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...
by Aija Nemer-Aanerud | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Health
“What is our goal in being here today?” Mindy Salango from West Virginia Citizen Action Group asked the hundred protesters who took over the lobby of UnitedHealth Group (UHG)’s headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota on April 16. “That’s simple! We’re here to demand...
by Sulma Arias | Apr 7, 2024 | Biden, Blog, Economy, Featured
Giant corporations and billionaires want to keep their taxes low and the prices we pay high. That’s why they want Trump back in office. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL In 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight...
by Sulma Arias | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
Democracy dies when we give up freedoms, thinking they are a small price to pay. That's why we need to defend our right to vote and defeat authoritarian leaders everywhere. SUPPORT OUR WORK SPANISH I recently returned to El Salvador for the first time in many years. I...
