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Positively Progressive: Two Incredible Women and Their Positive Organizing and Governing Power
Positively Progressive presents the new leader of Healthcare-NOW, our longtime partner on the road to improved, expanded, single-payer Medicare for all. Veteran organizer Gillian Mason takes the helm from Benjamin Day as he moves on to organize...
Voting as a Tactic on the Terrain of Struggle
by Randy Shannon, Secretary of the PDA BOD"Voting" in a bourgeois democracy is a tactic, not a principle, and not a strategy. Tactics for progressives must be designed to support allies, defeat threats, and expand the terrain of struggle. ...
Progressive Conference plans for Chicago during DNC, plus Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Congress.
The PDA National TeamIt's been a tradition at PDA to do a Progressive Central event during each Democratic National Committee Convention since our inception in 2004. We've been joined by progressive federal and state elected officials, leading...
ESCROW FOR ISRAEL AID IS U.S. SELF-DEFENSE
Mimi Kennedy is an LA-based actress and Board Member of Progressive Democrats of America.The inability of U.S. citizens, even a majority, to influence our country’s policies of war and peace in a rapid and effective way has long been obvious to...
A New episode of Positively Progressive, PDA’s podcast hosted by Donna Smith
Listen to the new episode of PDA's Podcast Positively Progressive hosted by Donna Smith—"The New Generation: Jena Griswold and YPDA" In the new installment of Positively Progressive we hear from Young Americans taking the lead in forging a...
Summer Lee: The Next, Most-Important Election of 2024
Victory for the excellent Squad member in her April 23rd primary is essential, as defeat portends the collapse of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition. All Democrats who hope to defeat Donald Trump in the Fall need to recognize the...
His Lips to God’s Ears: Tired of Winning
by MIMI KENNEDY Mar 31, 2024His Lips to God's Ears: Tired of Winning "Donald Trump realizes that recent financial judgments against him are losses, not wins. But, like a desperate gambler, he plays on, believing that delays in future judgments...
PDA Statement on UN Resolution
Progressive Democrats Of America (PDA) applauds the United Nations Security Council’s action approving a resolution, calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. We note that the Biden administration finally chose to abstain rather than veto...
A Statement from Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC’s Intervention in Democratic Party Politics
We are Jewish Americans who have varying perspectives. We’ve agreed to come together to highlight and oppose the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and allied groups in U.S. elections, especially...
Positively Progressive Episode #4
New PDA Podcast: Positively Progressive Episode #4 Building Progressive Power with Inside/Outside Strategy Post-pandemic community building through conversations with elders, young people, elected leaders, candidates, neighbors and all...