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January 25, 2023

People’s Action on Elevance Health Stealings Report: New Year, Same Story

Elevance’s Greedy Empire Expanding With Plan to Turn BCBS of Louisiana Into For-Profit WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today released a statement by Health Care for All Campaign Director Aija Nemer-Aanerud in response to Elevance Health’s quarterly earnings report. Elevance announced that in 2022 they profited $8.5 billion and bought $2.3 billion in back shares, in addition […]

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May 14, 2022

People’s Action: White Nationalist Mass Shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., is Pure Example of Evil

WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action released the following statement in response to the horrific mass murder in Buffalo, New York, perpetrated by a white nationalist.  “We are horrified, heartbroken, and enraged at the news of the vicious attack on our neighbors and loved ones in Buffalo, New York. This racist attack is a pure example of evil. […]

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February 22, 2022

People’s Action Welcomes New Executive Director: Sulma Arias

Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon and People’s Action Institute Board Chair Afúa Atta-Mensah today announced the hire of Sulma Arias as the new executive director of their organizations.  “Sulma, welcome home,” People’s Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon said. “Having led the immigration and immigrant justice program for National People’s […]

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January 20, 2022

Common Dreams – Amid ‘Slow-Motion Coup,’ Manchin and Sinema Help GOP Sink Voting Rights

January 20, 2022 by Jake Johnson Sondra Youdelman, campaigns director for the progressive advocacy group People’s Action, warned in a statement that “right-wing and corporate-backed politicians are packing election boards, rigging voting districts, and passing voter suppression measures with an eye towards 2024.” “We will never forget that Sens. Manchin and Sinema united with those […]

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January 11, 2022

The Nation – What Should the Left Do About China?

January 11, 2022 by David Klion Since March 2019, Hong Kong has confronted the greatest challenge to its relatively free and open civil society since it was transferred from British to Chinese rule in 1997…Duss’s perspective on China is also shaped by conversations with Tobita Chow and Jake Werner, two young activists who are cofounders […]

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January 11, 2022

WaPo – What a Progressive Champion from Rural Maine Can Teach Democrats About Winning

January 11, 2022 by Katrina vanden Heuvel The 2022 midterms are still 10 months away — but if much of the media is to be believed, the fight is already over before it’s even begun…The progressive advocacy group People’s Action calls this approach “deep canvassing,” and found that it helped decrease Trump’s margins where implemented […]

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January 5, 2022

Chronicle of Philanthropy – One Year After the Capitol Insurrection, Philanthropy Must Step Up Efforts to Restore National Solidarity and Trust

January 5, 2022 by Loren McArthur The shocking siege on the U.S. Capitol one year ago is rooted in a familiar American story. At a time when the country is growing more diverse, many middle- and working-class people face a perilous economic future and turn their frustration into resentment of people of color and immigrants…Organizations […]

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October 21, 2021

Truthout – Corporate Democrats’ Toothless Drug Pricing Alternative Is a Coup for Big Pharma

October 18, 2021 by Aija Nemer-Aanerud Under the Build Back Better Act, Congress can expand and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, improving the lives of millions of seniors while also throwing a lifeline to folks living in states where GOP politicians are strangling public benefits…A few weeks ago, my organization, People’s Action, held a direct action in […]

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October 20, 2021

NYT – A New Strategy to Persuade Voters: Listen Carefully. And Don’t Hurry

by Jennifer Medina October 20, 2021 “Progressives have a superpower right now, and that’s getting a big idea into the national conversation like never before,” said George Goehl, the director of People’s Action, which trains liberal groups like the one in Minnesota. “But we think to really get things across the finish line, you have […]

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October 18, 2021

NYT – As Rents Rise, So Do Pressures on People at Risk of Eviction

Oct. 18, 2021 by Sophie Kasakove Every time Jeffery Jones hears a noise outside his house, his heart skips a beat…“Poor and working-class people who were already hard-pressed to find a truly affordable place to live now are in a completely impossible position,” said Tara Raghuveer, the director of KC Tenants, an advocacy organization in […]

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