"Words that make actions speak louder."
The Congressional Progressive Caucus People’s Budget for fiscal 2017 includes a $1 trillion infrastructure investment program, an aggressive transition to a green energy future, and big moves to create millions of high-paying jobs.
During a webinar by the Public Leadership Institute, Robert Borosage talks about Bernie Sanders’ victory in the New Hampshire primary and the political road ahead for the progressive movement in 2016.
In the interview Sanders fields questions about the Black Lives Matters protests at his early campaign events and the fact that some blacks feel taken for granted by the Democratic party.
Monday’s CNN town hall forum brought into sharper relief the fundamental question that Democratic primary voters face: Do we need a technician to repair our politics or a remodeler who can reimagine and rebuild?
Steve Phillips challenges Democrats and progressives to stop seeing people of color as “nuisances who need to be silenced for fear of alienating White swing voters” and instead as essential to the progressive coalition.
“This vote was not only decisive, but participation was broad-based, with more ballots cast than any other endorsement vote in MoveOn’s history,” says MoveOn’s executive director.
In a poll of people between the ages of 18-29, more identified as conservative on economic policy issues than liberal. But in several areas, majorities sided more with progressives.
Winning the Senate will take offering voters a progressive reform agenda, which Democracy Corps lays out in a strategy memo and Greenberg details in his latest book, “America Ascendant.”
“This would be good chance tonight to remind insider Washington, you are wrong,” the Massachusetts senator said in her acceptance speech at CAF’s Awards Gala, where she received the organization’s Progressive Champion Award.
Lewiston, Maine is getting national attention because of its bombastic, conservative mayor. His opponent aims to show the nation that a progressive populist can win in what looks like hostile territory.