Texas Senate Democrat Talarico Declares War on Billionaire Power in Fiery Acceptance Speech

Texas Senate nominee James Talarico delivers a fiery acceptance speech, calling out billionaire power and launching a grassroots movement to unite working Texans and reclaim democracy.

“Starbucks is on the ropes as its competitors are thriving. Investors should know that if Starbucks continues to stonewall and fight with union baristas, they aren’t afraid to do what it takes to win the fair contract that they’ve earned. This includes going on strike if they must, which has the potential to further damage the brand.” ✊

#Labor #UnionPower #StarbucksUnionized #ContractNegotiations #WorkerPolitics #LaborPower #WorkingClassPolitics

https://inthesetimes.com/article/starbucks-union-bargaining-sbwu-strike-lynne-fox-nicchols

“Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, is the preferred candidate of 46 percent of likely voters, handily beating competitors Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Eric Adams. Former Governor Cuomo trails Mamdani in second, with 24 percent of the vote, then Republican Sliwa at 15 percent, and current Mayor Adams at a dismal 9 percent.”

#Politics #USPolitics #MamdaniForMayor #NYCMayoralElection #ProgressivePolitics #WorkingClassPolitics #TrumpElectionInterference

https://newrepublic.com/post/200205/poll-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-race

“The United States has entered a new era of state capitalism. The real question is no longer whether the state will act, but whose interests it will serve. … If progressives don’t seize this moment to define a democratic, public-minded industrial policy, they will find themselves living in one designed by the Trump administration.”

#Politics #USPolitics #StateCapitalism #Economics #IndustrialPolicy #WorkingClassPolitics #ProgressivePolitics

https://newrepublic.com/article/200025/trump-state-capitalism-intel-steel-democrats

“In an election held in July and August, more than 97 percent of workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks voted in support of organizing a union, according to a statement from the National Federation of Federal Employees. The Federal Labor Relations Authority certified the results last week.” ✊

#Politics #USPolitics #Unionization #UnionizeNationalParks #WorkersRights #WorkingClassPolitics #LaborUnions #TradeUnions #UnionizeAmerica

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/yosemite-sequoia-kings-canyon-workers-vote-unionize/

Could the tide be shifting?

“Democratic strategist Max Burns told the Washington Examiner Obama’s support for Mamdani could reveal something changing within the Democratic party. ‘If he’s comfortable letting his name be linked to Mamdani so directly, it’s a good indication that we should expect some more established names to come out for Mamdani in the coming weeks,’ Burns said.”

#Politics #USPolitics #WorkingClassPolitics #Mamdani4Mayor

From: @TheRoot
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The Democratic Party needs to embrace this, now, or we’re all lost: “It’s not just Mamdani in New York. Progressives are winning elections across America with a mix of bread-and-butter proposals to help average people better cope with the costs of living and a message of hope that such proposals can be enacted and will work.” ✊

#Politics #USPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #WorkingClassPolitics #Affordibility #BreadAndButterPolitics #SewerSocialism #DemocracyMatters

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bread-and-butter-and-hope

“The interest from the closely guarded world of Mr. Obama and those around him is the clearest sign yet that Mr. Mamdani is likely to be embraced by the Democratic mainstream, whether the party’s leaders and donors like it or not. It comes at a time of dueling visions among voters, Democratic politicians and donors over the future of the party.”

#Politics #USPolitics #MamdaniForMayor #DemocraticSocialism #Obama #DemocraticPartyFuture #WorkingClassPolitics #MamdaniNYC

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/opinion/mamdani-obama-democrats.html

“We will look back on this primary win as the start of something new. If America is going to have one lone opposition party to fascism, that party does not have to suck. The establishment is too deeply rooted to move. So we will run them over.”

#Politics #USPolitics #Mamdani4Mayor #NYCMayoralPrimary #WorkingClassPolitics #SocialDemocracy #DemocracticSocialism #PoliticalEstablishment #DemocraticEstablishment #PoliticalEarthquake #ProgressiveDemocrats #OpposeFascism

https://inthesetimes.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-cuomo-democratic-party

“As AI companies rave about how their products are revolutionizing productivity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants the tech industry to put its money where its automated mouth is.

In a recent interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Sanders argued that the time saved with AI tools should be given back to workers to spend with their families.”

#FourDayWorkWeek #TechnologyForThePeople #ArtificalIntelligence #WorkingClassPolitics #BernieSanders

From: @TechCrunch
https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/114744917799940852