Election
You Say You Want A Revolution?
You say you want a revolution? Well, there is a recipe. It's 2020, and I am hoping for changes bigger and more transformational than a new president. If you are like me, you also fear for friends, family and neighbors in the rise of white supremacy and fascism in the...
We The People Won Big In Iowa
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...
Bernie Stands With Iowans, We Stand With Him
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...
Why - And How - We Endorsed Bernie Sanders
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...
Democrats Should Want Joe Biden To Testify
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...
We Don’t Need Another Liar-In-Chief: Biden Must Tell The Truth About Medicare For All
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...
Joe Biden Has Tried To Cut Social Security For 40 Years
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore / flickr / cc Recently, a newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign laid out Joe Biden’s long record of supporting cuts to Social Security. The website PolitiFact weighed in on one part of that record, a speech Biden gave in 2018 in which...
We Need A Real Trade Deal With China, Not Just A Truce
Trump crows the “Phase One” trade agreement with China is a "promise kept" to his supporters to rebalance trade between the two nations. But it is really just a temporary truce in his trade war. This truce may not last long or deliver anything close to the outcomes he...
America's Do-Nothing Senate
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore / flickr / cc Patients have punched Marketa Anderson. They’ve kicked and head-butted her. They’ve slammed her into walls. One threw a shoe, hitting her. Then he threw a chair at her—and missed. Health care workers like Anderson, president...
What Corporate Democrats Really Mean When They Say ‘Purity Test’
“Purity test”? “Pragmatic progressive”? “Free stuff”? What are these politicians talking about? If you’re confused, you’re not alone. Certain words and phrases are routinely used by “centrist” political candidates. By design, these terms are imprecise, emotionally...
