Election
How Unapologetic Progressives Won Big in Chicago
On a Wednesday evening in February, Marta Popadiak, the organizing director for People’s Lobby and Reclaim Chicago, was busy making phone calls to voters in Chicago’s 33rd ward for left-wing Chicago City Council candidate Rossana Rodriguez. With each call, she asked...
The #PeoplesWave Is Rising
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....
Will the Senate Sell Our Future for Campaign Dollars?
My name is Jessica Juarez Scruggs, and I recently joined the Sunrise Movement and a courageous group of young Kentuckians who took over the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to demand he stop playing political games and take real action to address our...
It’s Not Enough to Elect Progressives: Movements Must Have a Role in Governing
The 2020 presidential election, for many of us, will be the fight of our lifetime. We need a president who will take bold action on the issues shaping the lives of people in the multiracial working class. Design by Matt Whit That means building an economy that works...
Chicago Scores Major Victories for People's 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...
Keith Ellison for Minnesota Attorney General
We can imagine a world where everyone can live free, joyful lives, regardless of what they look like, where they came from, how they worship or whom they love. Keith embodies the kind of co-governing relationship we believe in at TakeAction Minnesota, and our journey with him will continue.
, where the feminine is highly respected, and no one is held back or harmed because of their gender or sexuality. We can imagine a democracy that’s by the people, for the people, and is representative of the people. We can imagine a future
Rising from the Grassroots to Win in November
November's elections are about living in the world as it is, but pushing for something new. This is the only way forward: by showing the truth that having more and more people share their experiences, getting involved and then turning out to vote can be life-changing.
Hope, Votes and "The Politics of Joy"
Movement politics are really about bringing back our democracy in a way that feels meaningful, powerful, and accessible to everybody. What’s exciting is that in places where our organizations are trying something new and engaging folks who haven’t shown up before, our candidates are winning. If we continue to do the work of reaching out to low-income communities, communities of color — folks who have been traditionally left out of politics — and hold on to that in November, we can win.
LUCHA Fights To Win For David García And All Arizonans
Arizonans are standing up to say once and for all, ¡YA BASTA! It’s time we have the elected leaders we deserve, who will courageously fight for us at all levels of government. Tuesday’s primary victories are clear evidence that when we fight, we win. It’s been a long...
