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Welcome to The Revolution Report — the weekly e-newsletter of
our national grassroots organizing network!

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Don’t miss our next National Organize to Win Call on Monday,
February 1st at 8:30pm EST featuring Larry Cohen, Our Revolution
Chair, former Bernie 2020 co-chair Nina Turner who’s running for
Congress in Ohio, Moumita Ahmed, candidate for NY City Council
and other progressive activists!

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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With the help of progressives, Democrats now control the White
House and both houses of Congress, giving our movement an
opportunity to make significant progress on our policy priorities
- IF we organize!

Our Revolution’s Four-Point Plan to Win in 2021 will empower our
nationwide network of grassroots groups to:

1. Hold Biden & Congress Accountable. While we applaud President
Biden for using executive power to bypass Congressional gridlock,
we will be holding him accountable to his campaign promises and
pushing his administration for bold action on our priorities like
cancelling student debt, achieving universal healthcare, and
more.

2. Elect Progressive Champions. This year there will be hundreds
of key state and local elections - as well as special elections
like Nina Turner’s - and we’ll be supporting progressive
candidates at all levels.

3. Fight for Progressive Policies. In 2020, our win rate on
ballot initiatives like Medicaid expansion and paid family and
medical leave was 81% — and in 2021 we’ll be fighting for even
more wins on criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and
other progressive priorities.

4. Build a Progressive Party. We are committed to transforming
the Democratic party by electing progressives to party leadership
positions - from local precinct captains to national DNC chairs -
and we’ll continue our efforts to build a more progressive party
in 2021.

READ MORE BELOW!

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On Monday’s National Organize to Win Call
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, US Rep. Ro Khanna made a strong case for ending the Senate
filibuster, a relic of slavery and Jim Crow, that stands in the
way of winning our legislative priorities. “Why are we holding
our politics hostage to John Calhoun, who came up with the
filibuster because he wanted to protect the interests of slave
states? Do we want to govern ourselves, or do we want the graves
of people who fought for the confederacy and supported
segregation to govern modern-day America?”

Our Revolution has been working with Sen. Jeff Merkley and the
Fix Our Senate coalition to reform Senate rules and end GOP
obstructionism. The coalition recently ran a full page ad in the
NYT.
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JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE SENATE!
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Our limited-edition Chairman Bernie sticker has sold out! It was
designed by Lauren Rolwing, a graphic artist who’s also a leader
of Our Revolution Tennessee. Lauren’s work has been featured in
The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, The Guardian, and many
others.

Be on the lookout - Lauren’s planning to make more
limited-edition stickers soon!

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We are pressing Joe Biden to take executive action on
transformative policies, including one of the biggest threats to
our democracy: corporate monopolies.

Minnesota Attorney General and Our Revolution Board Member Keith
Ellison, a champion on enforcing antitrust law, gave a
presentation on our Monday Organize to Win Call
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on how agricultural monopolies are hurting small business
owners and farmers alike. “We need to stand tall for small —
whether Big Ag, Big Tech, Big you-name-it — we need to break ‘em
up.” One of the ways to fight back is by building a grassroots
movement against monopolies and corporate power - something Our
Revolution is actively engaged in. Keith also recommended his top
books picks on this important issue:

Liberty from All Masters by Barry Lynn
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Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout
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Monopolies Suck by Sally Hubbard
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Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean
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Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Open Markets Institute and a
leading expert on monopolies, joined us on our Monday Organize to
Win Call
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to discuss how the concentration of corporate wealth and power
is harming the lives of Americans. He talked about his recent
Washington Monthly
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article which lays out how President Biden could use
anti-monopoly laws already on the books to address pressing
issues including healthcare costs, climate, and struggling rural
economies. “For the last 35 years, every part of society has been
captured and controlled by Big Banks, Big Retail, Big Ag, and Big
Tech. All this can change under the Biden Administration, but
only if we push them.”

JOIN US IN CALLING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO BREAK UP CORPORATE
MONOPOLIES!
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Our Revolution/New York Progressive Action Network announced the
endorsement of five candidates in upcoming New York City
elections on its 2021 Kickoff Organize to Win Call
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, including Jumaane Williams, who is running for re-election as
the city’s Public Advocate, and Our Revolution members Moumita
Ahmed (Queens - District 24) and Maria Ordoñez (Manhattan -
District 7) who are running for New York City Council. Moumita’s
election is this Tuesday, Feb. 2 - sign up today
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reach out to voters in her district!

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Our Revolution Ohio is going all out to elect Nina Turner to
Congress! Members turned out in force for the 5th anniversary
Women's March and Rally in Cleveland last week, where Nina spoke
to hundreds of attendees. On January 30th, the group will be
hosting Stand Your Vote, a virtual music and activism festival
where 100% of the proceeds will go towards helping Our Revolution
elect progressive candidates. It’s your chance to hear awesome
bands, participate in exciting workshops, and check out great
art!

You can get exclusive merchandise with the image above by hot
Cleveland designer iLTHY here
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forget to RSVP
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fundraiser!

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The last time Democrats controlled the White House, Joe Biden
said it was impossible to use executive action to raise the
minimum wage to $15 an hour for the over 20 million workers
employed by federal contractors.

But our movement didn’t take “No” for an answer. We helped
organize thousands of low-wage federal contract workers to go on
strike and Fight for $15 alongside progressive champions like
Bernie Sanders and Keith Ellison.

Now, we have reason to celebrate our grassroots organizing work.
President Biden has announced that he will use the power of the
pen to make sure taxpayer-funded companies pay at least $15 an
hour. “When the President leads by example with executive action
on progressive priorities, it paves the way for bold legislative
action,” notes Our Revolution’s Joseph Geevarghese, who
previously led the strike movement. “That means Democrats in
Congress must act now to raise the federal minimum wage. As the
new chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Bernie is pledging to
fight to bypass GOP obstruction and our movement is going to help
him get the job done.”

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Our Revolution Oregon’s 2021 Kickoff Call
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featured Sen. Jeff Merkley, who spoke about how he’s getting
ready to introduce S.1 - For The People Act because we need “to
restore a government that actually works for the people.” Our
Revolution has endorsed this landmark legislation, which will
enact urgent and long-overdue reforms that strengthen our
democracy and that the American people overwhelmingly support —
such as fighting special-interest and big money influence in our
politics, expanding voting access, curbing gerrymandering, and
more.

SIGN UP TO SUPPORT S.1, FOR THE PEOPLE ACT
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Our Revolution Maryland’s Organize to Win 2021 Kickoff
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featured four Maryland state delegates, including Our
Revolution Baltimore Co-Chair Sheila Ruth. Delegate Ruth called
out the injustices in our for-profit healthcare system and urged
support of her bill
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would create a commission charged with developing a plan to
transition to universal single-payer healthcare in Maryland by
2024. “This pandemic has shown more clearly than ever the need
for universal healthcare, and I believe Maryland can do this.”

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Our Revolution’s Anna-Marta Visky attended the Medicare for All
2021 Strategy Conference hosted by Healthcare NOW and Labor For
Single Payer, where she led a workshop with Public Citizen on how
to get local Medicare for All resolutions passed. “The community
that's mobilizing around passing local resolutions is growing at
an inspiring speed.” While we work toward achieving single payer
at the federal level, Our Revolution groups are organizing to
pass Medicare For All resolutions in towns across America,
because we know change happens from the bottom up.

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Blue Virginia
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wrote about Our Revolution Virginia’s January Organizing
Meeting
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, which focused on repealing Virginia’s anti-union "Right to
Work" Act. The call featured Virginia State Delegate and
candidate for governor Lee Carter, chief patron of HB 1755
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- the Repeal Right to Work bill. Del. Carter spoke on right to
work’s racist origins and the detrimental effect it’s had on the
state. “Our Right to Work laws are a large part of why Virginia
has been named the worst state for workers and the most
economically unequal state in the nation.” You can take action
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Joe Marchica, leader of Our Revolution Trenton Mercer, NJ and
candidate for Mercer County Democratic Party Committee, has
joined a coalition of progressive organizations and candidates in
filing a landmark lawsuit to reform the party’s practice of
designating “party line” candidates on primary ballots. “I am
incredibly excited to be a part of this effort to address one of
the foundational issues in New Jersey democracy.” New Jersey is
the only state in the country that allows local party bosses to
dictate how a primary ballot is laid out — giving an unfair
advantage to candidates listed first.

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Jodi Clemens, a DNC Committee Member and former Iowa Regional
Field Director for Bernie 2020, shared exciting news about her
state central committee on our Monday Organize to Win Call.
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Out of 32 members elected across Iowa, 29 were new and
committed to being a grassroots party focused on the needs of
their communities. As a DNC committee member, one of Jodi’s
priorities is to transform the Iowa caucus system to be more
inclusive and accessible and “open up” Iowa’s democracy.

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Our Revolution is calling on President Biden to support
progressives for open leadership positions inside the DNC, such
as at-large seats and committee, caucus, and council chairs.

Sign here to tell Joe Biden to nominate progressives to the DNC!
You can see the list of champions we support and nominate a
champion you know!
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DEFEND DEMOCRACY - SIGN HERE AND DEMAND THE SENATE CONVICT TRUMP
& BAR HIM FROM HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE AGAIN!
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Hello Somebody! We have an incredible opportunity to send our
very own Nina Turner to Congress this year!

SIGN UP HERE TO PHONEBANK!
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Don’t forget to sign-up for our next National Organize to Win
Call on Monday, February 1st at 8:30pm EST!

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