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Progressive Movement News / April 28, 2016
CBPP Reports Show Damage Trump, Cruz Tax Plans Would Do
New research by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows in detail the devastating potential impact of Donald Trump’s and Ted Cruz’s tax plans. Astonishingly, each candidate promises to shrink federal revenues and spending ...
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Progressive Movement News / April 27, 2016
Now Accepting Nominations: Roosevelt Institute Asks “Who’s Fighting for the Four Freedoms?”
The Institute’s Four Freedoms award is for individuals who demonstrate commitment to FDR’s principles of “freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear” has been presented to Ruth Bader ...
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Progressive Movement News / April 27, 2016
News Roundup, April 27
The latest on the progressive movement includes DA Board Member Nick Hanauer joining former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to call for overtime pay reform in the New York Times, Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden in a fascinating ...
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Progressive Movement News / March 20, 2016
Fusion Spotlights Roosevelt Institute Staff, Other Young Progressives for “The 30”
Fusion Network is recognizing the outstanding work of 30 young women impacting the 2016 election this month, and Joelle Gamble and Taylor Jo Isenberg of the Roosevelt Institute are on the list.
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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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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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Progressive Movement News / January 8, 2016
Issue One’s “ReFormers Caucus” Hits the Airwaves
Airing on the Sunday programs of the three top cable news channels, the group’s new ad features Republican and Democratic former legislators speaking out for money-in-politics reform. They’re pushing hard to push reform into the narrative of the ...
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