitol Hill at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, on behalf of People's Action and the Jane Addams Senior Caucus, to introduce the People's Housing Platform. Click here to watch the livestream. I’ve been to Washington, D.C. three times in my life....
by Michael McKinley | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog, Election, Featured, Health, I Speak, Inequality
I’m an Iowan, a father, and a voter. And I’m just plain tired of the lies too many candidates tell us about health care. They say we don’t need Medicare For All, when I know that we do. These candidates parrot lines they’re fed by big pharma, big insurers and big...
