Releases and Advisories

Guiding Light Awards Honors Champions of the Progressive Movement

12.03.2019

NEW YORK CITY -- The Center For Popular Democracy (CPD) celebrated this week the recipients of its Guiding Light Awards for champions of the progressive movement. The awards honored renowned activists, community leaders and a campaign that...

Center for Popular Democracy Applauds House for Passing Proactive Democracy and Ethics Reform

03.08.2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House of Representatives passed the first legislation of the 116th Congress, the For the People Act, which presents critical democracy reforms...

Following Pressure from Advocates, JPMorgan Chase Stops Financially Backing Private Prisons

03.05.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:
Lia Weintraub,...

Progressives Launch Medicare For All Act with Rep. Pramila Jayapal

02.27.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Contact: Cabot Petoia, 828-899-9239,...

CPD Responds to FTC's Proposed Merger of Staples/Essendant, Inc.

02.27.2019

Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580
Public Comment Re: Merger of Staples/Essendant, Inc., File No. 1810180

The Center for Popular Democracy is submitting these public comments in the matter of Staples/...

Open Letter to Members of Congress on DHS Funding Deal

02.14.2019

Open Letter to Members of Congress

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Ana Maria Archila to Join Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the State of the Union

02.04.2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a video ...

Puerto Rican and Allied Groups Decry Trump’s Plan to Raid Disaster Funds for Puerto Rico and Other Stricken Areas as “reposterous” and “an abominable sleight of hand”

01.11.2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Versión en español a seguir

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Federal Commission Responds to Anything But School Safety

12.18.2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:                                           
Monica Klein, 917-565-0715
monica@seneca-strategies.com

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CPD Mourns the Loss of Good Jobs Now Member

11.01.2018

DETROIT, MI – We are heartbroken with news that two Good Jobs Now canvassers were shot while they were in a neighborhood in Detroit to encourage people to vote this Election Day. One of the canvassers passed away and the other is recovering...

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