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...
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,...
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...
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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Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Jeff Flake to State of the Union
Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Jeff Flake to State of the Union
Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, said she was “moved” by the...
Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, said she was “moved” by the invitation to attend from the freshman lawmaker.
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Ocasio-Cortez to bring sexual assault survivor who protested Brett Kavanaugh to State of the Union
Ocasio-Cortez to bring sexual assault survivor who protested Brett Kavanaugh to State of the Union
Archila is co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. The New York-based nonprofit group shared a video...
Archila is co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. The New York-based nonprofit group shared a video of Ocasio-Cortez presenting Archila with a pin that says, "Well-behaved women rarely make history."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's SOTU Guest Is Ana Maria Archila — The Woman Who Confronted Jeff Flake
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's SOTU Guest Is Ana Maria Archila — The Woman Who Confronted Jeff Flake
“Ocasio-Cortez has invited Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action who...
“Ocasio-Cortez has invited Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action who joined another woman in confronting Flake over his support of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in an elevator last year. Archila, who reportedly is a constituent of the progressive congresswoman, confirmed her invitation to Trump's SOTU address to The Intercept, telling the outlet she was "moved" by it.
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Who Is Boycotting Trump's 2019 State Of The Union? Here Are The Reps Who Aren't Going
Who Is Boycotting Trump's 2019 State Of The Union? Here Are The Reps Who Aren't Going
Other lawmakers picked similarly pointed guests. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is attending with Maria Archila, the...
Other lawmakers picked similarly pointed guests. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is attending with Maria Archila, the activist who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in the elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Ocasio-Cortez said Archila helped "elevate the stories of survivors everywhere" upon announcing the invite. Archila is co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy.
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The woman who cornered Jeff Flake in an elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings will be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union
The woman who cornered Jeff Flake in an elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings will be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union
Archila, who is the coexecutive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, gave an emotional address to Flake that...
Archila, who is the coexecutive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, gave an emotional address to Flake that broadcast live on CNN and went viral on social media.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bringing woman who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in elevator to State of the Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bringing woman who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in elevator to State of the Union
Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy — which aims to “advance a pro-worker, pro-...
Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy — which aims to “advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice policy agenda,” according to its site — praised the Bronx-born politician for the invite.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Invites Woman who Confronted Jeff Flake to the State of the Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Invites Woman who Confronted Jeff Flake to the State of the Union
Archila, who is the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action and is from the district Ocasio-...
Archila, who is the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action and is from the district Ocasio-Cortez represents, told The Intercept that is she is "moved" by the congresswoman's decision to invite her and to shed a light back on "my confrontation with the men who do not understand the life of women and the lives of people who are not in power."
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