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Democratic Debate for Governor of Michigan

The Progressive Wing Posted on June 21, 2018 by LieparDestinJune 21, 2018

Posted in Abdul El-Sayed | Tagged Abdul El-Sayed, Debate, Governor, Michigan, video

11/29 News Roundup – Bernie Debuts A ‘Marshall Plan’ For Puerto Rico, Sanders Clashes With Cruz On Taxes & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 29, 2017 by LieparDestinNovember 29, 2017

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Propose $146 Billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday unveiled a massive $146 billion “Marshall plan” for Puerto Rico with several other senators. The plan includes immediate relief for the island’s cash-strapped government, billions more for economic development and renewable energy and Medicaid and Medicare parity, a key priority for the island.

“More than two months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, half of the people there—American citizens all—still have no electricity,” Sanders said at a press conference Tuesday morning.

“Many are struggling to get clean drinking water, and more than 100,000 people have left Puerto Rico alone. This is not acceptable, and we are here today to tell the people of Puerto Rico and tell the people of the Virgin Islands that they are not forgotten, they are not alone, and that we intend to do everything possible to rebuild those beautiful islands.”

The far-reaching legislation would grant $62 billion to the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, $27 billion to renovate infrastructure, and $13 billion in additional FEMA funding to rebuild the electric grid “with more modern, resilient technologies,” instead of the Stafford Act’s requirements that the grid be restored to its condition before the storms, according to a summary of the bill from Sanders’s office.

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“The bill that Senator Sanders has introduced in the United States Congress is a comprehensive plan that provides the blueprint for the transformation of Puerto Rico,” Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a statement. “Senator Sanders also shows a great deal of respect and faith in us when claiming that the recovery or Puerto Rico must be in Puerto Rican hands.”

More news/video/etc. in the comments, including:

*Jealous names Susan Turnbull, a former vice chair of the DNC, as his running mate
*FEMA forced to cancel $30 million contract to another newly formed two-man firm
*Nina Turner On 2020 and the Fight Within the Democratic Party
*In ‘Blow to American Consumers,’ Trump-Appointed Judge Sides With Trump on CFPB
*Study Shows Corporate Cable Networks Largely Ignoring FCC Plan to Kill Net Neutrality
*Pipeline updates, Water Protector News & More

(Still fighting a bug in the comments, so if they do not load try clicking the ‘sort by newest/oldest’ option and they should pop-up)

Posted in Bernie Sanders, CNN, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Kamala Harris, News, Nina Turner, Open Thread, Puerto Rico, Taxes, The Economy, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CNN, Debate, Elizabeth Warren, Nina Turner, Puerto Rico, Taxes, Ted Cruz

11/22 News Roundup – John Fetterman On The Issues, Sen. Sanders/Cantwell To Debate Cruz/Scott On Taxes & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 22, 2017 by LieparDestinNovember 22, 2017

Starting off today with John Fetterman (Candidate for Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov) discussing immigration, dreamers, job creation & more:

More news/video/tweets/etc. in the comments, including:

*Internet Defenders Vow to Fight FCC’s “Scorched-Earth” Attack on Net Neutrality
*Trump’s “Frightening” Pick for Top Census Job Thinks “Competitive Elections Are Bad for America”
*Corbyn Demands End to US-UK Complicity in Yemen’s Suffering
*Keystone Pipeline Permit Could Be Revoked After Last Week’s 210,000-Gallon Spill
*Costa Rica Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy for 300 Days
*Pipeline Updates, Water Protector News & More

(If the comments do not load, try either clicking the comment box or the ‘sort by newest/oldest’ option, and then they should pop up… apologies for the inconvenience!)

Posted in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Candidates 2018, CNN, John Fetterman, Oil/Gas Pipelines, Open Thread, Paula Jean Swearengin, Taxes, Video | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CNN, Debate, John Fetterman, Net Neutrality, video

9/26 News Roundup – Puerto Rico In Crisis, Target Announces A $15 Min Wage & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on September 26, 2017 by LieparDestinSeptember 26, 2017

Happy Tuesday friends, thanks for visiting TPW! If you are not currently a member and would like to be, please email the tpwhelpdesk@gmail.com and I’ll get you set up (or you can try your luck with the automated system…).

Starting off with some good news:

‘Our Momentum Is Unstoppable’: Workers Celebrate as Target Announces $15 Minimum Wage

In what is being described as a huge victory for the tens of thousands of workers across the country who have for years organized, rallied, and gone on strike for higher wages, Target on Monday announced that it plans to raise the company-wide minimum hourly wage to $11 by next month and $15 by 2020.

“Five years ago, when 200 New York City fast-food workers first walked off the job for $15 an hour and union rights, nobody gave us a shot. Since then, we’ve spread this movement to every corner of the country and beyond fast-food. We did what they said we couldn’t: we won. We won in the states, in the cities, with the big politicians and with the big corporations,” Steven Suffridge, a Minneapolis McDonald’s Worker and Fight for $15 organizer, wrote in an email reacting to the news. “And today, we won $15 an hour for all Target employees.”

In celebration, Fight for $15 and other groups began circulating a graphic that echoes Suffridge’s message: “When we fight, we win!”

Breaking: @Target to raise wages for all 323,000 employees to $15/hour by 2020. Never underestimate the power of organizing! #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/2ZHtlKkltn

— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) September 25, 2017

Immediately upon seeing the news of the Target wage boost—which will affect over 320,000 workers throughout the U.S—activists and lawmakers immediately began raising the question: if Target can pay its workers a decent wage, why can’t Walmart, McDonald’s, and other profitable low-wage corporate giants?

“C’mon McDonalds, Walmart, and everybody else,” wrote Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who recently celebrated Minneapolis lawmakers for overwhelmingly voting to raise the city minimum wage to $15 by 2024. “Pay your workers right!”

The rest of the days news/videos/etc will be in the comments, including:

*Voting machine concerns have states eyeing return to paper ballots
*Tony Blair Says Bernie Doesn’t Have the Answers (Public Opinion Says Otherwise)
*Bernie Sanders’ Graham-Cassidy Debate Quotes Will Inspire You To Fight For Health Care
*National park ban saved 2m plastic bottles – and still Trump reversed it
*Candidate Updates (Stephen Jaffe, Joe Cunningham, Jack Love, Abdul El-Sayed, Cathy Myers & more)
*Corbyn is a changed man – and he’s forging a path to power
& much more.

Posted in Abdul El-Sayed, Bernie Sanders, Issues, Jack Love, Joe Cunningham, Keith Ellison, News, Open Thread, Poverty | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CNN, Debate, Fight For $15, Healthcare, Medicare for All, Puerto Rico, Target

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