Progressive Democrats of America Blog
Trump Ends DACA. We Hit The Streets And Congress
Photo: American dreamers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Mike Fox for Donna, Mike H., Amos, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Dan, Judy, Dr. Bill, and the rest of the PDA Team Trump has officially ended DACA. There is a window of opportunity for congress to act to protect...
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Killing DACA is a ‘violent white supremacist priority’
By Belén Sisa - Arizona Capital Times Nov. 9, 2016, was a day when many people in the United States felt stunned and lost. I was one of those people, but my circumstances were a bit different. As a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, my future and my...
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Hickenlooper’s next major test is his national health care proposal. Can he win over both parties?
Mark Wilson, Getty Images Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) (L) and Gov. John Kasich, (R-OH) participate in a bipartisan news conference to discuss the Senate health care reform bill at the National Press Club on June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The governors called on...
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Help The Victims Of Hurricane Harvey
By Donna Smith for Deb, Donna, Mike F., Judy, Janis, Dan, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, and Amos—Your PDA National Team Support National Nurses United’s Relief Fund Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is leading the struggle to Stop Global Warming, and has since our...
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How Can Democrats Win?
By Thom Hartmann, PDA National Advisory Board Help Sustain Progressive Democrats of America! Click here to to become a Win 2018 Sustainer Is America a progressive nation? Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and I agree it is. That means to win again, the...
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Aug. 24-25: Dalia Marina, Stanford Summer Jazz, Arsenic and Old Lace, Purpose of Public Education, Cuco, People’s Budget, Dave Koz, Larry Graham, The Kominas
Palestinian-American vocalist Dalia Marina appears in a free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival concert. (Courtesy photo) By By Examiner Staff Dalia Marina: The Palestinian-American vocalist, joined by guitarist Carl Eisman and contrabassist Miles Jay, appears in an...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Demands Firing of White Supremacists from the White House, Removal of Confederate Statues in the U.S. Capitol, and Reopening of DHS Right-Wing Extremism Division in Response to Violence in Charlottesville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2017 Press Contacts: Sayanna Molina (Grijalva) Ron Boehmer (Pocan) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement responding to the...
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Charlottesville Aftermath
By Donna Smith, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America Where to now? After the tragic events over the weekend, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is urging people to pause and reflect. We're asking ourselves questions like, “What has happened to our...
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Violence in Virginia
By Donna, Mike F, Judy, Mike H., Dan, Janis, Deb, Amos, Dr. Bill, and Kim, your PDA National Team | Press Release We Can And Must Come Together In Peace Today, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) feels saddened and alarmed by the events in Charlottesville, Va.,...
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Our Immoral Health Care System
photo: Paul Song and Donna Smith, 2016 People’s Summit Dr. Paul Song | PDA National Advisory Board This is no time to celebrate While 23 million Americans recently breathed a collective sigh of relief as the latest Trumpublican attempt to repeal the ACA failed, over...
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