Faced with the prospect of an airport strike that could have blocked convention delegates from landing in Philadelphia, senior Democratic officials pressured American Airlines to the bargaining table.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He is a former Prospect writing fellow, and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Follow @by_jmiller
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Amid Dissent, Wisconsin Democrats Demonstrate Unity
At a convention that has featured loud protests by Bernie Sanders supporters, Badger State delegates have rallied together in a show of unity focused on victory in November.
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At Democratic Convention, Bernie’s Army Takes on a Life of its Own
Bernie Sanders has won key concessions from Democrats and accepted Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential pick, but many of his followers are marching in a different direction.
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Plotting the End of Super PACs
Having met with skepticism earlier this month when they lodged an FEC complaint challenging super PACs, reform advocates are now rallying behind a St. Petersburg ordinance that would ban super PACs locally.
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This Is What Happens When a State Has No Contribution Limits
The RNC platform released this week broadly calls for rolling back federal campaign-finance laws-going so far as to advocate for the right of donors to contribute unlimited amounts of money. “Limits on political speech serve only to protect the powerful and insulate incumbent officeholders. We support repeal of federal restrictions on political parties in McCain-Feingold, […]
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Pence Seals Trump’s Anti-Worker Ticket
Donald Trump has sought to appeal to working Americans with his attacks on free trade, but his selection of Mike Pence as his running mate places him firmly in the anti-labor camp.Â
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Q&A: After Philando Castile, a Playbook for Organizers
Community organizer Anthony Newby has been on the front lines of protests against police violence in Minnesota, and is working to help other activists across the country follow suit.
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The FEC Just Slapped Koch Brothers Groups with a Big Fine
In a sign that, surely, the end times are near, the partisan-deadlocked Federal Election Commission actually agreed to enforce campaign-finance laws-six years after the fact. Three groups funded by Charles and David Koch’s expansive political network agreed to pay $233,000 in fines to the FEC for illegally hiding the identities of donors to their 2010 […]
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The War over Obama’s Labor Agenda
The NLRB’s latest pro-labor ruling comes just as Republicans turn up the heat on their plan to undermine the president’s labor legacy.Â
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Can Community Organizers Build Progressive Power?
Against a backdrop of racial violence and social turmoil, more than 1,500 community organizers gathered in Pittsburgh to map out a grassroots progressive organizing strategy.
