RootsAction with Ryan

RootsAction with Ryan

Listen along to RootsAction weekly ACTION calls, hosted by Ryan Black. Featuring weekly guests like Nina Turner and David Swanson, progressive updates, and options to get involved to hold the Joe Biden Administration accountable. RootsAction was founded in 2011 by two longtime progressive advocates and journalists, Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen.

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March 19, 2021 43 mins
Building power on the left isn’t easy. Progressives and leftists are opposed by not just the GOP, but also corporate-backed Democrats, corporate-backed media, and countless establishment institutions that aggressively fight to uphold the status quo.

So then how did Judith Whitmer and a slate of Bernie-backing progressives sweep the recent Nevada Democratic Party elections? What does Whitmer’s victory mean for Nevada Democrats? How a...
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Join our team or progressives challenging the Joe Biden Administration at https://nohoneymoon.org/take-action/​
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Jeff Cohen, co-founder of RootsAction, explains why the corporate media (MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, etc) undermine the progressive left agenda despite the nonsense claim that the media has a "liberal" bias.

#NoHone...
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Rahm Emanuel is now being floated as a potential ambassador to Japan or China.

This is a huge mistake. Rahm Emanuel’s history should disqualify him from receiving an appointment to ANY position in the Biden Administra...
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February 25, 2021 38 mins
Wages for working people have stagnated as economic inequality in the United States has exploded in recent decades. The situation has become even more dire amidst the current economic and COVID-19 crises.

The need for a $15 federal minimum wage has never been more pressing, nor has it garnered so much support across the ideological spectrum. The current federal minimum wage is a poverty wage — $7.25 — and has not been raised in more...
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Forty-five million Americans are burdened with a collective $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. It is imperative to tell Congress and President Biden that this debt MUST be cancelled.

Student debt cancellation is supported by a majority of Americans and a vast majority of Democrats. It would be a substantial economic stimulus that benefits every corner of the country and Democrats have the power to get it done RIGHT NOW.

The Democrat...
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In this episode, we discuss ending the war on Yemen, how we can end the war in Afghanistan next, and why we must shrink the military budget. Join the team at NoHoneymoon.org.

Then, we TAKE ACTION together, contacting representatives and senators directly, urging them to REDUCE MILITARY SPENDING and END THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND Wa...
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On this call with Bill Fletcher Jr. we discuss how the Democrats and Joe Biden can and should avoid the mistakes of Obama and Clinton.

Bill Fletcher Jr. has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staff person at the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies; an editorial board member of BlackCommentator.com; and in the l...
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On the first Zoom ACTION call, we'll hear from RootsAction.org co-founder Norman Solomon to learn about how Biden’s cabinet is shaping up and the biggest challenges ahead.

Then, we'll call Senators and leave voicemails urging them to vote NO on the worst of Biden’s nominations - namely, Tom "Mr. Monsanto" Vilsack for USDA.

Join the team and TAKE ACTION here: https://linktr.ee/RootsAction
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