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Third party presidential candidates Nader, Wallace, and Perot. I’ve been invested in this idea for at least 25 years. When I heard Ralph Nader’s anti-corporate message in 2000, I was all in. During my 14 years in the Green Party (2002-2016), I worked hard to build the party, including leading a national strategic planning process in 2013-14. I’ve also worked on electoral reform, helping to bring ranked choice voting (RCV) to NYC in 2019 and amplifying the people’s voice in

Progressive frustration with establishment Democrats is at a boiling point. As strategist Morris Katz said recently on Twitter, “Some people [us] are working to win a Dem majority. Others [them] are working to find another round of CEO funding to summon a 1,000-page policy alternative to Medicare for All.” Reality check: right now, progressives are a minority faction within the Democratic party. What can and should we do to build our power and advance our progressive agend

Here's your wins for this week! Four. Democrats Call For Hearing On Chatbot-Enabled Mass Shootings You’ve likely heard about how AI chatbots have helped users not only kill themselves, but plan and execute mass shootings to kill OTHER people, including a couple of incidents in Florida. The more people hear about this, the more agitated they will get about AI. News from the States has a story about Congressional action. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) and about 30 of her colleagu

Here's your wins for this week! Four. Oil Money Takes “Center Stage” In CA Gov Race The fact that America won’t act on climate change is directly tied to the fossil fuel industry’s stranglehold on elected officials. Historically, we haven’t heard much about that. But now, according to Politico, “oil money is taking center stage” in the CA governor’s race. No matter who becomes Governor, this attention is a win for the American people and the planet. Another plus is t

State and local candidates get a lot less media attention than candidates for Federal races. But these races have a direct effect on your day-to-day life more than Congressional or Presidential races do. Governors and state legislatures control key government functions like state taxes, minimum wages, regulations on businesses, and rules for joint federal-state benefit programs like Medicaid and SNAP. They also control how elections are conducted where you live, includi

Your top five wins this week. Five. Business Organizes To Fight For Immigrants Businesses across the country who depend on immigrant labor and customers are feeling the pain from Trump’s immigration crackdown. Finally, a response. It’s limited, but it’s a start! The Texas Restaurant Association and business leaders across the country have started a coalition, called Seat the Table, demanding that Congress and the White House create work permits for “long-term, law-abidi