On DNC Sidelines, Progressives Push Democrats to Fight for the Working Class
“If we’re going to take back the Democratic majority,” said historian Harvey J. Kaye, “we’re going to have to take back the people who literally abandoned the party because they felt abandoned.”
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, progressive organizers, scholars, and policymakers gathered in Chicago to discuss what matters most to working-class people across the United States and how to pressure elected Democrats to embrace and enact bold solutions.
Jessica Corbett August 21, 2024
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