501(c)(3) nonprofit that identifies and develops people-led solutions to build a more just, equitable, and resilient nation
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Curtis Hierro: We chose the frame oligarchy, and I always hear this when we start the training, what is this term? Who's heard of it, right? It's a very wonky thing. But we use that term and define it with our members because we think it accurately describes what is happening.
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Rep. Emily Randall: We have seen the Trump administration put billionaire friends over working people every day....I'm inspired every day by working people who believe that on the other side of this we can rebuild a future that is better for all of us.
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Randi Weingarten: I kind of think about it in terms of trust and community. Solidarity, engagement – it creates the trust, both within our labor community, our teacher community, our nurse community – but also within the broader community.
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Randi Weingarten: Schools are where you learn the habits of democracy. And authoritarians' tools are isolation, fear, and apathy. So as a result, the people against us are doing everything they can to make teachers' lives miserable.
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Arnold Peña Perez: Immigrant families are not the reason why working people cannot afford housing, feed their families, or pay for medical prescriptions. The greedy CEOs who rigged the rules and take advantage of workers, and the politicians who back them, are the problem.
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Jon Schleuss: A lot of journalists are working class folks. We have a lot of members who work multiple jobs in addition to being a journalist. Some of our members can’t even afford to put enough food on their tables and they have to rely on food banks.
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📣 Launching the Public Renewables Project! 📣
1/ We’re a new climate organization advancing publicly financed, publicly developed clean energy to accelerate the renewables transition, lower costs, and increase worker power.
🔗 PublicRenewables.org
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🎤Our Very Own - Sharon Njie is speaking at @netrootsnation 2025—the largest progressive gathering in the country—happening August 7–9 in New Orleans!
Featuring:
Mariam Malik, @webuildprogress
Hanna Homestead, @instituteforpolicystudies
Melissa Adamson, @ncylnews for Youth Law
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BREAKING: Immigrant children are being detained in U.S. custody for months—even when their families are ready to bring them home.
NCYL and @DemocracyFwd just filed a class action lawsuit against HHS to stop it.
Read more here: youthlaw.org/news/new-lawsui…
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We all want our communities to be sustainable, equitable & strong.
Starting today, we’re releasing a series of case studies showcasing localities nationwide that are leveraging federal funds to meet these goals in inspiring ways.
Up first – St. Paul, MN: localprog.org/StPaulIRA
ALT Graphic: Image of the first page of LP's new case study with the text "SAINT PAUL IS LEVERAGING FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR CLEAN ENERGY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND GREEN JOBS. HOW DID THEY DO IT? FIND OUT IN THIS CASE STUDY."
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Cities, counties, and school districts have a historic opportunity to build public, sustainable energy, lower costs, create good green jobs, and clean up our air. Find out more in our new report with @LocalProgress bit.ly/CashforCommunities
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What if we told you that localities could utilize billions of federal dollars for clean energy projects NOW that would directly advance racial, economic, and climate justice?
It is TRUE! Learn more: localprog.org/DirectPay
ALT Graphic: THERE IS A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY for local governments to leverage nearly unlimited federal funding for racial, economic, and climate justice. For the first time ever, the federal government is giving money to local governments and schools for clean energy projects through Direct Pay tax credits. This new policy memo will walk you through how to get started! Image shows an arrow pointing to the cover page of the new policy memo.
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On this International Workers’ Day, it's time to celebrate a government agency protecting workers' right to join unions. What's happened to this agency under Biden? It's in stark contrast to the Trump administration's anti-worker record. epi.org/publication/bidens-n…
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Today the Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether or not homeless people can be punished for sleeping outside when there's no shelter space available.
This is the biggest case on the issue of homelessness in decades, and could de facto criminalize being homeless.
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Congrats to the Volkswagen workers in TN on their historic vote to join @UAW!
Our research shows that unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for communities and for democracy 🇺🇸
epi.org/publication/unions-a…
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BREAKING: Over 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just joined the @UAW in a landslide.
They’re the first American workers to win a union at a non-union car company in decades.
This historic victory will change the auto industry, and the future of American labor.
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What do high prices and tax policy have in common? More than you may think.
On Tax Day, our Executive Director @owenslindsay1 explains — WATCH:
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NEW: America's billionaires are now worth a record $5.8 TRILLION.
That's a 99% increase in wealth since Trump and Republicans slashed taxes for the rich in 2017.
Much of those wealth gains will never be taxed.
We don't need another Trump tax scam—we need to tax the rich.
ALT graph shows billionaire wealth up 99% since the trump tax scam december 30, 2017: $2.9 trillion april 1, 2024: $5.8 trillion