From Medea Benjamin:

I just came from a fabulous Florida tour organized by the indomitable Mike Fox, speaking about my new book Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connections and the need to stop weapons sales to the Saudi regime.

This effort is coming at a critical time when the Saudis have just bombed a Yemeni school, residential neighborhood and a Doctors Without Borders hospital, and at a time when the Obama administration just announced a new $1 billion sale of deadly weapons.

This sale is subject to Congressional approval, and our job is to get Congress to stand up and say "Enough is enough." Will you contribute to stopping weapons sales to the repressive Saudi regime by funding this speaking/organizing tour?

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and Bernie Sanders endorsed progressive activist Tim Canova for Congress because we are committed to electing a governing progressive majority to Congress. We have an important primary showdown in Florida on August 30th. Vote by mail ballots are already coming in.

Please join us now in donating generously to Tim Canova–the highly qualified challenger facing former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman-Shultz in Florida's 23rd Congressional District. ActBlue will automatically split your donation between Tim's campaign and PDA.

Progressive Democrats of America endorsed Rep. Alan Grayson because he stands up for the 99% and never backs down. He challenges the bipartisan Florida special interest political machine, and he endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. We want a Senator who will not only protect Social Security, but expand it—someone who will fight for “Healthcare Not Warfare.” 

With vote by mail ballots out now and the primary in less than two weeks, right wing Democrats and their allies in the media are smearing Alan with false and discredited accusations. He needs your help now to overcome the dishonest dirty tricks! We need him to champion our progressive causes in the Senate. Please contribute generously to help elect him now!

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) was founded in 2004 to promote principles including social and economic justice. After twelve years of organizing campaigns to promote peace, stop global warming, clean up elections, end corporate rule, and guarantee healthcare as a human right, we've resolved to explicitly make combatting racism a centerpiece of our organizing work. Please donate generously now to help support our efforts to stop racism.

....to pay for health care, and you would too!

Amendment 69 goes to a vote of the people November 2016. Join us tomorrow, Wednesday August 17 for a PDA webinar about the amendment. Hear from Lyn Gullette, on the Campaign Team for ColoradoCareYES, who will discuss the campaign and about what it means for all of us.

Healthcare Human Right National Webinar
Wednesday August 17
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PDA Advisory Board member Medea Benjamin is a true fighter for peace.  We've proudly stood with her organization Code Pink over the years, as they're never afraid to speak truth to power, and make the pro-war powerful uncomfortable in the process.

A prolific writer, Medea has just completed a new work entitled "Kingdom Of The Unjust: Behind the Saudi-US Connection."

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and Bernie Sanders endorsed progressive activist Tim Canova for Congress because we are committed to electing a governing progressive majority to Congress with candidates like Tim. We're doing this by engaging, empowering, and electing progressive Democrats. We know this is an important way to achieve our shared goals. Please join us in calling for more democracy in the Democratic Party. We're working to build a party that welcomes the waves of new young voters and long-time voters alike!

Help us re-elect Representative Tulsi Gabbard in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. Your donation will be split evenly between PDA and Tulsi unless you change the amounts. Tulsi supports us on our issues, and she appreciates our support. She wrote:

"I'm honored by the endorsement of the Progressive Democrats of America. I respect the work and activism of the Progressive Democrats in Hawaii and across the country, and I look forward to continuing our work together as we fight to end the illegal, counterproductive war to overthrow the Syrian government of Assad, protect social security, empower voters with open and transparent elections, end harmful trade agreements such as TPP, and build a strong economy that benefits the American people."