Karen Young
New strategy: less posting, more work on elections
I will be posting less often from now until November. I've decided to prioritize working on campaigns, and political reform, for these...
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Karen Young
Jul 111 min read
Community Compost program restored to NYC budget
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! Food waste is a major source of greenhouse gases and takes up space in landfills. At least a third of the...
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Karen Young
Jul 42 min read
Workers may get some heat protection
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! This week, in the midst of record-setting heat waves across America caused by climate change, the Federal...
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Karen Young
Jun 262 min read
Impossible to inevitable: Public opinion turning against gun violence
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! For so long, the battle over guns and gun violence seemed intractable. But as the bodies pile up, it...
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Karen Young
Jun 192 min read
Big win for immigrants, good strategy for Biden
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! The American Immigration Council described the effect of President Biden’s pair of actions yesterday as...
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Karen Young
Jun 122 min read
Waffle House workers fight – and win
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! Waffle House workers have been making a lot of noise through the Union of Southern Service Workers,...
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Karen Young
Jun 52 min read
Amazon Labor Union and Teamsters Come For Amazon
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! The Amazon Labor Union, a plucky band of Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York City,...
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Karen Young
May 292 min read
Impossible to inevitable: NCAA makes deal to pay college athletes
Welcome to Winning Wednesday!! Last week, there was a huge victory on an issue very close to my heart: compensation for top college...
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Karen Young
May 151 min read
I call this a win for progressives
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! No, progressive organizer Zach Shrewsbury didn’t prevail in his Senate primary contest with coal Democrat...
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Karen Young
May 82 min read
Summer Lee crushed her primary AND built lasting progressive power
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! In a recent email, the woman above with the million-dollar smile, Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), hailed her...
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Karen Young
Apr 172 min read
Organizing gets results at EPA
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! After successful organizing and agitation by many, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a...
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Karen Young
Apr 76 min read
3 more ways progressives can split the right
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! Since we are so weak on exploiting the right’s internal differences, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to throw out more...
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Karen Young
Apr 31 min read
Florida Rising: abortion AND marijuana will be on the ballot
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! The national Democratic Party may have written Florida off, but the Sunshine State didn’t get the memo. ...
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Karen Young
Mar 281 min read
Starbucks union workers get a slew of new benefits
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! As you know, Starbucks Workers United recently won a huge victory when the company agreed to sit down and...
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Karen Young
Mar 246 min read
7 keys to a better American political system with more choices
Welcome to SWOT Sunday! I attended a meeting last week about building the left over the short- and long-term. I heard a lot of...
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Karen Young
Mar 142 min read
Progressive policies going to the voters in 2024
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! Ballot initiatives and Constitutional amendments are ways to get good laws on the books, even if...
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Karen Young
Mar 62 min read
Dartmouth hoops union: a step toward ending slavery in college sports
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! I go crazy whenever the subject of college athletes comes up. To me, the system wherein college athletes...
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Karen Young
Feb 292 min read
Grassroots organizing pushes governor to accept food aid
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! I assume you’ve heard about the victory for Starbucks workers. Super great! Congratulations to everyone...
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Karen Young
Feb 213 min read
Michigan shows how it's done
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! In the Midwest, after the 2010 elections, people suffered a sudden, vicious, and overwhelming attack on the...
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Karen Young
Feb 142 min read
Progressive strategy to improve lives: Raise revenue so government can do more
Welcome to Winning Wednesday! Government needs more money to do more for America, whether that’s fixing roads, hiring teachers, or...
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