As Trump Hits a New Low, Here’s How We Go High
Donald Trump has unapologetically poured fuel on the fires of racial hate. What this moment calls for is a resistance that is as morally principled and politically strategic as it is fierce.
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On the Road From Protest to Power: A Rising Tide
Is the anti-Trump resistance evolving into a movement that produces leaders with a mandate to govern with a progressive, grassroots-based agenda? We are seeing evidence that the answer will be a resounding “yes.”
Trump’s Bid to Pit Black and Brown Workers Against Each Other
President Trump is resurrecting an old lie about immigration to feign concern about black unemployment, even as his administration actively assaults the very dignity of African American people.
Get Back Your Right To Take Your Bank To Court
The Trump administration wants to keep you from joining others to challenge wrong or unfair charges to your bank and credit-card accounts. Now’s the time to stand up, and here’s how you can join the fight to defend this right.
People’s Summit Drives New Wave of Progressive Candidates
Dozens of current and prospective political candidates at the People’s Summit in Chicago prepared to build upon the opposition to the Trump administration and drive toward taking real governing power.
Progressive Caucus Budget Turns Resistance Into Policy, Rebukes Trump
The “Roadmap for the Resistance” is virtually a point-by-point rebuke of Trump administration policies and offers plans for completing the work of economic recovery that has been thwarted by Republican-imposed fiscal austerity.
Grassroots Candidates Will “Rise Up” To Electorialize The Resistance
Fifty grassroots activists will pledge to run for political office in 2017 and beyond, during a climactic session of the People’s Action’s inaugural convention in Washington on Monday that will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Protest to House Budget Committee: ‘Kill the Bill Before It Kills Us’
As the House Budget Committee voted to make health care more expensive and less accessible for millions of Americans, activists gathered outside the hearing room to make sure Congress saw their opposition.
The Racism of ‘The Least Racist Person’ in Trump’s Speech to Congress
Trump’s speech to Congress contained a level of racial exploitation and manipulation unprecedented in recent presidential history. It started with his very first words.
Organizing and Persistence Pays Off in N.J. for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Gov. Chris Christie’s signing of a foreclosure relief bill that he had vetoed a version of last year was the culmination of work done by the People’s Action affiliate New Jersey Organizing Project.