Author: Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole
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\’Not One Penny\’ of Tax Cuts for The Rich or Service Cuts for the Poor
The government may stay open, but the fight continues against a GOP budget that wants to cut close to $3 trillion over 10 years from services for lower-income households to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. The people say \”Not one penny.\”
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The Destruction Left By Hurricane Trump
The Trump presidency, like a monster hurricane, is doing unprecedented damage to our democracy and to our progress toward being a nation that is more equitable and fair.
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As Trump Hits a New Low, Here\’s How We Go High
Donald Trump has unapologetically poured fuel on the fires of racial hate. What this moment calls for is a resistance that is as morally principled and politically strategic as it is fierce.
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On the Road From Protest to Power: A Rising Tide
Is the anti-Trump resistance evolving into a movement that produces leaders with a mandate to govern with a progressive, grassroots-based agenda? We are seeing evidence that the answer will be a resounding \”yes.\”
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Trump\’s Bid to Pit Black and Brown Workers Against Each Other
President Trump is resurrecting an old lie about immigration to feign concern about black unemployment, even as his administration actively assaults the very dignity of African American people.
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Get Back Your Right To Take Your Bank To Court
The Trump administration wants to keep you from joining others to challenge wrong or unfair charges to your bank and credit-card accounts. Now\’s the time to stand up, and here\’s how you can join the fight to defend this right.
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People\’s Summit Drives New Wave of Progressive Candidates
Dozens of current and prospective political candidates at the People\’s Summit in Chicago prepared to build upon the opposition to the Trump administration and drive toward taking real governing power.
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The Time Is Now to Stand Up for the CFPB
The Los Angeles City Attorney says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was key to holding Wells Fargo accountable during the bank\’s massive fake accounts scandal. Now is the time to stand up to the GOP\’s assault against the agency.
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Progressive Caucus Budget Turns Resistance Into Policy, Rebukes Trump
The \”Roadmap for the Resistance\” is virtually a point-by-point rebuke of Trump administration policies and offers plans for completing the work of economic recovery that has been thwarted by Republican-imposed fiscal austerity.
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Grassroots Candidates Will \”Rise Up\” To Electorialize The Resistance
Fifty grassroots activists will pledge to run for political office in 2017 and beyond, during a climactic session of the People\’s Action\’s inaugural convention in Washington on Monday that will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders.