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Revolution Report: June 08, 2024

By Our Revolution Revolution Report, Uncategorized

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

HEADLINES: Fight for the Future Town Hall This Monday! | Progressive Leaders Convene at Sanders Gathering | Endorsements: AOC and VT Climate Champs | Victories in DC and Texas! | & MORE!

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Donate to Our Revolution today — or sign up for a monthly donation — to help us defeat Trump, elect progressives, and advance the push for Peace.

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Don’t miss Our Revolution’s Fight for the Future Town Hall, LIVE this Monday with U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, Vermont Rep. Emilie Krasnow, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of the Hip Hop Caucus!

Join us as we organize to re-elect these inspiring climate champions and talk with Rev. Yearwood about the next phase of the fight against fossil fuels. RSVP now and we’ll send you a Zoom link to join the conversation at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 PT on Monday!

RSVP HERE

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Our Revolution leaders joined with some of the country’s top progressive minds at The Sanders Institute Gathering last weekend — including Bernie and Jane Sanders, Bill McKibben, Ben Jealous, and many others — to talk about next steps in our fight to make our progressive policy priorities a reality.

Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese led a panel about Taking on Big Oil: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of the Hip Hop Caucus, Jamie Minden of Zero Hour and Erich Picha of Friends of the Earth.

“Our democracy is on the line. But so too is the fate of our planet,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told the panel. “Bernie recently introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to close their tax loopholes and phase out the tax subsidies to Big Oil. We need a movement to get this over the finish line.”

Common Dreams reported on the panel and the next phase of the fight against the fossil fuel industry in its piece this week titled, ‘Time to Go for the Jugular': Climate Movement Has New Plan to Destroy Big Oil.

Americans are not only “dying because of the climate crisis” but also paying fossil fuel companies “to kill us,” Rev. Yearwood told the audience. “Their business plan literally means a death sentence for our communities.” Hear more from Rev. Yearwood on our Fight for the Future Town Hall on Monday!

John Nichols of The Nation discussed the Role of the Media in Effecting Change with David Sirota of The Lever and Jon Queally of Common Dreams. Stephanie Kelton, a senior economic adviser to Bernie in his 2020 campaign, introduced her new film: Finding the Money.

On the topic of Fighting for the Working Class, we heard from Sara Nelson - Int’l President of the Association of Flight Attendants CWA, AFL-CIO - and Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage.

“Starbucks baristas did us a huge favor by organizing when many people said it was not strategic,” Sara told the crowd. “Corporate elite tell us you should feel lucky to have a job. We're gonna make sure they know they should feel lucky to have our work!”

Wendell Potter, author and whistleblower, spoke on the HealthCare Crisis, and a host of other speakers dug into key progressive priorities ranging from the Housing Crisis to Social Security.

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Mark your calendar for June 11th, and join us LIVE to discuss Worker Organizing with the Economic Policy Institute and new developments at the National Labor Relations Board.

NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo will give us a breakdown on all the major reforms her office has undertaken. And, Our Revolution Chair Larry Cohen - former President of the Communications Workers of America - will join her on a panel to discuss their impact on workplace organizing.

We’ll learn about the measures the NLRB has taken to support worker organizing and bargaining rights under the Biden administration, and hear from Cindy Estrada, Strategic Advisor to the President for the Center for Transformational Organizing, AFL-CIO.

RSVP here to join at 2pm EST/11am PST on June 11th and lift up the fight for worker power!

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Right wing billionaires, corporate cronies, AIPAC, and MAGA donors are pouring millions into Democratic primaries trying to unseat some of our top progressive champions in Congress.

Our Revolution and the grassroots progressive movement are rallying to out-organize the Big Money. This means speaking directly to voters by phone banks, online outreach, and knocking doors.

In the upcoming primary contests, we refuse to let powerful voices like Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman and others be silenced by the donor class. We will fight for democracy!

DONATE TO HELP US DEFEND AND EXPAND PROGRESSIVE POWER IN CONGRESS IN 2024

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Our Revolution is once again endorsing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for re-election to Congress in NY-14!

AOC continues to be a powerful voice for our progressive priorities from ending student debt to Medicare for All to the Green New Deal.

She has been an outspoken advocate for a Ceasefire and Peace in Gaza. With right wing and corporate money pouring into the race, it’s critical that our grassroots movement do everything we can to keep her in office!

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Our Revolution is happy to stand with David Zuckerman in his run for re-election as Lt. Governor of Vermont!

David has been a lifelong ally of Bernie Sanders as well as an organic farmer, environmentalist, and champion for the working class.

We look forward to hearing from him on our LIVE Call Monday about his work to advance climate action and hold Big Oil to account in the Green Mountain State, where fossil fuel companies can no longer pollute with impunity! Read more about the new legislation to do just that in Rolling Stone.

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Our Revolution is excited to endorse State Rep. Emilie Krasnow for re-election in Vermont, where she has been a powerful champion for climate, housing, healthcare and more.

Emilie recently helped pass an historic bill in Vermont requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for their own catastrophes. She believes we can meet the global challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero with policy that focuses on equity and improves health, creates jobs, and saves people money.

Other priorities include universal healthcare, expanded public transit, and a house-first approach to ending homelessness. For the past decade, Emilie has worked with affordable housing groups and unions, and is co-chair of the Labor Caucus.

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Our Revolution is proudly supporting the top labor candidate for Portland City Council — Jonathan Tasini, a 32-year member of United Auto Workers.

The entire council is being restructured and will have 12 new councilors - so this is a chance to think big and pass policy that can serve as an urban pro-labor model for the entire nation!

With the most union endorsements of any of the 70+ candidates across the four Portland districts, Jonathan is championing a pro-labor majority to defend workers’ rights.

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Congrats to Janeese Lewis George who won her primary and is likely to win re-election in November to the DC City Council (Ward 4).

Our Revolution was proud to endorse Janeese because we know she is the progressive leader we need. Janeese is on a mission for community empowerment and social justice to shape a brighter, fairer future for all.

Growing up in a working-class family Janeese learned early on the importance of family, hard work, education, and public service. Inspired to fight inequities head on, she is an experienced attorney, civil servant, and community activist.

Since being elected to the DC Council in 2020, Janeese has served on committees for transportation and environment, labor and workforce, human services, and more.

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Congratulations to Annette Ramirez on winning the primary runoff for Tax Assessor Collector in Harris County, Texas!

This important office is charged with improving election integrity in the nation’s 3rd most populous county. We need to keep a progressive in charge of voter registration rolls — not risk a Republican effort to “clean the voter rolls” and make it harder to vote.

Annette will prioritize collections against corporations and big businesses over homeowners and work for language justice and same day voter registration.

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Donate any amount to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to make sure we can mobilize our grassroots activists to get out the vote in each of these key races!

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More than 100 progressives joined the Massachusetts Unconvention on Zoom call this week to plan out how best to shift the policy priorities of the Democratic Party and oust incumbents stymying progress for the status quo.

“If we want to begin to have what I would call transformational politics around housing, health care, jobs — it’s going to require taking on the Democrats that are ensuring the continuation of the status quo,” Rand Wilson, Our Rev Massachusetts leader and longtime labor organizer, told Politico Playbook.

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Progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman is under attack by AIPAC and MAGA in his run for re-election in NY-16 — but people power can win this race.

We hope you’ll sign up to hit the streets or hit the phones as part of our GOTV operation, led by Our Revolution Volunteer Organizer Joe Lawrence.

CLICK HERE TO GOTV FOR JAMAAL BOWMAN

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In this moment, we must carry the message for Peace any way we can. Every purchase from our merch store helps fund our movement. Check it out here!

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WHEN WE ORGANIZE, WE WIN!

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May 14

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Revolution Report: April 27, 2024

By Kristen Revolution Report, Uncategorized

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

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HEADLINES: Protecting & Expanding Progressive Power in Congress | ENDORSEMENTS: Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, Susheela Jayapal, Lateefah Simon | VICTORY! Summer Lee Beats Big Money | Vote for Peace in Maryland 5/2 | & MORE!

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This week, Our Revolution held a special 2024 Progressive Power Town Hall with US Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar, as well as candidates Susheela Jayapal (OR-3) and Lateefah Simon (CA-12).

The event kicked off our strategic campaign to Protect and Expand Progressive Power in Congress, rallying to elect - and re-elect - strong voices for peace and justice on Capitol Hill — many of whom are being targeted by dark money groups.

“Progressives are sounding the alarm against…a torrent of spending against leftist candidates who are holding the Biden administration to task for its unilateral support of Israel and its war on Gaza,” Politico reported on the town hall.

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Our Revolution is proud to stand with Pramila Jayapal as she organizes to defend and grow the Congressional Progressive Caucus she chairs and runs for re-election herself.

“The reality is that we need to protect progressives in Congress like me, Ilhan, and Jamaal, who are under attack by Republican mega donors who are coming into our districts, recruiting people to run against us, and pouring enormous amounts of money into these races,” Pramila said.

AIPAC has pledged to spend $100 million against progressives this year alone, she said, “because they’re afraid of our power, because we have stood up for peace and economic justice, because we have challenged the status quo and fought corporate power and proudly stood for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.”

“We can’t sit back and wait to see how it all plays out,” Pramila continued. “That is not what Our Revolution is all about. They might have billionaire mega donors, but we have the people, and people power is how we’re going to win these elections.”

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Our Revolution is once again endorsing Ilhan Omar for re-election because we need her voice representing our movement and Minnesota’s 5th District in Congress.

Ilhan has taken a lot of heat from the far right for standing on the right side of history and she will have our movement on her side through her primary on Aug. 13th and beyond.

“Every policy that the Progressive Caucus champions polls at 60% or above. If the people’s house was not beholden to special interests, all of these great policies would be implemented and we would have an incredibly great, progressive country that takes care of everyone,” Ilhan told us Monday.

“We know they’re going to spend a lot of money, but we are moving in strength not weakness,” she continued. “We are going to continue to move policies rooted in radical love and advocate for the politics of love because our communities deserve that.”

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Our Revolution is all-in to re-elect Jamaal Bowman to the U.S. Congress to serve New York’s 16th District. He has been one of our most dauntless voices for racial justice in the U.S. House, and we are rallying to make sure progressives turn out to vote for him on June 25th!

Besides his support of a ceasefire in Gaza, Bowman said anti-black racism is also a factor in why big money is targeting his re-election bid. “This is a majority-minority district, where we have been doing grassroots organizing with young people and progressive since we got into office,” he told us.

Up to a quarter of AIPAC’s $100 million could be spent against Bowman, and there will be Trump donor money on top of it. But when Jamaal joined our virtual town hall this week, he said, “That’s OK, because Our Revolution has my back.”

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Not only are we on a mission to Defend Progressive Power, but we also have some great opportunities to GROW Progressive Power by electing new allies to Congress this year!

You already know that Our Revolution is endorsing Susheela Jayapal for Congress in Oregon’s 3rd District - and so is Bernie Sanders! - and our movement got to know her better at our Town Hall event on Monday.

Yes, she is the sister of Pramila, and nearly choked up speaking of the influence she has made on her journey into politics — and the sacrifice their parents made to give them both a shot at the American Dream.

As a lawyer, nonprofit leader, and county commissioner, Susheela has seen that dream fall short for many. When this blue seat opened up for the first time in 30 years, she knew she had to run to make it as progressive as possible.

“I am the only candidate to publicly reject corporate PAC money, clearly support Medicare for All and public social housing, and to clearly and consistently call for a ceasefire in Gaza,” Susheela told us. “I first called for a ceasefire in November, and I have come under considerable fire for that stance. My opponents have said that’s not an issue that matters to our voters.”

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Our Revolution has been in Lateefah Simon’s corner since she announced her run to replace retiring Congresswoman Barbara Lee in California’s 12th District.

Lateefah has the endorsement of Rep. Lee, and she beat out 9 opponents to win her primary on a message of healthcare, worker rights, and housing.

“These are local issues, but the federal government has an opportunity to bring back resources to the ground in our communities. The old party line isn’t working anymore,” Lateefah told us Monday. “We don’t need to be scared of folks who are on the other side of our politics because we have been here before.

“I believe in the idea of true peace, dignity, wholeness, and equality. We’re going to get there. My glasses aren’t rose colored, I understand how far we have to go,” she continued. “The cavalry really is not coming. It is us with our dreams, our hopes, and our tactical experience that’s going to move the House.”

Donate any amount to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to make sure we can mobilize our grassroots activists to get out the vote in each of these key races!

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VICTORY!

Congrats to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee! Summer is the first pro-Ceasefire member of Congress to face a serious big money-powered challenger this election cycle — and she just won her primary by a landslide with the grassroots at her back!

Summer Lee’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday shows that we CAN stand up for Peace in Gaza and defeat the Big Money attacks that come our way.

Our Revolution is proud to stand with Summer, and we’re READY to take on the same forces to re-elect Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal, Cori Bush, and all of our Peace champions in Congress!

Help Our Revolution fund our phone bank and texting force to elect more great progressives like this across the country in 2024!

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Our Revolution stands in solidarity with student protesters who are organizing to demand a Ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. funding of the killing of Palestinian civilians and children.

We also applaud the 37 progressive champions including Barbara Lee, Ilhan Omar, Ro Khanna, and Pramila Jayapal who voted against providing more unconditional funding for Netyanahu’s war regime.

This marks the first time that this many Democrats voted against weapons and funding to Israel’s military.

"The role for outside groups, like the young people who are protesting and Our Revolution is to be out on the streets, because that gives people like Bernie and AOC the standing to advocate on the inside,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told The Hill this week.

Add your name: Stop sending U.S. weapons to Israel. Peace Now!

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Our Revolution has been at the vanguard of the “Vote Uncommitted” movement - we’re using the ballot box to pressure the Biden Administration to end its unconditional support for the Netyanahu’s brutal war in Gaza.

To date, we’ve helped organize 600,000 protest votes for Peace in the Democratic primaries — including critical swing states like MI WI and MN.

The next front in the fight will be the Maryland primary on May 14th. Right now, Our Revolution is mobilizing our 137,000 members in Maryland to vote “uncommitted” to send a message to President Biden: Change course and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

“Progressive Democrats in Maryland will not stand by idly as the White House uses American taxpayer dollars to fund Netanyahu’s horrific bombing campaign,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told Maryland Matters.

DONATE NOW to help us keep up the momentum and Get Out the Uncommitted Vote! Every dollar you give allows us to communicate with a Maryland voter 3x about our pro-Peace movement.

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If you live in Maryland, join Our Revolution and our coalition for our “Vote Uncommitted” rally on Thursday, May 2nd to kickoff early voting and mobilize protest votes for Peace!

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Our coalition of progressive organizations around the country are mobilizing to advocate for a party platform that will serve young, working class, and progressives — key voting blocs in this election year!

Our Revolution is mobilizing to send progressive delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August to

push priorities like Peace in Gaza, desperately needed campaign finance reform, taxing billionaires like Elon Musk, fighting climate change, reducing the power of superdelegates and so much more.

The core of our message: President Biden and the entire Democratic Party must listen to progressives if they want to actually energize and motivate voters to defeat Trump in November.

Donate today to help us make noise at the DNC and ensure the Party embraces our progressive priorities before the election!

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Our movement worked hard to elect the largest Congressional Progressive Caucus in history. Now, we must defend these seats against rightwing lobbyists like AIPAC, set to spend $100 million trying to unseat some of our strongest voices for Peace in Congress.

Chip in to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to help us out-organize big money and re-elect our top progressive allies in Congress.

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As the country’s largest grassroots-funded progressive political action group, Our Revolution relies on our members to power our work. In 2024, we must defend our top progressive leaders and elect new ones to join the fight against the far right and corporate extremists trying to hijack our democracy.

Sign up TODAY with a $10 monthly donation and you’ll get our 2024 sticker pack. For $27 a month, you’ll get the stickers and a tote bag. And, for $50 a month, we’ll send you both plus the official Our Revolution T-shirt!

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May 13

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Revolution Report: May 11, 2024

By Kristen Revolution Report, Uncategorized

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

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Donate to Our Revolution today — or sign up for a monthly donation — to help us defeat Trump, elect progressives, and advance the push for peace.

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The world is watching in horror as air strikes and tanks roll into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where 1.3 million people have taken refuge from Netanyahu’s war.

Our Revolution stands in solidarity with students and helped mobilize over 600,000 “Uncommitted” Peace voters in battleground states and beyond to demand an end to the violence. We’ve helped create outside grassroots pressure while our allies in the Congressional Progressive Caucus push on the inside to get President Biden to halt weapons to Israel in light of the Rafah invasion.

As Bernie said, “We can no longer be complicit in Netanyahu’s horrific war against the Palestinian people.” Due to the overwhelming advocacy by our pro-Peace movement across the country, President Biden has started to shift his Gaza policy.

Our collective action is working - Biden just halted a bomb shipment to Israel and said he will continue withholding weapons shipments until Netanyahu ends his ground offensive in Rafah.

We must keep up the pressure. Demand a permanent end to U.S. complicity in the massacre in Gaza

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The backlash we’re seeing against students exercising their First Amendment rights to protest for Peace is unacceptable. Period.

“Students and young people are stepping forward as brave, moral leaders in this moment, and Our Revolution will continue to have their backs," OR Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told Atlantic Daily News. “We’re heartened by the solidarity for peace even as the horrors in Gaza and the retaliation against students weighs heavy on us all.”

For six months, President Biden has allowed American weapons to be used in the atrocities against Palestine. His latest policy shift may not be enough to avert massive protests descending on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August, according to the Associated Press.

“The DNC is likely to become a flashpoint because these movements are going to continue to escalate,” Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of Our Revolution, told the AP. “I can see a replay of 1968, unless the administration does a course correction.”

“There is widespread discontent among progressive voters, young people, people of color — the progressive voting bloc writ large that he needs in order to win,” Joseph said. "I’m not sure if the administration fully recognizes the danger leading into the convention and the optics that could be created.”

Bottom-line: Our movement is directly telling the president to change course or risk the political consequences.

ADD YOUR NAME: CALL FOR PEACE IN GAZA

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The next front in the fight is the Maryland primary! Our Revolution is mobilizing our 137,000 members in Maryland to vote “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.

"Enough is enough. We have all borne witness to the unspeakable suffering in Gaza — tragedy after tragedy that is being met with performative rhetoric,” Our Rev Exec Director Joseph Geevarghese wrote in The Baltimore Sun.

“If President Biden’s reported outrage behind closed doors does not translate to real policy shifts that hold Netanyahu accountable, he will continue to disenfranchise the Democratic base and risk a return of Trump to the White House.”

Our Revolution leaders rallied with the Listen to Maryland coalition on Monday and joined a live online event to get out the vote for Uncommitted.

OR Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese spoke alongside Palestinian voices, local leaders and student protestors.

“Two powerful protest movements are converging at the ballot box,” Joseph told the crowd. “College demonstrators and pro-peace progressives are joining forces to call on our fellow citizens to vote Uncommitted and send the President a message about Gaza he cannot ignore - Peace Now!”

DONATE NOW to keep up the momentum and Get Out the Uncommitted Vote! Every dollar helps us to reach more Maryland voters to cast their ballot for Peace.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and US Rep. Ro Khanna just teamed up to introduce a new bill to cancel all existing medical debt and wipe it from all credit reports!

“People in our country should not be going bankrupt because they got cancer and could not afford to pay their medical bills,” Bernie said. Read more in The Guardian.

40% of Americans have medical debt, and it has become the leading cause of bankruptcy — even for those with health insurance. And, 25% of Americans say they’ve skipped healthcare due to costs.

In the lead-up to the legislative introduction, Our Revolution hosted a town hall with uninsured patients struggling to make ends meet and Rep. Khanna, and did lobbying visits on Capitol Hill to shape the bill.

This is unjust and unsustainable. It’s time for Congress to wipe the slate clean and pass the Medical Debt Cancelation Act to end the burden of sky-high medical bills once and for all.

ADD YOUR NAME: Stand with Bernie and Ro to demand an end to Medical Debt in America.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders has joined us in endorsing Susheela Jayapal for Congress because she is a powerful voice for abortion rights, Medicare for All, peace, democracy, wages, housing, climate, and more.

Now, Sen. Jeff Merkley has spoken out against the dark money pouring into Oregon’s 3rd District: “I strongly condemn the dark money campaign underway to smear Susheela Jayapal and any other dark money campaigns that are underway or planned,” he said.

More than $3 million is being spent on attack ads against Susheela and to prop up her opponent, Portland Mercury reported, but she has people power at her back. Susheela and her sister, Pramila Jayapal, were joined by the grassroots to knock more than 2,000 doors last weekend alone.

“Democratic voters here have made it very clear they don’t want AIPAC and MAGA money interfering in their primaries,” Andrea Cervone, Jayapal’s campaign manager, said.

Read the full story by The Intercept on how AIPAC money is targeting Susheela Jayapal in this critical congressional race here.

Susheela is an AIPAC target, just like Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and Pramila, because she has spoken out for the human rights of Palestinians — and stands against corporate power.

Like Bernie said this week: “The billionaires who fund these SuperPACs are not only concerned about protecting Israel’s right to do whatever it wants, but also about protecting corporate interests.”

“And you have a lot of wonderful members of the House of Representatives, who have stood up for the working class, have taken on corporate interests, and have also expressed their deep concern with what Israel is doing in Gaza,” Bernie continued. “What you’re seeing, and this is the corruption of the American political system.”

He rightly points out that these are some of the best people in Congress, adding: “I’m going to do my best to protect them and defend them.” We here at Our Revolution completely agree, and will be working overtime to protect elected progressives under attack.

DONATE TO HELP US DEFEND AND EXPAND PROGRESSIVE POWER IN CONGRESS IN 2024

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NEW ENDORSEMENTS!

We need progressives at every level of government. That’s why we’re excited to endorse Annette Ramirez for Tax Assessor Collector in Harris County, Texas.

She plans to prioritize collections against corporations and big businesses over homeowners and work for language justice and same day voter registration.

Annette beat out 5 other candidates and now heads to the May 28th runoff election! This important public office is charged with maintaining and improving election integrity in the nation’s third-most populous county.

Winning this seat will allow a progressive to remain in charge of voter registration rolls. We cannot risk a Republican getting this seat and the ability to 'clean' the voter rolls and make it harder to vote.

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Claire Cousin has our endorsement for NY Assembly District 206 because she embodies the spirit of grassroots activism and is deeply committed to putting working families first.

Claire is the co-founder of the Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition and the first Black woman elected to the Columbia County Board of Supervisors.

Her top priorities of affordability, climate action, housing rights, and education investment reflect the urgent needs of the district.

Donate any amount to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to make sure we can mobilize our grassroots activists to get out the vote in each of these key races!

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Our Revolution Massachusetts invites you to The UnConvention — a LIVE online event June 2nd for progressives to organize around key issues and get active in the political process this critical election year.

Keynote speakers include: Robert Kuttner, co-founder/co-editor of The American Prospect and a Professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School, who has written extensively on the failures of the Massachusetts Democratic Party; and Danielle Allen, a James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, who will speak on “Voice and Choice: Key Reforms to Make Democracy Real.”

The UnConvention is being organized by The Massachusetts Progressive Action Organizing Committee (MPAOC) — a coalition of MA state-wide political and community organizations and was formed to increase progressive political power.

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Our movement worked hard to elect the largest Congressional Progressive Caucus in history. Now, we must defend these seats against $100 million in AIPAC funding being spent to try to unseat some of our strongest voices for Peace in Congress.

Allies like Rashida Tlaib, Pramila Jayapal, Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, Delia Ramirez, and Cori Bush are running for re-election, and Our Revolution will have their back!

Chip in to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to help us out-organize big money and re-elect our top progressive allies in Congress.

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As the country’s largest grassroots-funded progressive political action group, Our Revolution relies on our members to power our work.

In 2024, we’re on a mission to stop a return of Trump while growing progressive power in Congress and beyond to fight back against the far right and corporate extremists trying to hijack our democracy.

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Apr 15

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Revolution Report: April 12, 2024

By Eileen Revolution Report, Uncategorized

INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

HEADLINES: 2024 Progressive Platform Launch: Prep for DNC Showdown | New Endorsements! Defend & Grow Progressive Power in Congress | Protest Votes for Peace Tally Growing | Next Up: Maryland Uncommitted | & MORE!

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OUR NEXT LIVE EVENT!

Our Revolution is launching our campaign to Defend and Grow Progressive Power in Congress with a National Town Hall event co-hosted by US Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and joined by US Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar, congressional candidate Susheela Jayapal, and more special guests to be announced!

The LIVE event kicks off Monday, April 22nd at 8:30pm EST/5:30 PST — so, invite your friends and tune in to meet our exciting new candidates for Congress and rally to elect - and re-elect - strong progressive allies to be voices for peace and justice on Capitol Hill.

RSVP HERE!

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Our Revolution is holding a member drive right now to make sure we have the resources to: Mobilize protest votes for Peace in Gaza; Defend and elect pro-Peace candidates in 2024; and Organize delegates to advocate for our progressive platform at the Democratic Convention. Help fuel this work with a monthly donation today!

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Our Revolution has teamed up with Progressive Democrats of America and the State Democratic Party Network to launch a comprehensive 2024 Progressive Power Platform to push at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in August.

We are organizing delegates to advocate that the DNC include in the party platform progressive priorities like filibuster reform, taxing billionaires, campaign finance reform — and, of course, a ceasefire and conditioning aid to Israel.

“We’re gearing up for a fight and drawing a line in the sand,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told NBC News. “It’s in the re-election campaign’s interest to minimize disruption and protests, and the only way to do that is meaningful policy shifts.”

Sign on to show the DNC that you support the 2024 Progressive Power Platform.

At this point, more than 600,000 protest votes for Peace have been cast in the Democratic primaries — including critical swing states like MI WI MN and NC -- sending a warning to President Biden that he must realign his foreign policy with the values of the base if he hopes to defeat Trump.

“Despite President Biden’s slim margin of victory in 2020, his recent policy decisions, including the approval of weapon sales to Israel, have not aligned with his stated commitments, causing concern among our voters,” Joseph told Newsweek.

Bernie also shared with MSNBC that he’s worried about how Biden will fare in the presidential election in November. “The polling is very clear: The Democratic base wants to stop funding Netanyahu’s war machine,” he said.

“I think some people will sit out the election because of their moral revulsion to what's happening abroad,” Joseph told ABC News this week. But, he noted, Biden may be able to win back some voters if he listens to progressives and changes course and pursues Peace for Gaza.

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NEXT UP: MARYLAND UNCOMMITTED!

Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese spoke at the Maryland Uncommitted coalition launch in Annapolis last week encouraging pro-Peace voters to use their ballot to pressure President Biden to change course and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

“Progressive Democrats in Maryland will not stand by idly as the White House uses American taxpayer dollars to fund Netanyahu’s horrific bombing campaign,” Joseph told Maryland Matters.

Our Revolution will be mobilizing our 137,000 members in Maryland by phone, text, and email, encouraging them to vote “uncommitted” in the Democratic presidential primary on May 14th.

DONATE NOW to help us keep up the momentum and Get Out the Uncommitted Vote! Every dollar you give allows us to communicate with a Maryland voter 3x about our pro-Peace movement.

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OUR LATEST ENDORSEMENTS!

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to re-endorse US Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Delia Ramirez (IL-3), Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Summer Lee (PA-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Cori Bush (MO-1) in 2024!

Holding these seats will be critical to our inside-outside strategy for change. These progressive leaders have been champions, not only for Peace in Gaza, but for climate, housing, immigration, racial justice and more.

Together, we have more work to do! Chip in to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to help us out-organize big money and re-elect our top progressive allies in Congress.

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You already know Our Revolution has Summer Lee’s back, but did you know that Election Day is coming up one week from Tuesday?

Our grassroots movement helped lift Rep. Lee to victory in 2022, when she overcame millions of dollars in spending in the final stretch, and we can do it again!

If you have friends or family near Pittsburgh, let them know that early voting is open and we have a chance to re-elect Summer Lee to Congress.

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Not only are we on a mission to Defend Progressive Power, but we also have some great opportunities to GROW Progressive Power by electing new allies to Congress this year!

Our Revolution is excited to announce our official endorsement of CA State Senator Dave Min for Congress in California’s 47th District.

In the State Senate, Dave focused on gun violence prevention, economic development and innovation, and investing in public education.

As Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, he has worked to protect California’s public lands and coastline, regulate oil and gas, and preserve biodiversity.

A son of Korean immigrants and the only Korean American in the Legislature, Senator Min serves as Vice Chair of the California Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus which has been instrumental in the passage of the historic AAPI Equity Budget.

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Our Revolution is proud to stand with Raquel Terán for U.S. Congress in Arizona’s 3rd District.

As State Senator, and in the State House, Raquel has been a voice for working families, immigrant rights, and good jobs. She supports Medicare for All and has a record of tackling climate change.

Raquel is running for the open seat vacated by Ruben Gallego for his U.S. Senate run against Trump ally Kari Lake to replace Kyrsten Sinema. This is a deep blue district open for a true progressive to win, and Raquel Terán has emerged as a front runner.

“I’ve spent my career organizing in our community for higher wages, health care for our families, and better schools. I’ve taken on far-right extremist bullies and won. Now, I’m running to represent our community in Congress,” said Sen. Terán.

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Our Revolution is all-in to elect Sarah McBride to the U.S. Congress seat in Delaware.

McBride has already made significant strides in the Delaware State Senate to advance LGBTQ+ rights, affordable child care, the cost of living, abortion rights, gun safety, and health care access.

McBride became the first transgender state senator in U.S. history in 2020. With her campaign for Congress, she aims to make history once again as the first openly transgender member of Congress.

Sarah is running for the open seat vacated by Lisa Rochester for her U.S. Senate run. This is a blue district open for a true progressive to win, and Sarah McBride has emerged as a front runner and is leading in the polls!

Donate any amount to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to make sure we can mobilize our grassroots activists to get out the vote in each of these key races!

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AIPAC and its rightwing funders are starting to spend up to $100 MILLION against Pro-Peace progressives in Congress, targeting Our Revolution allies like Summer Lee, Rashida Tlaib, Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar and others.

As a leader in the nationwide Reject AIPAC coalition, Our Revolution is marshaling our resources and our movement to defend our progressive candidates, elect more progressives to Congress, and get the word out about AIPAC’s toxic behavior.

Organized people can defeat Big Money. Chip in today to help us mobilize our GOTV army and ramp up our digital strategy to Defend and Expand Progressive Power in 2024.

When you support our work with a donation of $10 or more, we’ll send you a “Reject AIPAC” sticker to spread solidarity in the fight against this toxic right-wing lobbying group!

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NEW VICTORY!

Thanks to the grassroots, Our Revolution-endorsed Flo Cofer won the primary and is headed to the general election, where she is likely to emerge as the next mayor of Sacramento, California!

Flo Cofer has been a strong voice for social change and worked as a senior policy advisor for public health, helping to pass legislation for marijuana legalization, community safety, nutrition, diabetes prevention, and racial equity.

“I’ve seen firsthand how corporate lobbyists influence government to drive up healthcare costs. I’ve also seen how people can stand up together to make government work for all of us,” she said.

As mayor, Flo Cofer will provide the leadership to help solve the affordable housing and homelessness crises, protect our climate, and create quality jobs.

Help Our Revolution fund our phone bank and texting force to elect more great progressives like this across the country in 2024!

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RSVP NOW!

Our Revolution is launching our campaign to Defend and Grow Progressive Power in 2024 with a National Town Hall event co-hosted by US Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and joined by US Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar, congressional candidate Susheela Jayapal, and more special guests to be announced!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE!

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