by Sulma Arias | Sep 18, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Future of Work
The other day when I went to the supermarket with a friend, we couldn’t help but notice the higher prices. Then I asked if she knew how much supermarket executives are paid. Do you know, I asked, that Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen gets more than $19 million a year? And...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 10, 2024 | Election, Featured, Health
On a cold Indianapolis morning, Kiah Morris stands in front of the headquarters of the health insurance company Elevance/Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, along with hundreds of others. Like her, they have come from all over the country to demand their right to health...
by Sulma Arias | Aug 18, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
JOIN OUR TEAM SPANISH “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” These words of Frederick Douglass are among the first lessons I learned as a young organizer, and I find them always to be true. This insight - that the vision for a better future starts with us, and if...
by Sulma Arias | Jul 21, 2024 | Blog, Featured, SULMA
JOIN OUR LIVESTREAM SPANISH The good news is we do have leaders in Washington who come from our communities and fight for our values. Let’s be honest. It’s hard to get excited about our political choices right now. One party is unsure about who should lead, while the...
by Sulma Arias | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL To perfect our democracy, we must defend it. It all begins with our votes. This week, I watched my daughter, Genesis Mercado-Arias, address more than a hundred immigrants who had just become United States citizens in Kansas City. She had been...
by Sulma Arias | May 19, 2024 | Blog, Election, Featured
SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL This week, I was proud to stand with our allies in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to introduce their Progressive Proposition Agenda, a roadmap to expand and defend rights and freedoms for all, especially poor and working people. The...
