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Insider News from the Political Revolution!

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HEADLINES: Chairman Bernie | Ban Dark Money | Larry Cohen: Inside Strategy
| State Party Wins! | Raise the Wage w/ Ro Khanna | Stand With Ilhan |
Speak Out on Medical Debt | Action for Tyre Nichols | & MORE!

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NEW STICKER! As the new Chairman of HELP (healthcare, education, labor,
and pensions), Bernie Sanders is taking on corporate greed and Big Pharma
is already fighting back.

Claim your Chairman Sanders sticker with a one-time donation of $10 — or
become a member with a $5 recurring gift to invest in our work to carry
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Join us Monday, Feb. 13th when US Rep. Pramila Jayapal will join our
National Organize-to-Win Call to talk about what Biden can do with the
power of the pen to advance our priorities. And, stay tuned for other
special guests!

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AN INSIDE LOOK AT OUR INSIDE STRATEGY

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Our Revolution Board Chair Larry Cohen had [ [link removed] ]choice words for the DNC
ahead of today’s Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, where our growing
progressive bloc is pushing to ban dark money from primaries.

Larry, a longtime labor leader and party reformer, laid out the stakes on
our [ [link removed] ]National Organize-to-Win Call on Monday.

“If we don’t get the dirty money out, it becomes increasingly impossible
to elect the grassroots challengers,” Larry said. “It’s not just about the
rulers, it’s also the rules.”

“For those of us who believe we must fight in every possible way to
advance progressive issues and win real power, we ignore party reform at
our peril,” Larry wrote in [ [link removed] ]In These Times.

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Congratulations to two new progressive state party chairs: Shasti Conrad,
a former Bernie staffer, was just elected Washington State Party Chair!
And, union organizer Yolanda Bejarano won a contested race for Arizona
State Party Chair!

Yolanda had the backing of Ruben Gallego, who is challenging Kyrsten
Sinema in 2024; and progressives swept 10 of the 10 seats they ran for on
the AZ State Party Executive Board!

“We now have a working progressive majority in the Arizona Dem Party, Our
Revolution PDA-AZ Leader Dan O’Neal was excited to announce on our
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Progressives now hold leadership positions in 20 state parties, and we’re
building out power state by state.

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We cannot cede this ground to the corporate wing. We will be fighting for
progressive leaders in other state parties around the country in the
coming months, like Nevada, Florida, and Oregon.

Join our [ [link removed] ]Party Transformation Team to root out dark money and help us
grow and organize our ranks as a powerful force within the party!

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RAISE THE WAGE

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On our [ [link removed] ]National Organizing Call on Monday, Our Revolution super-member
Ro Khanna spoke on our joint work to raise wages and laid out his vision
for a new economic patriotism in America.

As he wrote in [ [link removed] ]Newsweek, this is a plan to bring back production and
good jobs in America, working with labor, investing in our workforce, and
rebuilding our communities.

“We have a moonshot for economic renewal that is desperately needed,” he
said. “And, it’s got to be coupled with Medicare for All, free public
college, childcare… so people can afford to be part of the economy.”

“It was Dr. King who said it was criminal to pay someone starvation wages,
and here we are 50 years later,” Ro said. “No one should be making $2.13
on a tipped wage in modern-day America — that’s what Our Revolution and
One Fair Wage are fighting against.”

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That’s right. We’re partnering with One Fair Wage to end the subminimum
wage for tipped workers in 13 states — because feeding your kids shouldn’t
depend on the kindness of strangers.

Not only are we pressuring elected officials, but we’re also taking on the
National Restaurant Association — exposed by the [ [link removed] ]NYT for using $25M in
workers’ own money to lobby against their wages!

Our Revolution Maryland activists were featured protesting the ‘Other NRA’
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tipped workers behind!

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All elected officials must reject dirty money from ‘Other NRA’ which has
used this scheme to stagnate the federal minimum wage at $7.25/hr since
2009 and the federal tipped wage at $2.13/hr since 1991!

US Rep. Ro Khanna was the first to sign our NO NRA Money pledge, and
others like Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. Elizabeth Warren signed on!

“I don’t take a dime from lobbyists or PACs anyway,” Ro said. “I don’t
understand how you can take money from the biggest lobbying force against
the $15 minimum wage.”

“Ask the Senate why it didn’t pass, and they’ll tell you because the NRA
is lobbying against it, they’re lobbying specific senators,” he said.

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STOP THE REVOLVING DOOR

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It doesn’t stop at the ‘Other NRA’, Ro Khanna told our members. “Why don’t
we have Medicare for All, why aren’t there caps on insulin, why is there a
bloated defense budget — it’s the lobbying.”

There are more former members of Congress who are lobbyists than there are
members of Congress, which is why Rep. Khanna introduced legislation to
stop the revolving door.

He emphasized the importance of getting involved, speaking out, and taking
action with Our Revolution so we can be heard over the big money
interests.

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Our Revolution-NYPAN’s Jenny Almanzar spoke out at our One Fair Wage rally
in NYC about her experience in the restaurant industry. “I’ve come out of
shifts making less than the minimum wage,” she said. “Most workers there
have quit.”

We need to hear from you! If you’ve ever worked in the food service
industry and experienced low wages, we encourage you to speak out — we’ll
have your back!

Leaders like Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna are bringing these issues to the
forefront, and we can help bring change by sharing our horror stories in
the industry.

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And, our Raise the Wage Team is getting stuff done! In just the past two
weeks, Our Revolution has worked with One Fair Wage to get bills on the
table in NY, MD, and CO — rallying and lobbying state lawmakers to stand
with workers!

Next up — MA, CT, RI, VT, HI, PR, and CA. And, we’re working now to put
higher wages on the ballot in AZ, OH, and MI in 2024. Sign up to help
millions of workers fight for the higher pay they deserve.

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Medical Debt is a uniquely American problem among the so-called “developed
world" — and a big one that has been largely neglected by politicians and
the media.

Bernie put it into focus in his [ [link removed] ]State of the Working Class, noting
half of all U.S. bankruptcies involve medical debt, and 38% of Americans
put off healthcare to avoid going into debt.

We’re compiling stories to bring pressure to bear on this great healthcare
injustice. If you are one of the many who owe money to a hospital, please
speak out.

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STAND WITH ILHAN

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Republicans just doubled down on hatred, kicking US Rep. Ilhan Omar off
the Foreign Affairs committee.

Rep. Omar has dealt with a barrage of xenophobia and death threats for
years because of her Muslim background and willingness to stand up to the
worst abuses of the military-industrial complex.

The far-right has spent millions of dollars in campaign ads stoking fear
and division in an attempt to weaken our movement and sideline our
strongest allies.

[ [link removed] ]Split a contribution with Our Revolution and Ilhan Omar to help fight
back against these far-right attacks.

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Our Revolution Ohio-backed Tara Mosley told us all about her race for
Mayor of Akron on our [ [link removed] ]Organizing Call Monday.

Tara was a 2016 Bernie delegate and led Ohio for Bernie in 2020 and is now
in her third term as Akron City Councilor. She’s backed by Cornel West and
Danny Glover, and she’d be the first woman and first black mayor in the
city.

“I was also the only elected official in Akron who stood with Senator
Sanders when every other elected official stood with the establishment
candidate,” Tara said. “If I had to do it again, I would, a thousand times
over.”

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Besides Akron, power is up for grabs in major cities across the country,
and we plan to put progressives at the helm in St. Louis, Chicago, NYC,
Philly, Nashville, Dallas, and more.

Join Our Revolution’s Elect Progressives Team to build local power in your
city or state — where policy changes can directly affect our lives!

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SINEMA OFFICIALLY HAS A CHALLENGER!

Progressive US Rep. Ruben Gallego is officially running against Kyrsten
Sinema for the US Senate in Arizona — and Our Revolution is all-in to make
sure the Senate has one less corporate villain.

Sinema stood in the way of higher wages, voting rights, lower drug costs,
and so much more. Yet, corporate Dems haven’t ruled out endorsing her for
2024, so we have work to do!

As she rakes in billionaire money, it’s going to take a historic
grassroots effort to win. Donate now to our Stop Sinema Fund to jumpstart
this work!

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ACTION FOR TYRE

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Last Saturday, Our Revolution NJ joined an emergency rally to demand
justice for Tyre Nichols, who was brutally killed by five police officers
in Memphis.

Activists called for civilian oversight of police, ending qualified
immunity and ending no-knock warrants, [ [link removed] ]NJ News 12 reported.

After pressure and outreach to bill cosponsors, the NJ team scored a
temporary victory when a regressive bill to create more mandatory minimums
was pulled from the committee this week, OR Organizing Coordinator
Anna-Marta Visky said.

At the federal level, US Rep. Ro Khanna [ [link removed] ]told us Monday that he’s
reintroducing the Peace Act in the House. “This is about our law,” he
said. “Every other major western democracy says officers can’t use force
until the last resort.”

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Join our LIVE National Organize-to-Win Broadcast for a discussion with US
Rep. Pramila Jayapal on the push for executive actions. It all kicks off
at 8:30 pm ET/5:30 CT next Monday (Feb. 13th).

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