PDA BLOG
Reflections on Steve Cobble, PDA Co-Founder and Political Director, who died on Friday February 26, 2021
by Mike Hersh, PDA Communications DirectorSteve Cobble is an inspiration and a legendary champion for progress, both because of his countless accomplishments and because of how he achieved them. Always smiling, joking, and positive, Steve never...
The Fight for $15 is a Fight We Must Win
In solidarity, Alan Minsky for the PDA National TeamWe must Raise Our Voices in Unison and Demand a National $15 Minimum Wage A Federal $15/hour minimum wage is an absolute necessity. Currently the national minimum wage is an absurd $7.25 and...
#DebForInterior #ConfirmHaaland Social Media Toolkit
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of AmericaFrom mainstream "Big Green" climate groups:Haaland Confirmation Community Toolkit - Google Docs From Native Allies and orgs:#DebForInterior: Native Allies/Orgs - Google Docs...
MFA and COVID19 Update – February 21, 2021
By Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare Human Rights, Coordinator – Progressive Democrats of America This week worldwide total cases of #COVID19 continued to rise more slowly than in weeks and months past, with this week only 2.5 million total...
MFA and COVID19 Update – February 14, 2021
By Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare Human Rights, Coordinator – Progressive Democrats of AmericaThis week worldwide total cases of #COVID19 continued to rise more slowly than in weeks and months past, with now over 108 million total cases but...
MFA and COVID19 Update – February 7, 2021
By Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare Human Rights, Coordinator – Progressive Democrats of AmericaThis week worldwide total cases of #COVID19 rose by only about half of last week’s total new cases, suggesting having passed a global peak of some...
Why PDA’s Liaison Program Is So Important Right Now
By Alan Minksy, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America PDA’s Congressional Liaison Program Strengthens the Progressive Movement Perhaps the most important question facing humanity in the early 21st century is whether we can...
Stop the Revival of Sedition
photo: Harriet Ross Tubman By Randy Shannon | PDA: PA 17th CD Chapter, Treasurer, PA Coordinator, National Board Secretary, and HealthCare4AllPA, Board of DirectorsOn May 21, 1856 several hundred local slave holders attacked and ransacked...
MFA and COVID19 Update – January 31, 2021
By Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare Human Rights, Coordinator – Progressive Democrats of America This week worldwide total cases of #COVID19 rose by nearly another six and a half million new cases, and past the 100 million total mark, and...
A Manufacturing Renaissance — the Path to a Green New Deal with Labor
By Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America PDA, Progressive Democrats of America, is proposing an expansion of our core agenda to include a manufacturing revival. We recognize that a central element of the neoliberal...