Chicago! On 5/8, New Press author Amanda Freeman will be discussing Getting Me Cheap: How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty along with Anna Galland at Seminary Co-op: semcoop.com/event/amanda-f…

Organize, trust and believe. ❤️
#Elections2022

Don't overlook this: At least 4 of the 5 swing states that decided 2020 won't have election-denying governors or secretaries of state. It may soon be 5. That's a huge step toward averting a 2024 crisis. Voters put MAGA authoritarianism on the defensive.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

I think this election result feels so surprising and buoying because it's one of the first times in my adult life that Republicans seem to have paid a significant electoral cost for their extremism.

.Chris Hayes on what Dems mean by 'democracy is on the ballot':

'What they're really saying is, ‘If you don't elect us this time, if you don't keep them out of power, you may never be able to elect us again.’ Or in short, ‘Vote to preserve your right to throw the bums out.’'

It’s a great time to give (or give more) time, money, & energy to help get out the vote in the closing days of the US midterm elections. It's not too late now! But it will be too late next week!

You can now apply for student debt relief – up to $20,000 if you received a Pell Grant and up to $10,000 if you didn’t receive a Pell Grant.

The application is simple, easy, and you don’t need to log in or provide supporting documents to apply.

studentaid.gov/debtrelief/app…

Bummed to be sick & thus missing tonight's @uchipolitics conversation with several young leaders pursuing different social change strategies. Should be hope-fueling. Silver lining: Zeenat is a moderator upgrade!

Those looking to deeply understand our democracy crisis, potential responses, and what possible futures await us, should absolutely read this excellent analysis by Rachel Kleinfeld carnegieendowment.org/2022/09/15/fiv…

Happy 15th anniversary to an org I love, Domestic Workers. Winning respect, recognition, & labor power for all care workers — and so often leading the charge in cross-movement work to renew our democracy & transform our economy for the common good. ♥️

Happy for our planet and happy for the countless activists - especially the young people - who worked tirelessly to make it clear that the climate crisis couldn’t be ignored. Victories like this are way too rare and deserve to be celebrated! 🎉🌎

NOW PASSED THE SENATE
-- Biggest-ever climate bill: Massive industry clean energy $; $80B for EVs, heat pumps, home solar installation)
-- Biggest-ever funding increase for the IRS
-- 15% tax on corporations w/ +$1 billion in profits
-- Medicare prescription drug negotiation

Here's how Anna Galland and I are feeling going into the weekend! 🥳 link.medium.com/8e7r13cUfsb

We are about to pass monumentally necessary and popular legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, make the tax code more fair by making billion dollar corporations pay at least 15 percent, extend ACA subsidized and attack the climate crisis. It’s happening.

Tomorrow, after years of advocacy by Americans working to improve our mental health system, 988 will become our new nationwide number for suicide prevention, mental health and substance use crises. Call or text 988 for a trained counselor who can provide support. #988Lifeline

For folks who think that the effort to #ExpandTheCourt is radical - it’s actually the *least* radical thing we could do right now. We’re talking about passing a piece of legislation to set the size of the court as contemplated in the constitution. It’s literally Congress’s job.