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Congratulations to our friend and colleague, Liz Shuler! While we are heartbroken by the sudden loss of President Trumka, our hearts are bursting with joy to have Liz leading our partner in progress, the AFL-CIO.The AFL-CIO Executive Council today elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer, the first African American to hold the number two office. Tefere Gebre will continue as executive vice president, rounding out the most diverse team of officers ever to lead the AFL-CIO.
Today would be a good day to call your U.S. representative. Make sure they are voting YES in support of $3.5 trillion for investments in working families, paid for by fairer taxes on the wealthy and corporations.![]()
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Every year Americans for Democratic Action is delighted to present our Reuther-Chavez award to someone in the Labor movement who advocates tirelessly on behalf of all of this nation’s workers. This year, we have an embarrassment of riches and we couldn’t be more thrilled.![]()
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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, will present our award to Stuart Appelbuam. Weingarten’s interest in trade unions was sparked when she was in the 11th grade and her mother, a teacher, went on a bitter strike.![]()
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In 2008, Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers and became the first openly gay person to be elected president of a national American labor union. As president of the almost 2 million member union, she has advocated tirelessly to strengthen public education for all children, for education reform and for a New Deal in Higher Education. ![]()
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What a joy it is to have both Weingarten and Stuart Appelbaum on the same program. Please join us on September 22 in celebrating them and Americans for Democratic Action. Sadly, the September 22 event will remain totally virtual due to the resurgence of Covid. Happily, that means that even more of you can participate as a contributor, patron or sponsor for what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ADA galas ever as we continue our march to the critical 2022 mid-term elections. Please mark your calendars for 7 p.m. on September 22 and sign up now at We truly look forward to sharing this event with you. act.myngp.com/Forms/-6364429598893015040
America's billionaires got $1.8 trillion richer during the pandemic as working families struggled to get by.![]()
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Meanwhile, those at the top are benefiting from a rigged economy, huge tax breaks & lax auditing.![]()
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It's time the tax code worked for ALL of us, not just the wealthy.
Time is running out to protect our voting rights. This August 28, we’re marching across the country to demand our elected officials pass federal voting rights protection before it’s too late. Join us: marchonforvotingrights.org #VotingRightsMarch #votingrights #votersuppression #HR1 #forthepeopleact #protectdemocracy #GoodTrouble #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct
New Hampshire may no longer be the personal fiefdom of the Loeb Family and the old Manchester Union Leader but it remains an unpredictable state and one on which we must shine our Spotlight during these critical mid-term elections.![]()
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Congressman Chris Pappas (D) who represents New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District got his start in politics when he was in high school when he volunteered for Jeanne Shaheen’s gubernatorial campaign. He has never looked back and we couldn’t be more delighted.![]()
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First elected in 2018 with 53.6 percent of the vote, Pappas was re-elected in 2020 with a mere 51.32 percent. That is scary enough but the threat of highly partisan redistricting makes this race’s prospects even more frightening. We, quite simply, cannot afford to lose any seats in Congress and, most especially, not one whose Member of Congress has a 95 percent ADA voting record.![]()
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In Congress, he serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. He co-chairs the LGBTQ Equality Caucus. ![]()
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Pappas is a proponent of sensible gun safety reforms – a stance which is particularly courageous in a state like New Hampshire. He also has voted for statehood for Washington, DC and to reaffirm the Equal Rights Amendment. He has worked to hold polluters accountable and help communities upgrade their water systems. He fully supports the Affordable Care Act and promises to work to expand and improve it including by making prescription drugs more affordable. In other words, Pappas is precisely the type of Member of Congress we need to support if we are to maintain and expand a liberal majority in Congress.![]()
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Follow the ADA Spotlight on the 2022 Midterm Elections page to stay updated on ADA's electoral activity. Thank you, once again, for your on-going support. Time and again, it has been the margin of victory. act.myngp.com/Forms/6679120821878784000
At our 2020 gala, Americans for Democratic Action was thrilled to present our first James Wechsler Integrity in Journalism award to Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne, Jr.![]()
We are equally delighted to announce that he will be visiting with us again this year when he presents the second award to Eleanor Clift. ![]()
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Together, these two outstanding journalists, authors and beacons for liberalism are certain to make for an insightful, entertaining evening. Monday’s Washington Post column in tribute to another former ADA honoree, ally and friend Rich Trumka is more than worth the time to read it. It is an eloquent and fitting example of why we are so very glad to have honored E. J. and to be able to call him a friend. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/06/richard-trumka-lived-solidarity/![]()
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Sadly, the September 22 event will remain totally virtual due to the resurgence of Covid. Happily, that means that even more of you can participate as a contributor, patron or sponsor for what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ADA galas ever as we continue our march to the critical 2022 mid-term elections. Please mark your calendars for 7 p.m. on September 22 and sign up now at act.myngp.com/Forms/-6364429598893015040 We truly look forward to sharing this event with you.
Less absentee voting. Fewer ballot boxes. Reduced voting hours. Partisan election boards. More reasons to throw out ballots. That’s what state legislatures are doing across the country, but we say, “Not on our watch.” Join us on August 28 to tell Congress enough is enough. We demand federal voting rights legislation now. Sign up now at marchonforvotingrights.org. #VotingRightsMarch #votingrights #votersuppression #HR1 #forthepeopleact #protectdemocracy
Because we know that any incumbent elected with less than 60 percent of the vote will become a Republican target, we shine this week’s Spotlight on Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. Two term Democratic incumbent Jahana Hayes, one of only two African Americans to represent New England in Congress, occupies the seat once held by now Senator Christopher Murphy (D). She won election in 2018 with 55.9 percent of the vote. In 2020, that diminished to 55.1 percent. She boasts a 90 percent ADA voting record.![]()
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Hayes, a former award-winning educator, grew up in the public housing projects in Waterbury. That experience, along with what she encountered as a teacher, honed her sense for the need for compassionate government policies crafted by people who truly understand the need for government to work for the benefit of all of our nation’s citizens. As a result, she co-sponsored the Raise the Wage Act and the Medicare for All Act and supports requiring background checks for all gun sales. Not surprisingly, she is a strong advocate for public education and for teachers’ unions whom she credits for her 2018 victory. Hayes serves on the House Committees on Education and Labor and Agriculture and is a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus. She deserves our full support as we continue to strive to maintain and expand a liberal majority in the House of Representatives.![]()
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Eleanor Clift will be the second recipient of our James Wechsler Integrity in Journalism Award.![]()
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A steadfast voice for liberal values, Clift will take on friend and foe alike when they stray from those ideals. She is perhaps best known as a panelist on the McLaughlin Group where she regularly schooled Pat Buchanan and others about the ridiculous errors of their ways.![]()
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Clift got her start at Newsweek where she became White House correspondent and has covered every Presidential campaign since 1976. She is the author of numerous books and has appeared in several movies both as herself and others and was parodied on Saturday Night Live. Currently, she is a contributor on MSNBC and a blogger for the Daily Beast where she continues to hold her head high as a staunch defender of common sense liberalism.![]()
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We truly look forward to hearing from her and hope you will plan now to join us, her and a host of others on September 22 as we host another virtual gala in this time of Covid. Show your joy and your determination while being entertained and educated by wonderful liberals like yourselves. Please sign up now to reserve your place, make a contribution or become a patron or sponsor for a dynamic night of entertainment, rousing speeches and inspiring honorees.![]()
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ADA's 2021 Virtual Awards Event
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Sad and tragic news of the passing of ADA ally and an exceptional voice for workers, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka. It has been our great pleasure to work with President Trumka for decades. Our hearts go out to his family and to our many brothers and sisters in the labor movement.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dead at 72, sources say
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Trumka had served as president of the federation for more than a decade and has been a close ally of the Biden White House.ADA: What You Should Know
Honor Champions Sept 22 w/ADA
ADA will hold a virtual 2021 Awards Gala on September 22nd. Please join us in celebrating our honorees: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), progressive ally and champion Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Eleanor Clift, journalist...
March for Medicare for All #M4M4ALL
Join ADA Saturday, July 24th in a March for Medicare for All action near you or chip in donation to this effort taking places in 53 cities in 31 states and DC. Click HERE to learn more or help out. #M4M4ALL
A New Kind of Filibuster
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ADA Vote 2022
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ADA Mourns the Passing of Joe Duffey, former ADA National Chairperson
Joe was a champion of liberal causes and a loyal ADA member throughout. Take a look at the articles in the NY Times and Washington Post on his passing. RIP Joe.
Expel Rep. Boebert (R-CO)
In light of reports that Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on January 6 directed domestic terrorists to the location of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and on January 12 forced her way past security and onto the floor of the House of Representatives while carrying a gun, Americans for Democratic Action calls upon the House Ethics Committee to immediately convene an inquiry into her actions with the possibility of expelling her from the House of Representatives.
ADA Convention sets agenda
January 15-17, 2021 ADA activists from around the country gathered via Zoom to share ideas, hear from experts, and set ADA's agenda for progress.
Congrats to President-elect Biden and VP-elect Harris!
PDF HERE November 7. 2020 President-elect Joseph Biden Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Biden Transition Congratulations, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) was proud to endorse your campaign and...
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ADA Awards Gala Video
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