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Is Senator Feinstein Too Moderate? Progressive Democrats Question Her Stance #DianneFeinstein #progressiveDemocrats

It is always an inspiration to hear author and historian John Nichols speak. He and Senator Bernie Sanders discussed their new book "It's OK to Be Angry about Capitalism" in front of 1000 people at the Tucson Festival of Books today. He said that ironically their anti-capitalism book is selling well and will be #2 on the New York Times best seller list in the coming week. I heard John at the IBEW union hall. Stay tuned for clips. I videotaped the whole talk. This event is was sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and the Pima Area Labor Federation (PALF). #progressivedemocrats #tucson #johnnichols (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpbvZgcL4-wFAAulrLpjVZ-fj6-nsdKMSYm13c0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There are political signs popping up around town. As usual, many Republican candidates are not self-identifying as Republicans. In the name of transparency, I made this handy meme. In LD9, the match-up is between a Chamber-of-Commerce-owned, Doug-Ducey-endorsed Republican challenger vs an outspoken, independent-minded Clean Elections Progressive Democrat (me). So, now you know who you are looking at when you see these signs on the streets. (Also ... although he is using a lion as his logo, I am the only Leo in this race. Bring it. @ld9democrats @pimadems @palf_aflcio @a.j._flick @ppazaction #powersforthepeople #bluewave2020 #shepersisted #progressive #progressivedemocrats #progressivedemocrat #unionstrong (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEjyRWBht6K/?igshid=y4sbnbp8p02d

|Vote Today.| The Primary is Important. If you have a mail-in ballot, you can still send it today. You determine how many delegates Bernie Sanders gets (so that he can make the DNC platform more progressive), who runs for; Congress, Senate, and State Assembly. Don't just vote for incumbents for the sake of doing so, google them to make sure they actually care about working people! #NYPrimary #vote2020 #progressivedemocrats #VoteProgressive #Primary #NYC #Elections2020 #NewYorkPrimary (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CByDCR9DbNw/?igshid=9g9g4gv2zcqm

Join us now - Act Now - Climate Change Only 100 investor and state-owned fossil fuel companies are responsible for around 70 percent of the world’s historical GHG emissions. Climate change threatens to transform the world as we know it. At the current rate of global greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could displace two billion people due to rising ocean levels, cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, and cause upwards of 250,000 additional deaths per year — all before 2100. Yet popular rhetoric suggests a simple solution: no more plastic straws. While plastic straws make up far less than 1 percent of the plastic waste that enters the ocean each year, efforts around the country and the world to ban them have garnered massive media attention. Yet banning straws, though environmentally friendly, is too small-scale to make a serious difference given the magnitude of the climate crisis. The idea that banning plastic straws has a significant ecological impact suggests that consumer choice can make all the difference — eliminate plastic straws from people’s shopping carts and one eliminates the problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. However, the focus on changing consumer behavior that this argument reflects misplaces responsibility for the GHG emissions driving the climate crisis on the individual consumer, conveniently ignoring the disproportionate climate impact of corporate interests. In fact, only 100 investor and state-owned fossil fuel companies are responsible for around 70 percent of the world’s historical GHG emissions. This contradicts the narrative pushed by fossil fuel interests that individuals’ actions alone can combat climate change, as individual actions have minute effects relative to these emissions — average American households produce only 8.1 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of a total of over 33 billion tons globally. Fossil fuel interests spend billions on climate science denial to mislead the public about the truth behind the crisis and push the misperception that through individual actions alone climate change can be stopped. They simultaneously lobby for trillions of dollars in subsidies that cheapen fossil fuels and make it more difficult for alternative renewable energy sources to compete fairly in the marketplace. Given this reality, combating climate change requires holding fossil fuel producers accountable for their outsized contribution to the climate crisis and active efforts to thwart meaningful climate action by implementing carbon pricing that will reflect the true cost of fossil fuels, reducing emissions, and advancing a clean energy economy. The Manipulation of the Climate Narrative Keeping global warming to no more than a two-degrees-Celsius increase above pre-industrial levels by mid-century, as called for in the Paris Climate Accords, will require a massive shift of the global economy toward renewable energy sources like natural gas, wind, and solar power. Yet for decades, fossil fuel companies have stymied efforts to make this necessary energy transition by sowing public doubt about climate science and pushing a misleading narrative of consumer responsibility for the climate crisis. This Piece Originally Appeared in harvardpolitics.com Join us now - Act Now - Climate Change Read the full article

  Former Irving mayor Beth Van Duyne, who is running for the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, appeared Thursday on Fox & Friends with three other congressional candidates — Jessica Taylor of Alabama, Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota and Nancy Mace of South Carolina. The group declared themselves the Republican answer to the Democratic women in Congress known as the “squad” — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Ohio. “We really do have a Congress that is run by extremists, and it’s dangerous for America because they’re not doing anything,” Van Duyne said during the segment. In a previous appearance on Fox & Friends, Taylor said she organized the group because she was “sick of arrogant socialists like AOC , who've never even run a lemonade stand, trying to tell us how to live in Alabama and that more government is the answer.”   This Piece Originally Appeared in Dallas News Read the full article

UNITY Pledge is a concerted effort by the Progressive Party and individuals, asking Democrats, Independent, Liberals and Progressives to agree to rally behind the final winner of the Primary Election 2020. The Progressive community and like-minded individuals understand that we must be ALL-IN to defeat Trump, we must have fair Primary Election. We treat fairness with fairness. We would withdraw if there were clear evidence that the DNC had "again" taken sides and supported the centrists over the progressives. The UNITY Pledge is a initiative by the Progressive Party bringing together the multitude of communities across the nation, families, businesses and individuals dedicated to defeat Trump and standing together as "we the people". We stand in UNITY, as ONE to defeat Trump. Take the Pledge at https://progressivepartyusa.com/unity-pledge/   Read the full article

The South Jersey Progressive Democrats held their reorganization election tonight at the old post office in Merchantville, Camden County. Approximately 6o hearty souls braved a wintery mess to help SJPD chart its course for the next year. SJPD members chose Kate Delany to lead the organization for the next year. Ms Delany also chairs the Collingswood municipal Democrats, much to the chagrin of the Machine Democrats aligned with George Norcross. Delany defeated the machine-backed slated last June to score the upset victory. (Full results are below) In case you’re curious which machine I’m referring to, it’s the one that’s on Twitter as we speak lobbing Trump-y insult like “fake progressive” or “phony progressive” at anyone who doesn’t kowtow to the Norcross clique and certainly everyone in this room, which includes Sue Altman of NJ Working Families. I was at tonight’s meeting and I’m pretty sure everyone here’s a real progressive despite whatever the Mr. Norcross’ machine purists have to say. I mean, who made George Norcross the gatekeeper of progressivism anyway? “Sometimes I’m a Republican and sometimes I’m a communist,” Ms Delany told InsiderNJ, referring to the incoherent insults tossed her way. “We tried really hard during the process to decide what progressive means to us because the machine has watered it down. So what does it mean? Two things: substantive progressivism, our values, things like social justice and the environment. That’s coupled with procedural progressivism like transparency and fair representation.” Katie Ingersoll was in the mix for the VP slot and ultimately she prevailed. Part of her pitched acknowledged the tension between progressives and the Democratic machine currently running the show. Would we ultimately supports the machine candidate someone asked. That question came up a lot. The short answer: Maybe. “It’s important for this organization to be smart about the battles we pick,” Ms Ingersoll said. “But we won’t benefit from supporting republicans.” FULL RESULTS President Kate Delany Vice President Katie Ingersoll Secretary Rena Margulis Treasurer Patrick Mooney Membership Director Lora Gordon & Linda Rubiano Communications Director Kristin Affirme Elections Director Chris Emrich Organizing Director Adam Sheridan This Piece Originally Appeared in Insider NJ Read the full article