Campaigns
November Elections: Money, Money, Money!
by Joan Mandle, Special Projects
The Bad News! Did you know that fundraising for the November Congressional elections has already reached $1.2 BILLION? That’s far ahead of the last mid-term election. And who have members of Congress been taking campaign money from? The same old corporate interests as in the past – only more so.
Citizen Action Endorses Adriano Espaillat for State Senate
Citing his progressive record in support of social, radical and economic justice, Citizen Action of New York, a statewide, grassroots organization with over 20,000 members, announced its endorsement of Adriano Espaillat for NYS Senate in the 31st District. “Adriano has a proven ability to lead,” said Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New [...]
Our Picks for the 2010 Primary
Today, we announced our endorsements for the 2010 primary election. We’ll be announcing more endorsements in the coming weeks for the general election. Here’s the list:
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Fighting For Equal, Independent, and Progressive Justice
The Attorney General is one of the most important elected officials in New York State. Genuine reforms have come from this office: Eliot Spitzer famously took on Wall Street while Andrew Cuomo has made student lending and ethics his top priorities. The New York Times published an insightful write-up of how they came to also [...]
Gustavo Rivera Represents Every Street
Today, we are endorsing Senate candidate Gustavo Rivera for the 33rd Senate District. This district is now represented by Pedro Espada, who despite being under investigation, has yet again failed to submit campaign finance reports. Of course, Espada is more infamous for his participation in the Senate coup that ground the legislature into a circus side-show.
Citizen Action Endorses Gustavo Rivera for State Senate
CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK For Immediate Release: August 23, 2010 Citizen Action Endorses Gustavo Rivera for State Senate Bronx, NY – Citizen Action of New York, a statewide, grassroots organization that fights for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, today announced their support of Gustavo Rivera for State Senate in the 33rd Senatorial District. [...]
One Person, One Vote
by Karen Scharff, Executive Director
A major victory was won in the name of democracy today as the Legislature – finally – adopted the revenue portion of the state budget. Through that bill, New York State has put an end to the undemocratic, antiquated, and racist practice of prison-based gerrymandering. When Governor Paterson signs the bill, New York will join Maryland and Delaware as the only states to reallocate people in prison back to their home communities for the purpose of drawing legislative district lines.
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The DISCLOSE Act
by Joan Mandle, Special Projects
We need a government of, by, and for the people, not the corporations. So the fight goes on to replace corporate-funded elections with Fair Elections! The bad news is that the latest attempt by Congress to block reform of the corporate domination of our political system occurred last week when the Senate Republicans killed the DISCLOSE bill.
Spread the Truth!
Our battle for health care reform wasn’t an easy fight. We spent countless hours rallying, knocking on doors, calling our neighbors and meeting with elected officials.
Our research affiliate, the Public Policy and Education Fund, just published two new fact sheets about health care reform.
We need you to help spread the word about what’s in the new law and how it’ll help each of us. Download the fact sheets now and give them out to your friends and family.
End Corporate Control of Elections!
by Joan Mandle, Special Projects
There is no doubt that BP, Wall Street, the health care industry, and other big corporations continue to do untold harm to all of us. Because members of Congress are dependent on these big money political donors, their votes in Congress too often reflect the interests of big business rather than the voices of ordinary Americans. The result includes record unemployment, disastrous harm to our environment, and the lack of needed reform and strong policies in health care, alternative energy, education, financial regulation, and more.
