Progressive Leaders React to Current Election Results

Washington, D.C – In response to the current state of the midterm election results, leaders from progressive organizations issued the following statements: “This was supposed to be MAGA’s triumphant night. It turned into a massive embarrassment. While we’re still awaiting final results, the overall picture is clear: Democrats massively performed the midterm fundamentals. Voters don’t like anti-abortion zealots.  Voters don’t like election deniers. Voters don’t like Trump. And voters don’t like MAGA.Trump lost more than 40 seats in his first midterm. Obama lost more than 60. Clinton over 50. Indivisibles…

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Amy’s Kitchen betrays its supposed progressive values, this week in the war on workers

Calls for a boycott of Amy’s Kitchen vegetarian products spread this week. Workers at the company have said they face long hours and unsafe working conditions, and they’re working with the Teamsters to file a workplace safety complaint with Cal/OSHA. The Teamsters are also challenging Amy’s B Corp certification, noting that B Corps’ alleged values include that “business ought to be conducted as if people and place mattered.” YouTube Video <p>●&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gb5p/amazon-warehouse-workers-stage-coordinated-strikes-demanding-dollar3-raises”>Workers at three Amazon warehouses staged walkouts</a>, demanding a $ 3 an hour raise, Lauren Kaori Gurley reports.</p> <p>●&nbsp;</p> <div…

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The Massive Progressive Dark-Money Group You’ve Never Heard Of

In a trendy co-working space in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle—where people wear Chucks and fuss about fancy coffee—lies the progressive movement’s empire of political cash. Over the past half decade, Democrats have quietly pulled ahead of Republicans in so-called dark-money spending, funneling hundreds of millions from anonymous donors into campaigns around the country. The groups that spend money this way tend to have innocuous-sounding names and promiscuously spawn mini-organizations that take up particular state and local causes. The North Fund, for example, spent nearly $ 5 million trying to legalize…

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Biden’s Support For Israel Frustrates Progressive Democrats – NPR

Biden’s Support For Israel Frustrates Progressive Democrats  NPR Israel-Gaza: The Democrats’ ‘tectonic’ shift on the conflict  BBC News Progressives see ‘historic’ moment to shift US relations with Israel | TheHill  The Hill Palestine Is No Longer the Third Rail for Democrats  Jacobin magazine Democrats are finally willing to speak up on Israel. It’s about time.  MSNBC View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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