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Progressive Movement News / March 9, 2016
News Roundup, March 9
The latest on the progressive movement includes Demos President Heather McGhee on Meet the Press, Amalgamated Bank pushing for a higher minimum wage, and other key stories.
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Progressive Movement News / March 9, 2016
Changing of the Guard at Wellstone
Ben Goldfarb, who has led Wellstone Action since 2011, has announced that he will step down on May 1. “At this moment of strength and opportunity,” says Goldfarb, “we’ll be practicing what we teach and thoughtfully ...
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Progressive Movement News / February 19, 2016
ColorofChange.org Steps up Pressure Campaign in Wake of Black Teen’s Death in Custody
The civil rights group ColorofChange.org and its members are demanding release of a surveillance video after a 16-year-old black girl died in a juvenile detention center in Kentucky. The organization is making sure the public knows about the ...
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Progressive Movement News / February 19, 2016
As Obama Urges Action, Progressive Movement Mobilizes on Democracy Reform
The President last week issued a forceful call to reduce barriers to voting, implement automatic voter registration (AVR), change the way our districts are drawn, and seek reasonable limits on the influence of “dark money”. The Brennan ...
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From The President / February 15, 2016
Gara LaMarche on “The Business of Giving” Podcast
The DA’s President spoke with podcast host Denver Frederick and Matthew Bishop, senior editor of The Economist magazine yesterday. LaMarche discussed the role of philanthropy in a democracy, his theory of social change, and his views on ...
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From The President / February 9, 2016
Building Toward a 2020 Vision with 2016 Victories
Each presidential election always seems like the most important one in our lifetime. With the myriad of critical issues facing our country and the world – some of them, like climate change, threatening our very existence – an ever-widening gulf ...
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From The President / February 4, 2016
Racial Justice Is the Key to Democracy Reform
Despite the resilient forces of reaction and repression—or perhaps largely because of them—we are living in the most vibrant period for social action since the 1960s. A critical turning point occurred just over four years ago, when Zuccotti Park ...
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Progressive Movement News / February 3, 2016
Elizabeth Wydra Takes Helm of Constitutional Accountability Center
Wydra, previously the Constitutional Accountability Center‘s Chief Council and a presence at recent DA conferences, has succeeded Founder Doug Kendall, who passed away last September. “It was clear that we did not have to look far to find ...
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News from the DA / February 1, 2016
Welcoming the Newest Members of the DA Team
The DA is thrilled to welcome three new staffers to our DC office. Roger Kim has joined the DA as the Senior Strategy and Planning Officer (Climate) after working for the mayor of San Francisco, where he led the development and implementation of ...
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