Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Hedge Clippers, the Puerto Rican the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit, ...
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Hedge Clippers, the Puerto Rican the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit, VAMOS, and a professor of constitutional law in San Juan (a member of the Citizen’s Commission to Audit the Debt) released the following statement following its approval by federal judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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More Diverse Green Groups Push for More Ambitious Climate Policy
More Diverse Green Groups Push for More Ambitious Climate Policy
By contrast, the groups leading the charge on a Green New Deal, such as the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, include many young, black and brown Americans, as do many of the organizations...
By contrast, the groups leading the charge on a Green New Deal, such as the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, include many young, black and brown Americans, as do many of the organizations who have joined the fight, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Presente, and Dream Corps. And it’s not just advocates. The policy wonks hammering out the details of the proposal are similarly diverse, as are the House members who supported a select committee on a Green New Deal.
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National liberal groups back ‘fusion voting’ in New York
National liberal groups back ‘fusion voting’ in New York
A letter provided to the Times Union was signed by leaders of national liberal groups Indivisible and Moveon, women's rights advocates from the groups NARAL and UltraViolet, large community...
A letter provided to the Times Union was signed by leaders of national liberal groups Indivisible and Moveon, women's rights advocates from the groups NARAL and UltraViolet, large community organizing networks, including CPD Action and People's Action, and Our Revolution, the organization that grew out of Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign for president, among a dozen others.
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"Now Is the Time to Be Bold and Unapologetic': Progressives Building 'Unprecedented Political Coalition Around Green New Deal
"Now Is the Time to Be Bold and Unapologetic': Progressives Building 'Unprecedented Political Coalition Around Green New Deal
That attention to "frontline and vulnerable communities" has rallied backers such as Jennifer Epps-Addison, president and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Network.
...That attention to "frontline and vulnerable communities" has rallied backers such as Jennifer Epps-Addison, president and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Network.
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House Dems hold presser to cut funding for "deportation force"
House Dems hold presser to cut funding for "deportation force"
Reps Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley and Omar will participate in a news conference with members of United We Dream, MoveOn.org, Indivisible, the Center for Popular Democracy and CASA to call on...
Reps Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley and Omar will participate in a news conference with members of United We Dream, MoveOn.org, Indivisible, the Center for Popular Democracy and CASA to call on Congress to cut funding for Pres Trump's "deportation force."
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Democrat lawmakers urge no more funding for ICE
Democrat lawmakers urge no more funding for ICE
The groups United We Dream, CASA Maryland, Indivisible, Move On and the Center for Popular Democracy organized the event under the slogan "Defund the deportation force."
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The groups United We Dream, CASA Maryland, Indivisible, Move On and the Center for Popular Democracy organized the event under the slogan "Defund the deportation force."
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250,000 Strong: Frontline Organizers Call for NO to Racist Border Wall!
250,000 Strong: Frontline Organizers Call for NO to Racist Border Wall!
The petition was circulated by progressive groups United We Dream, the Center for Popular Democracy, Move On, Casa and Indivisible.
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The petition was circulated by progressive groups United We Dream, the Center for Popular Democracy, Move On, Casa and Indivisible.
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Ocasio-Cortez Claims Latinos Have the Same Status as Native Americans
Ocasio-Cortez Claims Latinos Have the Same Status as Native Americans
Ocasio-Cortez, along with Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Aryanna Pressley of Massachusetts have been promoting an anti-ICE/CBP petition which was first...
Ocasio-Cortez, along with Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Aryanna Pressley of Massachusetts have been promoting an anti-ICE/CBP petition which was first circulated by left-wing activist groups including Move On, United We Dream and the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), reported The Hill. The petition has over 200,000 signatures.
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She confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh. Now she’s a guest at the State of the Union.
She confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh. Now she’s a guest at the State of the Union.
Today, Kavanaugh sits on the Supreme Court. But Archila, the co-executive director of the progressive Center for Popular Democracy, will attend the State of the Union on Tuesday night as the guest...
Today, Kavanaugh sits on the Supreme Court. But Archila, the co-executive director of the progressive Center for Popular Democracy, will attend the State of the Union on Tuesday night as the guest of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). And she believes her decision to confront Flake and share her story of experiencing sexual assault was not in vain.
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Guest list: Lawmakers' plus-ones at Trump's State of the Union
Guest list: Lawmakers' plus-ones at Trump's State of the Union
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.): Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy and one of two activists who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake in a Capitol...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.): Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy and one of two activists who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake in a Capitol Hill elevator last year over his support of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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