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December 4, 2019 at 1:37 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Raising The Voices Of Rural Women

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Chelsea Hoglen Building Power And Raising Voices Of Rural Women In rural areas of North Carolina, people get sicker, die sooner, and have less acc…
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December 3, 2019 at 4:12 PM

Progressive Breakfast: The Fighter The Tenants’ Movement Needs

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Megan Day The Fighter The Tenants’ Movement Needs “I’m excited to introduce the Homes for All Act,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar, “which will fulfill the p…
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December 2, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Medicare For All, Or Endless War?

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Lindsay Koshgarian Medicare For All, Or Endless War? It’s Our Choice If you’re following the presidential race, you’ve heard plenty of sniping ab…
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November 27, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Progressive Breakfast: We Can Fight To Win Medicare for All

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Connie Huynh We Can Fight To Win Medicare for All Achieving Medicare for All in the United States would mean replacing our current broken patchwork…
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November 26, 2019 at 3:11 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Trump’s EPA Is Selling Out Safety

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Tom Conway Trump’s EPA Is Selling Out Safety In January 2017, the EPA issued the Chemical Disaster Rule, which provided sweeping new safeguards for …
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November 25, 2019 at 10:23 PM

Housing is a human right.

We’re picking up big momentum, but this fight is only beginning. John: Did you hear? Rep. Ilhan Omar just introduced a HUGE housing bill in Congress that’s a direct result of People’s Action’s work to win a Homes Guarantee!   We’re picking up big momentum, but this fight i…
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November 25, 2019 at 11:52 AM

Progressive Breakfast: Progressive Ideas Are Popular, They Win – Here’s How

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Anat Shenker-Osorio Progressive Ideas Are Popular, They Win – Here’s How Like many of us, after the Trump election I looked around and saw that whate…
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November 22, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Is Pete Buttigieg A Shill For The Donor Class?

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Miles Mogulescu Is Pete Buttigieg A Shill For The Donor Class? Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, the fourth-largest town in Ind…
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November 21, 2019 at 2:48 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Social Media Amplifies Trump’s Rants And Disinformation

view in browser Progressive Breakfast by Tim Wilkins | Nov 21, 2019 | Breakfast | 0 comments MORNING MESSAGE Steven Rosenfeld How Social Media Amplifies Trump’s Rants And Disinformation As 2020 nears, disinformati…
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November 20, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Corporate Spies Keep An Eye On Organized Labor

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Tom Conway Corporate Spies Keep An Eye On Organized Labor Google’s computers are spying on its workers. Anytime a Google employee uses an online calendar to schedule a meeting involving…
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November 19, 2019 at 2:50 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Warren Won’t Back Down On Medicare For All

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Robert Borosage Warren Won’t Back Down On Medicare For All When Elizabeth Warren was criticized for not detailing how she would pay for Medicare for All, most pundits assumed she would d…
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November 18, 2019 at 2:53 PM

Progressive Breakfast: We Can Breathe Life Back Into Democracy

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Mehrdad Azemun We Can Breathe Life Back Into Democracy Many people hate the word “politics.” They equate it with corruption, greed and the consolidation of unchecked power. And the U.S. P…
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November 15, 2019 at 2:25 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Striking Teachers Fight For Much More Than Paychecks

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Jeff Bryant Striking Teachers Fight For Much More Than Paychecks While national news outlets hail the conclusion of a historic teacher strike in Chicago, another important story often overl…
  George Goehl · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 8:45 PM

If he gets away with it...

Let’s turn the page on this toxic era of corruption John: Donald Trump is a racist con artist who was born rich and thinks that the rules don’t apply to him. That hasn’t changed since he got elected. In fact it’s gotten worse. A few days ago, Trump’s lawyers argued in cour…
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November 13, 2019 at 3:55 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Migrants Are Iowans, And We Stand With Them

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Ross Floyd Migrants Are Iowans, And We Stand With Them To his fellow migrants and to all of us at Iowa CCI, Jose Robinson Palacios is a hero. That’s because he saved the lives of dozens of c…
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November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM

Progressive Breakfast: What It Takes To Win Medicare For All In Every Community

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Sean Broadbent, Cheng-Sim Lim, Sasha Rappaport What It Takes To Win Medicare For All In Every Community On Tuesday, November 5th, the Los Angeles City Council voted ten to one in favor of a r…
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November 11, 2019 at 3:49 PM

Progressive Breakfast: We Can Create The World We Want To Live In

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Adrienne Evans We Can Create The World We Want To Live In I’ll never forget a conversation I had in a little bar in Hagerman, Idaho. about two hours east of where I grew up. My car was the onl…
  George Goehl · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 9:50 PM

If we don't organize in rural America, guess who will?

Trump is egging on the racists. John: If progressives don’t organize in rural areas, white supremacists will. Small town America is facing a surge of white nationalist organizing--and Trump is egging on the racists. The good news is, People’s Action is already fighting to…
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November 8, 2019 at 3:44 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Why Joe Biden Is Not The Answer

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE The Nation’s Editorial Board Joe Biden: An Anti-Endorsement Vigorous public debate is the best way for the strongest progressive platform to reach and be embraced by a majority of voters. Progr…
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November 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Inequality Fuels Decaying Public Services

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Sam Pizzigati Inequality And The Iron Law Of Decaying Public Services Fires are raging everywhere in California these days, and firefighters are having enormous trouble keeping up. Chronically u…
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November 6, 2019 at 4:07 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Turning States A Bolder Shade Of Blue

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Laurel Wales Turning States A Bolder Shade Of Blue Regina Romero – an environmental activist committed to co-governing with the People’s Action affiliate group LUCHA (Living United For Change In …
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November 5, 2019 at 1:27 PM

Progressive Breakfast: A Star-Spangled Knockoff

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Tom Conway A Star-Spangled Knockoff America’s manufacturing sector has been decimated, and NAFTA and China’s unfair trade practices are major culprits. NAFTA encouraged greedy American corporation…
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November 4, 2019 at 2:02 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Sanders Rallies The 99 Percent In NH

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Tim Wilkins 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…
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November 1, 2019 at 3:22 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Don’t Call The Police, Call Your Neighbors

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Gloria Oladipo Don’t Call The Police, Call Your Neighbors Here is a hard truth: Police do not keep communities safe. This year alone has produced numerous stories of officers causing distress, damag…
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October 31, 2019 at 1:32 PM

Progressive Breakfast: How We Can Win Rural America's Hearts And Minds

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
  George Goehl · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 6:03 PM

These folks were ON FIRE.

The People's Forum is where your voices are heard John: There are a thousand different ways in which power-holders try to escape accountability, but there’s only one real way to hold them accountable: organizing. Chip in to support our organizing efforts This past …
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October 30, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Progressive Breakfast: NAFTA Is An Accomplice To Murder

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 29, 2019 at 2:44 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Eli Broad's Legacy Of School Corruption

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 28, 2019 at 4:46 PM

Progressive Breakfast: On The Freedom Side At The Nevada People’s Presidential Forum

view in browser MORNING MESSAGE Tim Wilkins On The Freedom Side At The Nevada People’s Presidential Forum The Nevada People’s Presidential Forum was filled with insights, but it was also a celebration – at the end, PLAN Action organizer Champagne Clark led the crowd …
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October 25, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Progressive Breakfast: People's Forums Let Voters’ Voices Be Heard

Watch The Nevada People's Presidential Forum! We're 24 hours out from the Nevada People's Presidential Forum this Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m. PST. Leading presidential candidates will be in Las Vegas, answering real questions from real people - members of People's Acti…
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October 24, 2019 at 12:55 PM

Progressive Breakfast: You Can Make 2020 The Year The People Win

Watch The Nevada People's Presidential Forum! We're 48 hours out from the Nevada People's Presidential Forum this Saturday, Oct. 26 from 12-4 p.m. PST. Leading presidential candidates will be in Las Vegas, answering real questions from real people - members of People's Act…
  George Goehl · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 12:53 PM

Did we mention Rep. Pramila Jayapal is the keynote?

Saturday. Las Vegas, Nevada. The People's Presidential Forum is BACK — don't miss your chance to get tickets or watch the live stream.   PLAN Action & People's Action present …
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October 23, 2019 at 2:51 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Charter-School Billionaires Corrupt School Leadership

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 22, 2019 at 9:36 PM

Trump called it a "lynching"

John: Trump just compared the impeachment inquiry to a “lynching,” and Republicans are defending him. Lyndsey Graham called it “a lynching in every sense.” Newt Gingrich just told The View’s audience that Trump was right and that the black women on their panel should “put…
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October 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM

Progressive Breakfast: America’s Rich Just Scored A Triple Jackpot

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 21, 2019 at 2:27 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Our Fight For Freedom Is Far From Over

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 19, 2019 at 6:43 PM

Student loan sharks live it up

John: Young families losing their homes. Legal loan sharks targeting people of color. Senior citizens having their Social Security checks seized to pay debts they can never escape. Student loan debt is ruining millions of people’s lives. Can you imagine thinking it’s a reas…
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October 18, 2019 at 2:45 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Shining A Light On Our Housing Crisis

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 17, 2019 at 2:36 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Is Speaking Up For Medicare For All A Crime?

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 16, 2019 at 1:52 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Shutting Things Down To Open Things Up

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
  George Goehl · [email protected]
October 16, 2019 at 4:02 AM

Corporate media attack Medicare for All AGAIN

John: They did it AGAIN. Tonight, in a nationally televised debate, corporate media once again used insurance company talking points to attack Medicare For All, repeatedly asking candidates “How are you going to pay for it?”⁠—but never once mentioning that Medicare for All w…
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October 15, 2019 at 1:26 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Democracy is Not A Charity Case

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 14, 2019 at 1:12 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Tribal Sovereignty And The Fight For Democracy

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 11, 2019 at 1:56 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Holding Workers Hostage With Health Care

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 10, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Don’t Leave Equality To The Supreme Court

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 9, 2019 at 2:15 PM

Progressive Breakfast: To Win Big, We Must Dream First​

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 8, 2019 at 3:09 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Workers Need The PRO Act Now

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…
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October 7, 2019 at 2:21 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Pennsylvania Wants A Clean-Energy Future

Watch The New Hampshire People's Presidential Forum! We're six days out from the  People's Presidential Forum on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 10:30-1:30 p.m. EDT. Leading presidential candidates will be in Durham New Hampshire, answering real questions from real people - members o…
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October 5, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Fight back against Trump's corruption

John: “Near raw bribery.” That’s what congressional investigators are saying about the latest Trump outrage. I know it’s hard to keep up with the pace of Trump’s corruption—but this story hit us like a gut punch. Have you heard about this? At Trump’s hotels, insiders have b…
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October 4, 2019 at 1:27 PM

Progressive Breakfast: Can There Be Justice For Botham Jean?

Work For People's Action People's Action, a national network of grassroots groups, is at the front lines in our nation's battle to put people over profits. Want to join us? We're looking for a new Justice Is Global Deputy Director. and Climate Justice Campaign Director.…