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Disdain and Disbelief After Biden Claims 'Significant' Progressive Presence in Administration

Antony Binken (R) speaks after being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden for secretary of state. (Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

'Today Feels Like a Betrayal': Sunrise Movement Blasts Biden Pick of Big Oil-Backed Cedric Richmond for Key Post

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was greeted by U.S. Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) as he arrived in Columbus, Georgia, on October 27, 2020. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

"President-elect Biden assured our movement he understands the urgency of this crisis; now, it's time for him to act like it."

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47 Groups Back Rep. Joaquin Castro for House Committee Chair Post to 'Build a More Restrained and Progressive Foreign Policy'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Vice Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) wears a face mask during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing looking into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick on September 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

"Rep. Castro embodies a progressive vision for the U.S. in the world, one that...

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Climate Groups Push Biden to Ensure Financial Appointees Are Committed to Actions That 'Match the Scale of the Crisis'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about climate crisis and the wildfires on the West Coast at the Delaware Museum of Natural History on September 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"The climate crisis is the biggest threat to financial stability, as well as...

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President- elect Joe Biden answer questions from the press at the Queen in Wilmington, DE on November 10, 2020. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Demanding White House Climate Office and 'Fierce' Cabinet Picks, Groups Urge Biden to Claim His 'FDR Moment'

Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) hold a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on May 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'Exactly What We Want to See': Overhaul Expected to Strengthen Power of Congressional Progressive Caucus

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey debates challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the final debate leading up to the September 1 primary election at WCVB Channel 5 studios in Needham, Massachusetts on August 18, 2020. (Photo: Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Nancy Pelosi Endorsing Joe Kennedy Over Ed Markey, Critics Charge, 'Reveals a Ridiculous Double Standard'

'Our Movement Didn't Just Win. We Earned Mandate for Change,' Says Ilhan Omar After Defeating Big-Money Challenger

'Groundbreaking Win for Our Movement': Progressive Cori Bush Upsets Rep. Lacy Clay, Ending 50-Year Political Dynasty

Kara Eastman won the Democratic primary race for a House seat representing Nebraska's 2nd Congressiona District.

'Major Victory for the Progressive Movement' as Congressional Hopeful Kara Eastman Wins Nebraska Primary

Former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers duringthe China Development Forum 2017 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 20, 2017 in Beijing.

Larry Summers as Joe Biden Advisor Adding to 'Major Trust Gap' Between Dem Nominee and Progressives

Tenant right advocates including Karissa Stotts organized a honking vehicle protest around the U.S. Bank building in Minneapolis on April 8, 2020.

Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Canceling Rent and Suspending Mortgage Payments During Pandemic

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during the "Bernie's Back" rally in Queensbridge Park in New York City on October 19, 2019.

Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Other Progressive Groups Endorse Bernie Sanders Ahead of Key Contest in Michigan

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'We Know She'll Continue the Fight Alongside Us': Progressive Chorus for Warren to Join Forces With Sanders Intensifies

Then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) looks on as Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) speaks

Pelosi Carries Right-Wing Rep. Henry Cuellar Over Finish Line to Defeat Progressive Jessica Cisneros

Jessica Cisneros, who is running in the 2020 primary to replace Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas.), racked up union endorsements on the same the Kochs backed the incumbent.

DCCC-Backed Incumbent Henry Cuellar Gets Support From Koch Network As Progressive Primary Challenger Jessica Cisneros Picks Up Union Endorsements

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Justice Democrats

Biden: "We Already Have Significant Representation of Progressives in Our Administration"...

Sunrise Movement

Progressives Urge Biden to Seize Climate Mandate Through Cabinet Appointments and Executive Action

Sunrise Movement

AOC, Sanders Rally Audience at Sunrise Movement’s Green New Deal Event to Close Month-Long National Tour

Sunrise Movement

Leading Progressive Organizations Back Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey’s Green New Deal Resolution; Plan to Assemble Unprecedented Coalition.

Justice Democrats

Justice Democrats Proud To Endorse AOC and Markey’s Green New Deal, Call on House, Senate and 2020 Democrats To Endorse The Resolution

Demand Progress

Progressive Groups Call on Chuck Schumer to Begin Fighting for Public Interest Watchdogs on Independent Agencies

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Jeffrey C. Isaac

The Promise and the Peril of the Millennial Left

Norman Solomon, Sam McCann, Pia Gallegos, and Jeff Cohen

Meet the 'Bad Blues': House Democrats Who Deserve to Be Primaried by Progressives

Norman Solomon

Will Biden’s Dog Whistles for Racism Catch Up with Him?

Leanna First-Arai

Why Students of Color Are Stepping Up to Lead Climate Strikes

Frances Moore Lappé

The Green New Deal Is Not a Choice

Sonali Kolhatkar

The Green New Deal Is Indeed a Big Deal

Alexandra Rojas, Sean McElwee

A Democrat Who Votes With Trump 69% of the Time Should Be Primaried

Norman Solomon

Democrats Are Afraid Of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Too. And That’s A Good Thing.

Steven Singer

Dear Lawmakers, Please Hire Teachers as Education Aides—Not TFA Alumni

Norman Solomon, Jeff Cohen, Pia Gallegos, Sam McCann, and Donna Smith

Democratic Autopsy: One Year Later