by People's Action | Dec 3, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump Backs Away From Shutdown Trump assents to shutdown delay. Politico: "President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are getting ready to punt on a major shutdown fight over Trump's border wall for at least a week. The president said he would back a two-week...
by James Mumm | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog
Massive, disruptive change is happening in the world economy. Up to half of all current workers, both white and blue collar, could be driven into unemployment by technology. Automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are fueling a new industrial...
by People's Action | Nov 30, 2018 | Breakfast
GOP Pushes Children Out Of Health Coverage Number of U.S. Children Without Health Insurance Grew in 2017 for the 1st Time in Almost a Decade. Fortune: "The economy is strong, unemployment is down, and yet the number of uninsured children in the U.S. is up. According...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
The total number of workers at risk is 1.2 million. In my union, the United Steelworkers (USW), 100,000 are threatened. Daryl A. Bugbee of Olivet, Mich., is one of them. He wrote Congress’ Joint Select Committee on Multiemployer Pensions on Aug. 8: “I am the father of...
by People's Action | Nov 29, 2018 | Breakfast
Senate Rebukes Trump On War In Yemen Senators, furious over Khashoggi killing, spurn president on war in Yemen. NYT: "Furious over being denied a C.I.A. briefing on the killing of a Saudi journalist, senators from both parties spurned the Trump administration on...
by George Goehl | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog
While the country was captivated on election night by insurgent campaigns led by Southerners like Andrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams, and Beto O’Rourke, people in the America’s Heartland and the Rustbelt were preparing a message of their own. Two years after they sent...
by People's Action | Nov 28, 2018 | Breakfast
Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Runoff Republican wins Mississippi's US Senate runoff. The Guardian: "The Republican US senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has won her race for re-election in Mississippi, after a tense runoff during which she attracted national attention for...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog
While the serial outrages of the Trump administration continue to make headlines, the more mundane activities of his cabinet officials and their underlings often fly under the radar. Take U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, for instance, whose nomination drew a...
by People's Action | Nov 27, 2018 | Breakfast
GOP Introduces Massive, Lame Duck Tax Bill House Republicans unveil giant tax package. Politico: "House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress. The legislation would revive a...
by Jason Walker | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
Amazon is a massively profitable company. Its founder, Jeff Bezos, is the world’s richest man, by far – at least $50 billion richer than every other billionaire on the planet, and light years ahead of you and me. That’s why the $3 billion gift bag Governor Cuomo and...
by People's Action | Nov 26, 2018 | Breakfast
New Government Shutdown Looms Congress braces for fight-filled week. Politico: "It’s Monday, and by next Friday, a chunk of government is slated to shut down. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP also wants funding for his border wall by Dec. 7. Seven spending bills need to pass in...
by James Mumm | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog
If you're like me, you're doing a lot of cooking and shopping over the holidays. But there is one item that you’re just not going to find anywhere, much less on sale. It’s a Trumpducken. What is a Trumpducken, you ask? A lie wrapped in a blunder wrapped in propaganda?...
by People's Action | Nov 21, 2018 | Breakfast
Mueller Net Closes In On Trump Trump sends finished written answers to Mueller. CNN: "President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog
In his victory speech on election night, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb said he would always remember the union members who helped him defeat two Republican incumbents in one year. “Side by side with us at each step of the way were men and women of organized labor. . . I will...
by People's Action | Nov 20, 2018 | Breakfast
Judge Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban Federal judge blocks asylum ban for migrants who enter illegally from Mexico. WaPo: "A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying asylum to migrants who illegally cross the southern border into the United...
by Alex Reeder | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog
What does Trans Day of Remembrance mean in a world that appears to be entering an age of heightened fascism? For me, today is a somber reminder that anti-trans violence is killing our people. And that every waking day, that violence could take another life. Today, we...
by People's Action | Nov 19, 2018 | Breakfast
Abrams To Challenge Kemp In Court Abrams plans suit to seek cure to problems in Georgia’s voting process. AJC: "Her campaign for governor may be over, but Stacey Abrams is not going away. Before she considers a new campaign, she is throwing her energy behind a new...
by Tim Wilkins | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
Stacey Abrams is right not to concede. The Georgia Democrat, who hoped to become the state’s first Black governor, acknowledged that while she will no longer directly challenge Republican Brian Kemp for the office, she will fight as a private citizen to hold him...
by People's Action | Nov 16, 2018 | Breakfast
Golden Wins In Maine, In Ranked-Choice First After court rejects GOP lawsuit, Democrat wins as ME becomes first to use ranked-choice voting in national race. Common Dreams: "Maine's 2nd congressional district made history Thursday afternoon as it named Jared Golden...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
One of the big winners in the 2018 midterm elections you may not have heard about is education funding. This may come as news to you - because just as some observers incorrectly concluded last week's "Blue Wave" was merely a ripple, quick takes on midterm results on...
by People's Action | Nov 15, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump Backs Lame-Duck Criminal Justice Reform Trump backs package of changes to criminal justice system as lame-duck session begins. NPR: "President Trump is throwing his support behind legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
Toxic environments, as evidenced by human exposure to dirty water or polluted air, are deadly for everyone. When the police shoot first and fill quotas, they are are also toxic. To connect these dots completely, we must understand how police brutality and toxic...
by People's Action | Nov 14, 2018 | Breakfast
Court Orders GA Vote Count To Continue Federal rulings a lifeline to Abrams campaign. The Intercept: "Two just-issued federal court rulings will mean potentially thousands of additional votes will be counted in Georgia’s hotly contested elections, possibly affecting...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog
Tony Maxwell, a retired African-American naval officer, was trying — without much success — to get his Jacksonville, Florida neighbor to go with him to the mid-term election polls and vote. The young neighbor, a high-school-dropout, had no interest in taking the ride....
by People's Action | Nov 13, 2018 | Breakfast
Sinema Wins AZ Senate Seat Sinema wins, will become the first Democratic senator from Arizona in a quarter century. ThinkProgress: "Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has an insurmountable lead over her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), and will be the next...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog
The voter turnout last Tuesday was historic – the highest in half a century, nearly half of the eligible electorate participated, an amazing number for a midterm. The United States Election Project estimates turnout at 49.2 percent. How high would it have risen...
by People's Action | Nov 12, 2018 | Breakfast
Florida Recount Begins Three FL races head to recount. USA Today: "A statewide machine recount of more than 8 million votes slowly was in full swing in Florida over the weekend for three seats including the closely watched governor and U.S. Senate races. Ballot...
by Miles Mogulescu | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
“[W]e here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” --Abraham Lincoln,...
by People's Action | Nov 9, 2018 | Breakfast
FL Governor's Race Heads To Recount Gillum statement stokes intrigue as Florida vote margin tightens. NBC: "All eyes were on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Thursday, as vote margins in Florida's close contests for governor and Senate tightened....
by Brooke Adams | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog
Young people are transforming conservative strongholds in this country. Take Iowa, the Midwestern home of Chuck Grassley, the 27-year GOP Senate veteran who got Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court, and Steve King, the 4th District Congressman who openly...
by People's Action | Nov 8, 2018 | Breakfast
States Vote Overwhelmingly For Health Care Half a million Americans could gain coverage as a result of Tuesday’s votes. Vox: "Medicaid had a stunning victory at the polls last night. Three red states — Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah — passed ballot initiatives that will...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
Those who speculated that the Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections would only happen if they won big in the Midwest were prescient. Indeed, it's hard to make the argument that any semblance of a Democratic Party "wave" would have been possible without key...
by People's Action | Nov 7, 2018 | Breakfast
Dems Win House, Score Upsets Nationwide Dems score string of upsets on way to winning House. NBC: "Democrats reclaimed a majority in the House on Tuesday, heralding a new era of divided government in the nation's capital. By 6:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the party had...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
The 2018 election is blue wave with a harsh red undertow. First, the wave: Democrats took the House, moving towards flipping over 30 seats, took seven gubernatorial races and counting, and made significant gains in down-ballot races –winning over 330 state legislative...
by People's Action | Nov 6, 2018 | Breakfast
Today Is Election Day Today's general elections are a turning point for our nation. All who care about solidarity, putting people and planet first, can end the agenda of division and hate. Over the past eight months, People's Action and OurFuture have brought...
by Xoai Pham | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
In August, People’s Action held our first-ever Gender Justice Restorative Retreat. This initiative created a space for women and non-binary from all walks of life and all kinds of issue-based campaigns to be together, to celebrate one another, to heal, and to learn...
by People's Action | Nov 5, 2018 | Breakfast
Bold Women Transform Pennsylvania Politics Bold Women Are Transforming Pennsylvania Politics. Amanda McIllmurray: "Nationally, people are really reacting to the fact that our government does not have representation of women right now. Women are performing really well...
by Jesse Davis | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
My name is Jesse Davis, and I’m from Madison County, North Carolina – born and raised. I went to Greensboro, UNCG, for college, but I missed my mountains, so now I’m back. And I’m going door to door for Down Home North Carolina to talk with my neighbors about why...
by Javier Adames | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
Javier Adames is one of the many veterans all across the country who are volunteering to support progressive candidates in this election. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Adames lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he joined volunteers from #VetsforJess and...
by Angela Conley | Nov 4, 2018 | Blog
Angela Conley is at the crest of this year's unprecedented wave of Black women who are running to win elections all across the country. The 40-year-old South Minneapolis native is a first-time candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner, who rocked Minnesota's...
