Nina Turner speaks with Benjamin Dixon on The Conversation about what the future of the Democratic Party looks like.
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We can’t keep begging the Democratic Party to do the right thing. We have got to organize and when we’re done organizing, organize some more and make the demand,“ @ninaturner to @BenjaminPDixon on ‚The Conversation‘
What A Day: Rev. Dr. William Barber II adresses the USW (FULL)
(August 11, 2014)
Rev. Dr. William Barber II delivers a down right, electrifying, knockout and empowering speech to the delegates of the 2014 United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention.
Extremists Stole the Playbook of the Civil and Union Rights Movements
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II speaking at the United Steelworkers union convention, August 13, 2014.
At anti-Netanyahu protests, no clear leaders — and that’s how activists like it
“The failure of 2011 was due to their inexperience. They attempted to create a single leadership, which promptly embarked on egotistical internal struggles,” said 65-year-old Avi Ofer, a longtime activist involved in the anti-Netanyahu protests.
Most protesters who spoke to The Times of Israel echoed Elyakim and Ofer. According to 70-year-old Eli Brook, the Jerusalem protests are “more like a network, a web. There is no central organization, central command; there are many different groups.”
Gouged prices, middlemen and medical supply chaos: Why governors are so upset with Trump
Masks that used to cost pennies now cost several dollars. Companies outside the traditional supply chain offer wildly varying levels of price and quality. Health authorities say they have few other choices to meet their needs in a ‘dog-eat-dog’ battle.
Progressives Unite 2020
We pledge to make our case to the American people on why our chosen candidate is the best choice to defeat Trump.
We pledge to focus our fight for the nomination against candidates supported by the corporate wing, instead of fighting each other.
We pledge to come together in state caucuses, primaries and conventions from the first vote in Iowa to the last vote at the DNC Convention in Wisconsin to ensure a progressive wins the nomination and America elects a Progressive President!
18 progressive groups sign unity pledge amid Sanders-Warren feud
The signers include seven groups who back Sanders’s 2020 presidential bid and two that back Warren’s. The remaining nine groups are either supportive of both candidates, such as Democracy for America, or have not endorsed anyone yet.
Progressive Groups Are Uniting To Call For A Truce Between Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, And Their Allies
A wide network of groups, including top allies of both candidates, are pushing a progressive unity pledge to stop the camps from “fighting each other.”
Bernie Sanders Campaign Shakes Up New Hampshire Operation
New Hampshire Democrats also believe that Mr. Sanders did not have the sort of organization befitting the candidate who had won the state so overwhelmingly three years ago.
Mr. Jackson, who was previously the Sanders campaign’s northeast regional director, has worked with Mr. Sanders for years, including in his senate office in Burlington, Vt. He also helped start Our Revolution, the senator’s political advocacy group.
I am very proud that 25,000 Iowans have already signed up to volunteer for our campaign. This weekend, we’re hosting our first Iowa barnstorms to tap into our grassroots power. Find an organizing event near you at map.berniesanders.com !
Bernie Sanders Rolls Out First Round Of Iowa Endorsements
Senator Bernie Sanders is unveiling his first slate of key endorsements from Iowa progressive leaders today. Among them are some local elected officials and party leaders who were first mobilized to activism from Sanders’ previous presidential run, including LULAC State Director Nick Salazar, Dubuque City Councilwoman Kate Larson, and IDP Central Committee Member Emma Schmit.
The good news is that Trump is getting nervous, corporate America is getting nervous and the Democratic establishment is getting nervous. They’re worried that we’re going to win this thing, and they should be.
#NotMeUS! #OrganizeWithBernie Thank you Arlington, VA. We had a full house tonight. Standing room only. #WithTheseHands we will organize baby! Ooooooweee!
Bernie 2020 Organizing Kickoff
The next phase of our campaign to defeat Trump starts now! We’re launching our nationwide organizing effort to bring millions of people into the political process, win the election and transform America.
TOMORROW: Join our unprecedented grassroots effort to take on the powerful special interests and billionaire class. There are more than 4,700 Bernie 2020 Organizing Kickoffs happening across the country on Saturday. Find one near you:
map.berniesanders.com
THE TYRANNY of STRUCTURELESSNESS
(1972) As long as the structure of the group is informal, the rules of how decisions are made are known only to a few and awareness of power is limited to those who know the rules. Those who do not know the rules and are not chosen for initiation must remain in confusion, or suffer from paranoid delusions that something is happening of which they are not quite aware.