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Aug 14
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Victory: Aisha Braveboy

By Endorsement

Prince George’s County made history — and Our Revolution members helped make it happen. Aisha Braveboy has been elected County Executive, and that’s a massive win for working people, not corporate power.

Aisha is the real deal. As State’s Attorney, she took on a broken criminal justice system, expanded diversion programs, and fought for fairness and transparency. She stood with our communities against corruption and refused to let the powerful play by their own rules.

Now, she’s bringing that same fearless leadership to the County Executive’s office — ready to:

  • Fight housing injustice and expand affordable homes.
  • Create union jobs and grow local businesses.
  • Fully fund public schools instead of padding developer profits.
  • Defend democracy and civil rights at every turn.

She didn’t get here by cozying up to oligarchs or taking billionaire checks. She got here because we had her back — knocking doors, making calls, and turning out the vote.

This is what people-powered politics looks like.
This is how we beat the establishment.

When we organize, we win!

Aug 14
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DAVID SELIGMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

By CO, Endorsement

Our Revolution is proud to endorse David Seligman — a fearless progressive fighter for working people and justice for all.

As Executive Director of Towards Justice, David took on corporate giants and won: recovering stolen wages, breaking abusive non-compete agreements, protecting whistleblowers, and challenging workplace exploitation. He’s a proven champion for economic justice, civil rights, and democracy.

David will use the Attorney General’s office to:

  • Defend voting rights and reproductive freedom.
  • Hold big polluters accountable.
  • Investigate police misconduct.
  • Stop corporate profiteers like Palantir from violating our rights.

While Trump, Musk, and their billionaire allies try to weaponize government for the 1%, David will fight for the 99% — and win.

We’re all in for David Seligman. Let’s elect a people’s lawyer who will stand up to the powerful and deliver justice for all Coloradans.

When we organize, we win.

Aug 12
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From Capitol Hill to the Streets: Our Revolution Escalates the Fight Against Trump’s Agenda

By Homepage2, Uncategorized

Taking the Fight to Capitol Hill

Donald Trump continues to slash healthcare and critical programs, defund public media, and pad his pockets — and those of his billionaire benefactors — with massive tax breaks and brazen crypto schemes.

Inspired by Bernie Sanders, WE ARE FIGHTING BACK — in Congress and in the streets.

Our Revolution’s Citizen Action Team delivered 70,000 petitions directly to Senate offices, demanding they reject Trump’s brutal budget cuts. We organized dozens of lobby visits — including with GOP Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — making sure they hear directly from the grassroots about what’s at stake.

Making Noise in the Streets

We’ve held rallies across the country — and even marched outside Trump’s luxury golf resort, where he was wining and dining with crypto billionaires. Our message is clear: we will not stand by while billionaires bankroll an agenda of greed and hate.

🚨 Shutting Down Trump’s Deportation Flights 🚨

The billionaires funding Trump’s MAGA agenda are using our tax dollars to disappear people.

Today in SoHo, Our Revolution joined labor and community allies to call out Trump crony Antonio Gracias — Elon Musk’s long‑time ally and chief architect of the DOGE immigration task force — for weaponizing Social Security data to target immigrant families.

Gracias’s firm, Valor Equity Partners, is cashing in on AI surveillance and tech used to deport civilians. This is the face of the billionaire class: getting rich off cruelty, exploiting public resources, and treating immigrant communities as disposable.

We’re here to defund oligarchs like Gracias — and fight for a government that serves the people, not the ultra-rich.

No Gracias to Trump’s Deportation Machine

Gracias helped design raids on Social Security numbers, bankroll deportation flights, and push policies that tear families apart — all while raising billions to fuel Musk’s empire.

Our Revolution, SEIU, and allies showed up in force today to disrupt this profiteering and dismantle the machinery of hate.

Next Up: Taking on Avelo Airlines

We’re organizing to fight Avelo Airlines in Maryland, Maine, and beyond — to stop Trump’s deportation machine in its tracks. Thanks to public pressure from our members and partners in Burbank, Avelo is no longer flying ICE deportation routes from California or anywhere on the West Coast. Now we’re taking that fight nationwide.

When we organize, we win. And right now, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Aug 12
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Fight Fire with Fire: Texas Dems Risk It All to Stop Gerrymandering Power Grab

By Homepage, Take Action

Texas Republicans are trying to ram through an outrageous redistricting scheme designed to erase progressive voices and lock us out of power for decades.

They’re targeting champions like Greg Casar and Jasmine Crockett — redrawing the map to eliminate their districts entirely. It’s a brazen, anti-democratic scheme to silence voters and steal the game.

But a group of Texas Democrats are taking a stand. To stop Governor Greg Abbott’s power grab, they left the state — denying the GOP the quorum it needs to ram this through. They’re risking their jobs, their savings, and even arrest.

This isn’t just a Texas fight. This is about the future of our democracy — and whether we let authoritarians redraw the rules to cling to power. We ALL need to stand with them.

TELL ALL DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS TO FIGHT TRUMP’S REDISTRICTING SCHEME

Donald Trump is counting on aggressive Republican redistricting in Texas, Ohio, and Missouri to cement GOP control. In Texas alone, Republicans’ scheme would give them five more U.S. House seats next year — seats they can’t win fairly.

Our Revolution–endorsed Rep. James Talarico is leading the charge, proving that the only way to beat authoritarians is to refuse to play by their rigged rules. This is exactly why Our Revolution exists: to elect leaders willing to take bold risks to defend our democracy — and to demand all Democrats do the same.

If they can silence progressive voices in Texas, they’ll do it everywhere. We need a flood of solidarity — right now. Every signature sends a message: we have their backs, and we expect action.

ADD YOUR NAME HERE

When we organize, we win.

Aug 12
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Stop Avelo Airlines from Fueling ICE Deportation Flights

By Homepage2, Take Action

Earlier this year, Avelo Airlines quietly signed on to fly deportation flights for ICE — turning our airports into launchpads for tearing families apart.

But thanks to public outcry and grassroots action, the pressure is already working. In Burbank, California, Our Revolution members joined local activists to push Avelo to shut down its base. That victory sent a clear message: communities won’t tolerate corporations profiting from cruelty.

Now we’re taking the fight to Maryland and Maine.

Why We’re Targeting BWI and Portland Jetport

  • BWI Airport in Maryland is owned by the state — meaning the governor and transportation officials have the power to decide which airlines use public resources.
  • Portland International Jetport in Maine falls under city jurisdiction — and local leaders can reject contracts with airlines complicit in ICE’s deportation machine.

Both states have a choice:
Stand with immigrant families and refuse to do business with an airline ripping families apart — or turn a blind eye while our tax dollars bankroll Trump’s deportation machine.

How We Win

In Burbank, grassroots protests, billboards, and boycotts made it impossible for Avelo to ignore public opposition. Now we’re ready to do it again — and again — until no airline wants its brand tied to ICE’s cruelty.

We know this works. We’ve seen it. But we need a wave of public pressure to force decision‑makers in Maryland and Maine to act.

Add your name to demand state and local officials cut ties with Avelo — and any airline — that runs deportation flights for ICE. Together, we can shut down the deportation pipeline.

ADD YOUR NAME 

When we organize, we win.

Aug 12
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BREAKING: Our Revolution Pushes DNC to End Dark Money in Primaries

By Homepage, Take Action

GET OLIGARCH MONEY OUT OF OUR POLITICS

Big money has corrupted our political system, plain and simple. Every election cycle, billionaire super PACs and shadowy dark money groups pour millions into our elections, drowning out grassroots voices and stacking the deck for candidates who will protect corporate power.

We saw it play out in 2024 when oligarchs like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk poured their vast fortunes into electing Donald Trump. Now, they’re cashing in on that investment — winning massive federal contracts, pushing through billionaire-friendly tax breaks, and shaping policy to protect their bottom lines at the expense of working people.

This is EXACTLY what Bernie founded Our Revolution to fight. And right now, we have a real chance to strike a blow against the corrupt system that keeps them in power.

The Democratic National Committee is voting August 27 on a resolution to ban dark money in Democratic primaries— ending the ability of billionaires and corporate interests to secretly bankroll campaigns against progressive champions.

Make no mistake: powerful lobbyists and party insiders are already working overtime to kill this resolution. They want to keep the spigot open for billionaire donors who will block a progressive agenda before it can even get on the ballot.

That’s why we need you to act now. We’re gathering thousands of signatures from across the country to deliver directly to DNC members before the vote — to prove there’s overwhelming grassroots support to kick dark money out of our primaries.

Add your name now if you believe our elections should be decided by voters, not billionaires. Together, we can send a message the DNC can’t ignore: Big money has no place in our politics.

When we speak up as a united movement, we can end the billionaire stranglehold on our democracy — and elect leaders who will fight for us, not the oligarchy.

When we organize, we win.

Aug 12
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Trump’s DC Takeover Is a Trial Run for Authoritarian Rule

By Homepage, Take Action

I’m writing from the heart of Washington, DC — where Donald Trump has just seized control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deployed 800 National Guard troops into our streets.

This is not law enforcement. This is occupation.

And Trump isn’t stopping here. As armed patrols sweep the capital, he’s threatening to “restore order” in cities across America — laying the groundwork for a coast-to-coast crackdown.

We cannot wait to act. Congress must move now to rein in this power grab before it spreads.

👉 ADD YOUR NAME: Tell Congress to Stop Trump’s DC Occupation

 

A Chilling Power Grab in Broad Daylight

Trump’s unprecedented seizure of local control is a trial balloon for full-blown authoritarianism.

As Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, this is a dictator’s move — grabbing power to intimidate voters, crush dissent, and cling to control by force.

And the justification? A lie. Violent crime in DC has been declining, but Trump is weaponizing fear to justify sending troops into American streets. If Congress doesn’t act, we will see this playbook repeated in blue cities nationwide.

 

Our Revolution Is on the Ground

Our Revolution’s DC Citizen Action Team is in the streets right now — fighting back against this authoritarian occupation.

This week, we’ll be on Capitol Hill delivering our message directly:

Congress must act immediately to restore local control of DC’s police and demand the withdrawal of all National Guard troops.

We’re scaling up our organizing to meet this moment — but we need every voice possible to push Congress to act.

 

This Is Bigger Than DC

This is not just about Washington. It’s about the future of our democracy. If Trump can seize a city’s police force today, he can do it anywhere tomorrow.

That’s why we must stop this authoritarian power grab now — before it spreads.

✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Tell Congress to Defend Our Democracy.

When we organize, we win. Let’s make sure this is the moment we stopped Trump’s march toward authoritarian rule.

Paco Fabián
Deputy Director, Our Revolution

Aug 01
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A Turning Point on Gaza — and a Crisis of Credibility for Senate Democrats

By Uncategorized

 

Yesterday, July 30, for the first time, a majority of Senate Democrats supported a resolution by Senator Bernie Sanders to block an $18 billion weapons sale to Israel—amid the Israeli government’s ongoing assault on Gaza and escalating starvation.

Though the resolution failed by a vote of 27-72—blocked by every Republican and 17 Democrats—this was a watershed moment in U.S. foreign policy and a powerful sign that the Democratic base is reshaping the party’s stance on Israel, militarism, and human rights.

“These votes don’t erase the fact that AIPAC and its billionaire donors have had a stranglehold on Democratic foreign policy for years,” said Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese. “That grip is finally starting to break—but the damage to trust in the Democratic Party and our democracy is real. Base voters see the influence of money, and they’re sick of it.”

While 26 Democrats stood on the right side of history, others revealed troubling contradictions.

Senators Jon Ossoff, Jack Reed, and Sheldon Whitehouse flipped their votes—supporting a similar resolution earlier this year, only to abandon it now, even as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Meanwhile, Senators Chuck Schumer and Cory Booker, both with long histories of defending U.S. military aid to Israel and deep ties to pro-Israel lobby groups like AIPAC, voted to block weapons sales under pressure from a mobilized public.

“They are not leading—they are catching up,” Geevarghese said. “This shift didn’t come from moral clarity in Washington. It came from the moral clarity of the grassroots.”

Despite the backtracking and political hedging by some electeds, the direction of change is clear—and it’s being driven from the ground up.

Polling underscores just how out of step many Democrats in office have been:

  • 78% of NYC Democratic primary voters say Israel is committing genocide
  • 46% believe Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war
  • A majority support restrictions on U.S. arms to Israel
  • Only 8% of Democrats nationally support Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, voters are demanding action, not empty rhetoric. You can’t condemn famine while funding the bombs that cause it. The era of blank-check support for Netanyahu’s far-right regime is ending—and the political realignment is being led by ordinary people, not Washington insiders.

At Our Revolution, we’re organizing to make sure this shift is real, lasting, and accountable. The next phase of this fight is here—and we know who’s been standing with the people all along.

Aug 01
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Our Revolution on the Democratic “Mood Shift” on Gaza and the Crisis of Credibility

By Press Release

Our Revolution on the Democratic “Mood Shift” on Gaza and the Crisis of Credibility


Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese Comments as a Record Number of Senate Democrats Back Sanders’ Resolution to Block Bomb Sales to Israel—Exposing the Hollow Rhetoric and Performantive Politics of Those Who Condemn Famine but Still Fund Genocide, While the Base Leads a Moral and Political Realignment

Washington, DC — Yesterday, in a watershed moment for U.S. foreign policy, a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block offensive weapons shipments to Israel, backing Senator Bernie Sanders’ resolution to halt an $18 billion arms sale and signaling a long-overdue shift away from blank-check support for the Netanyahu government’s brutal war in Gaza.

By a vote of 27-72, the resolution failed—blocked by every Republican present and 17 Democrats. But 26 Democratic Senators joined Sanders in voting yes, marking the first time a majority of the Senate Democratic caucus has voted to stop arming Israel in the midst of its ongoing assault on Palestinian civilians.

This is a turning point. But it’s also a moment of reckoning for those who continue to speak out of both sides of their mouth.

Senators Jon Ossoff, Jack Reed, and Sheldon Whitehouse flipped their votes after previously supporting a similar resolution—an unconscionable move as the death toll from famine and bombing continues to climb. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Cory Booker—both of whom have accepted significant funding from AIPAC and pro-Israel lobby groups—voted to block arms sales despite their past records defending military aid to Israel.

“These votes don’t erase the fact that AIPAC and its billionaire donors have had a stranglehold on Democratic foreign policy for years,” said Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution. “That grip is finally starting to break—but the damage to trust in the Democratic Party and our democracy is real. Base voters see the influence of money, and they’re sick of it.”

Even with these contradictions, the momentum is shifting. Despite AIPAC’s millions in attack ads and threats, high-profile Democrats like Schumer and Booker could not ignore the moral urgency and public outrage any longer. They are not leading—they are catching up.

Polling shows just how out of step the political class has been:

  • 78% of NYC Democratic primary voters believe Israel is committing genocide (Data for Progress)
  • 46% believe Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war
  • A majority support restricting U.S. weapons to Israel

Only 8% of Democrats nationwide approve of Israel’s military campaign (Gallup)

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Our Revolution is America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, born out of Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. It focuses on mobilizing communities, electing progressive champions, advocating for progressive policies, and transforming the Democratic Party to serve people, not corporate interests.

Jul 30
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BLOCK TRUMP’S EXTREMIST NOMINEES—DEMAND SENATE DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK

By Uncategorized

Donald Trump is at it again—this time, demanding the Senate cancel its August recess so he can ram through 135 of his dangerous nominees. From extremist judges to unqualified loyalists, Trump is trying to seize control of every level of government—and he’s counting on Senate Democrats to step aside and let him do it.

We cannot let that happen.

Senator Schumer and the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus still have the power to stop this. They can withhold consent. Deny quorum. Use every rule in the book to delay, obstruct, and fight back. But they won’t act unless they feel the pressure from all of us. That’s where we come in.

Tell Schumer and Senate Democrats: Do everything in your power to block Trump’s extremist nominees.

ADD YOUR NAME

Let’s be clear—this is not business as usual.

Trump’s nominee list is stacked with loyalists who threaten our rights, our democracy, and the rule of law. Take Emil Bove, Trump’s personal lawyer turned DOJ appointee, now nominated for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals. Bove has been caught ignoring court orders, misleading judges, and refusing to denounce the January 6 attack. He even declined to rule out Trump running for a third term.

Or Jeanine Pirro, the far-right former Fox News host now nominated to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. Or Michael Waltz, Trump’s disgraced former national security advisor—resurfacing as Trump’s pick for U.N. ambassador.

These are not normal nominations. These are power plays by an aspiring autocrat.

And yet—right now—some Republicans are trying to cut a deal with Democrats to fast-track these confirmations so they can get out of town for summer break.

We need to make our voices heard. Loudly.

This is no time for Democrats to play nice. We’re demanding they hold the line, hold the floor, and hold Trump accountable. Because if we don’t fight now, these extremists could shape our courts, our laws, and our lives for decades to come.

Demand Senate Democrats use every tool to stop Trump’s nominees.

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