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50+ DNC Leaders Urge Biden to Lift Sanctions and Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal

"As Democrats, we must put diplomacy at the center of our foreign policy and prove that America fulfills its commitments as a responsible actor on the world stage," says Rep. Barbara Lee, who signed the letter.

Jessica Corbett · May 10, 2021

Negotiations to restore the Iran nuclear deal were held in Vienna on April 15, 2021. (Photo: E.U. Delegation in Vienna/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Climate justice protesters march in San Francisco on September 8, 2018 (Photo: Sunshine Velasco./Survival Media Agency)

Indigenous and Progressive Activists and Lawmakers Plan Rally at DNC to Push Biden in Greener Direction

Brett Wilkins · Nov 18, 2020

Centrist push back against social movements and voters that departed to far form their middle class and rich comfort zones, are more dangerous than ever. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Resisting the "Moderate" Reaction

Peter Bloom · Nov 6, 2020

This scene from the new documentary film Invisible Hand was recorded at Standing Rock, North Dakota. (Photo: Invisible Hand/Flickr)

Earth Defenders Warn Against Democrats Undermining 'Rights of Nature' Movement With Watered-Down Approach

Jessica Corbett · Sep 4, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff raise their arms on stage outside the Chase Center after Biden delivered his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware

Democratic Convention: New Faces, Similar Policies but Sharp Contrast with Trumpism

Ralph Nader · Aug 22, 2020

AOC Uses 90-Second Convention Speech to Blast 'Unsustainable Brutality' of US Economy and Celebrate Movement Fighting for Justice

The New York Democrat praised the "mass people's movement working to establish 21st-century social, economic, and human rights, including guaranteed healthcare, higher education, living wages, and labor rights for all people in the United States."

Jake Johnson · Aug 19, 2020

Democratic presidential hopefuls former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) speak during the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 31, 2019. (Photo: Jim Waton/AFP/Getty Images)

The Democratic Platform Heads in Right Direction on Criminal Justice, but Still Misses the Moment

The Democratic platform fails in some respects to meet the demands of the moment and misses the opportunity to provide a home for the millions of Americans looking for transformational change of a criminal legal system rooted in white supremacy and racism.

Udi Ofer · Aug 19, 2020

In DNC Remarks, Dying Medicare for All Activist Ady Barkan Delivers Powerful Indictment of 'Broken' US Healthcare System

"Everyone living in America should get the healthcare they need, regardless of their employment status or ability to pay."

Jake Johnson · Aug 19, 2020

Students and environmental activists participate in a climate strike in Los Angeles, California on May 24, 2019. (Photo: Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)

Greenpeace Gives Democratic Platform C+ on Climate, Calling for 'Action at the Scale That Science and Justice Demand'

"We know the Republicans have no plan," says the advocacy group. "But that doesn't mean the Democrats can take their feet off the gas."

Jessica Corbett · Aug 19, 2020

'Immoral, Criminal, Inexcusable': Climate Groups Furious as DNC Drops Support for Ending Fossil Fuel Handouts From Platform

"It's outrageous that the Dem establishment is caving to big money donors and moving backwards on fossil fuel subsidies."

Jake Johnson · Aug 19, 2020

'The Price of Failure Is Just Too Great to Imagine': In DNC Speech, Sanders Urges Popular Front to Defeat Donald Trump

"The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake."

Jake Johnson · Aug 18, 2020

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is interviewed by CQ Roll Call in his Cannon Building office on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Why I Am Voting No on the Democratic Party Platform

History teaches us that the Democratic Party has sometimes faced an issue so great that it alone should be the yardstick for measuring the wisdom of voting for or against the platform. This is one of those times. And Medicare for All is that issue.

Ro Khanna · Aug 13, 2020

'Only a Tiny Little Minute, But Eternity Is In It': AOC Suggests 60 Seconds Is All She Will Need at DNC

"So the DNC is giving AOC a TikTok minute while Republican John Kasich gets a whole speaking slot," lamented one progressive critic.

Lisa Newcomb · Aug 13, 2020

DNC Announces Progressive Champion Ocasio-Cortez Will Speak at Convention

Previous speculation indicated the popular New York Democrat would be left off the program.

Lisa Newcomb · Aug 11, 2020

Maryland Coalition Urges Democrats to 'Stand With Majority of Americans' by Supporting Medicare for All in 2020 Platform

"In the middle of a global pandemic, it's a winning electoral strategy for the Democratic Party," one organizer said of supporting Medicare for All.

Jake Johnson · Aug 10, 2020

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