Election
Sanders Rallies The 99 Percent In New Hampshire
“The one percent in this country is very powerful - no ifs, ands or maybes. But you know what? The 99 percent, when we stand together, is even more powerful.” With these words, Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a rallying cry for a broad social movement - one centered on...
On The Freedom Side At The Nevada People’s Presidential Forum
The Nevada People’s Presidential Forum was filled with insightful moments, but it was also a celebration - it ended with a dance party, as PLAN Action organizer Champagne Clark led the crowd gathered at the East Las Vegas Community Center in an enthusiastic call and...
How You Can Make 2020 The Year The People Win
At People’s Action, we believe in the power of extraordinary everyday people. We also believe this power belongs in government - including in the highest office of the land. That’s why our movement politics program elevates the voices of the multi-racial working...
Shining A Light On New Hampshire’s Housing Crisis
Spotlights hit New Hampshire every four years, when presidential candidates roll into town. For months, we trip over them everywhere - at diners, supermarkets, town halls, and on small-town street corners. Every candidate is hoping we, as first-in-the-nation primary...
Tribal Sovereignty And The Struggle For Democracy In 2020
Judith LeBlanc, Director of the Native Organizers Alliance (NOA), helped organize the recent Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux, City, Iowa. This was the first-ever presidential forum convened by Native communities. She sat down with Organizing...
Fighting Corruption Must Be Our Focus In 2020
Like pornography, corruption comes in hard-core and soft-core versions. Donald Trump’s record of self-dealing is the very definition of hard-core corruption. If it were porn, it would only be sold in a brown-paper bag. He should have been impeached long ago for his...
The People’s Forum: Presidential Candidates Fresh, Not Fried
"We are a force that our land and our people desperately need.” With these words, Barb Kalbach – registered nurse, fourth-generation family farmer and board chair of Iowa CCI Action – opened the Iowa People’s Presidential Forum in Des Moines this Saturday. She was...
College For All Means Dignity For All
My name is Chris Simmons, and I want to tell you why we need - I need - Free College For All now. I grew up in Newton, Iowa, a small city east of Des Moines. For a hundred years, Newton was the “washing machine capital of the world.” It was home to the Maytag...
The Iowa People’s Presidential Forum Will Be A No-Stump Zone
It’s time. After months of preparation, the Iowa People’s Presidential Forum will be this Saturday, September, 21, at noon in Des Moines. At Iowa CCI Action, we’re ready - our buses from all across the state are booked, and our questions are prepped. Bernie Sanders,...
Can Debate Moderators Stop Parroting GOP Talking Points?
At the first two Democratic debates, the moderators from NBC/MSNBC and CNN based their questions about health care on Republican and corporate talking points. They acted as if the issue most people care about is the future of private insurance companies, rather than...
