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- FW: Today's Headlines: 'Let Obamacare Fail,' Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses
& How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President
& Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Conversation
& South Korea Proposes Military Talks With North at Their Border - FW: You're Invited: The Asian American Vote 2016 Presentations
- FW: Democrats just flipped two seats in ...
- FW: Breaking: Social Security Trustees report shows we can expand benefits, not cut
- FW: Trump's ham-handed Presidency
- FW: Three from Consortium News
- FW: the pitchforks are coming
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Subject: NYT Today's Headlines: 'Let Obamacare Fail,' Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses
'Let Obamacare Fail,' Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses By THOMAS KAPLAN The seven-year Republican quest to repeal the Affordable Care Act seemed to reach a dead end Tuesday, but President Trump vowed to "let Obamacare fail." | |
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, GLENN THRUSH and ROBERT PEAR The effort by Senate Republicans to remake the country's health care system faced a near-impossible path forward. President Trump's tweets didn't help. | |
Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Conversation By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS There is no official American record of the prolonged discussion between the two presidents on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit meeting. | |
South Korea Proposes Military Talks With North at Their Border |
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Subject: NYT Today's Headlines: Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect
& South Korea Proposes Military Talks With North at Their Border
Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect
By THOMAS KAPLAN
With announced opposition from Senators Moran and Lee, the Republican push to rewrite President Obama's signature domestic legacy issue falls short.
From: AALDEF
Subject: You're Invited: The Asian American Vote 2016 Presentations
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
invites you to a special presentation on
THE ASIAN AMERICAN VOTE 2016
During the 2016 Presidential Elections, 13,846 Asian American voters participated in AALDEF's multilingual exit poll, the largest nonpartisan survey of its kind in the nation. It was conducted in 11 Asian languages and English in 55 cities across 14 states – NY, NJ, MA, PA, VA, MD, MI, GA, LA, FL, TX, NV, NM, and CA – and Washington, DC. The exit poll reveals vital information about Asian American voting patterns that is often overlooked in mainstream voter surveys.
At this special presentation, learn about the Asian American vote in the Presidential and Congressional elections and opinions on key issues by ethnicity, nativity, party enrollment, age, and English proficiency. We will present national data, as well as special data on each respective state.
RSVP: 212.966.5932 x206 or votingrights@aaldef.org
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HOUSTON, TX | Wednesday, July 19 | Yantze Restaurant | Host: OCA-Greater Houston |
PHILADELPHIA, PA | Thursday, July 20 | SEAMAAC | |
MIAMI, FL | Saturday, August 12 | NANAY Community Center | |
LAS VEGAS, NV | Tuesday, August 15 | Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) Center | |
ATLANTA, GA | Thursday, August 24 | Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) | |
SAN DIEGO, CA | TBA |
Thank you to our 2016 Exit Poll Co-Sponsors!
National Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) • APIAVote • Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) • East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL) • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) • National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) • National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) • National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) • National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) • National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) • OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates • South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) • South Asian Fund for Education Scholarship Training (SAFEST) • The Sikh Coalition
Legal Organizations: Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) • Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM) • Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas (ABALV) • Asian Law Alliance • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (APABA-PA) • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC) • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia, Inc. (APABA-VA) • Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of NJ (APALA-NJ) • Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) • Austin Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) • Dallas Asian American Bar Association (DAABA) • Filipino American Legal Defense & Education Fund (FALDEF) • Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) • Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) • Greater Boston Legal Services • Korean American Bar Association of New Jersey (KABA-NJ) • Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY) • Louisiana Asian Pacific American Bar Association (LAPABA) • Michigan Asian Pacific American Bar Association (MAPABA) • Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY) • South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (SABA-NJ) • South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY) • South Asian Bar Association of San Diego (SABA-SD) • South Asian Bar Association of Washington DC (SABA-DC)
Local Organizations: Adhikaar • American Citizens for Justice / Asian American Center for Justice (ACJ) • Apex for Youth • APIAVote-Michigan (APIAVote-MI) • APIs CAN! • Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF) • Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) • Asian American Society of Central Virginia (AASoCV) • Asian Americans United (AAU) • Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) • Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) • Asian Employee Network at American Express (ANA – New York) • Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) - Nevada • Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA Austin) • Boat People SOS Delaware Valley • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center • Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) • Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) • Chhaya CDC • Chinese Progressive Association (CPA Boston) • Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA) • Council of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) • Dallas/Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council (DFW AACC) • Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI) • Filipino American Lawyers Association of NY (FALA NY) • Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) • Indo-Caribbean Alliance • JCI Philippine-New York (Jaycees) • KhushDC • Korean American Civic Empowerment (KACE) • MinKwon Center for Community Action • NANAY • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum DC Chapter (NAPAWF DC) • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum NYC Chapter (NAPAWF*NYC) • New Mexico Asian Family Center (NMAFC) • OCA Greater Houston Chapter • Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) • Pilipino American Unity for Progress NY (UniPro NY) • South Asian Community Care Organization (SACO) • Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts • Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC) • Strong Families NM, of Forward Together • United Chinese Association of Brooklyn (UCA) • VietLead • Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA) • Voice of Vietnamese Americans (VVA)
School Organizations and Programs: Brooklyn Law APALSA • Cardozo APALSA • Columbia APALSA • Columbia School of Social Work Asian Pacific Islander Student Caucus (CSSW API Caucus) • CUNY School of Law, APALSA • Drexel APALSA • Emory Asian Student Organization (ASO) • Georgetown APALSA • Harvard APALSA • Harvard Students Asian Pacific Coalition (HSAPC) • Hunter Asian American Studies Program • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, APALSA • Michigan Law APALSA • NYU APALSA • Princeton Asian American Students Association (AASA) • Santa Clara APALSA • St. John's APALSA • Temple APALSA • Tufts Asian Student Coalition (TASC) • UMass Boston Asian American Studies • UMD College Park Asian American Studies Program • University of Miami School of Law APALSA • University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law APALSA • UPenn APALSA • UPenn Asian Pacific Student Coalition (APSC) • UT Austin Center for Asian American Studies
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From: Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos
Subject: Democrats just flipped two seats in ...
Democrats just flipped two more seats from red to blue in special elections this week in dark red Oklahoma.
No, that's not a typo: Democrats are winning in OKLAHOMA.
Last November, Democrats lost these seats with 40 and 42 percent of the vote. This week, we won them with 52 and 55 percent of the vote. I don't need to tell you this, but I will anyway: That is a huge swing.
The next special election is coming up fast: There a special election for state Senate in New Hampshire on July 25, and winning it could put Democrats on the path to the state Senate majority in 2018.
Can you chip in $5 to Daily Kos-endorsed Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh right now?
Democrats have been surging in special elections up and down the ballot this year, and we've picked up some seats at that state legislative level—including one in New Hampshire already.
But you know how hard it is to get voters to the polls for special elections like these. That's why we need to make sure Cavanaugh has the resources he needs to Get Out The Vote.
Please chip in $5 now.
From: Alex Lawson, Social Security Works
Subject: Breaking: Social Security Trustees report shows we can expand benefits, not cut
Republicans like to pretend that their long-held desire to cut Social Security is based on economic concerns about affordability. They hide behind deficit fear-mongering to cover their ideology that when it comes to our retirement security, or a disability, or the loss of a loved one―we're on our own. But this ideology isn't about economics. It's just cruel—and the numbers back this up.
The new Social Security Trustees report―released today―shows a program that is strong and growing. It projects that, even if Congress took no action whatsoever, Social Security could pay 100% of benefits owed through 2034, and 77% of benefits owed after that.
And if the wealthy pay their fair share, and we can afford to expand Social Security and extend the lifespan of the trust fund.
Sign the petition today! Tell Congress that the numbers don't lie. We can afford to protect and expand Social Security.
This year's report projects that in 2017 Social Security will run an annual surplus of roughly $58.6 billion, bringing the accumulated surplus to about $2.9 trillion by the end of the year.
This is why the Democratic Party strongly favors expanding, not cutting Social Security, and why expansion was even included in the 2016 Democratic Party Platform:
We will fight every effort to cut, privatize, or weaken Social Security, including attempts to raise the retirement age, diminish benefits by cutting cost-of-living adjustments, or reducing earned benefits. Democrats will expand Social Security.
And they've shown this not through words, but through actions.
Since 2015, 20 Social Security expansion bills have been introduced in the House and Senate. And the Social Security 2100 Act, introduced this year by Rep. John Larson (D-CT), has 162 cosponsors in the House―the largest number of supporters for any expansion bill ever.
Sign the petition today and tell Congress to expand, not cut Social Security!
Poll after poll shows that the American people overwhelmingly support expanding, not cutting Social Security's modest benefits. Let's hold Republicans accountable and demand a safe and secure retirement for all Americans, not just the wealthy few.
Paid for and Authorized by Social Security Works
From: Eric Kramer
Subject: Trump's ham-handed Presidency
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/ouch-texas-paper-destroys-trumps-six-months-in-office-by-documenting-every-one-of-his-failures/
From: Thomas Scott
Subject: Three from Consortium News
Forgetting the 'Dirty Dossier' on Trump
Neocons Enlist in Anti-Trump #Resistance
Ten Problems with Anti-Russian Obsession
From: Nick Hanauer
Subject: the pitchforks are coming
I just published this article in Politico and I wanted to make sure you got a chance to read it -- but first, please chip in $3 to help Civic Action keep causing trouble.
Since Election Day, I've been overwhelmed by anguished calls, emails, and conversations from my wealthy friends who, for the first time, are confronting the real possibility that our cozy utopian, urban, pluralistic lifestyles may be in peril.
I know what you're thinking: "Welcome to our reality, one-percenters."
The truth is, all of us, from the top 1% all the way down to the bottom 1% are feeling a lot of anxiety right now.
That's why I've written a new letter to my fellow one-percenters, letting them know that the pitchforks are at the gate, and time is running short.
I tried to warn them three years ago, Munsup, but they didn't listen. I told them that 30 years of rising inequality would inevitably lead to some sort of populist revolt that would disrupt the fantastic lives we elites enjoy. I cautioned that any society which allows itself to become radically and indefensibly unequal eventually faces either an uprising or a police state—or both.
Donald Trump rode to the White House on a wave of faux-populism, and now he's using the language of populist revolution to distract Americans from his Congressional cadre of trickle-downers and their plans to make America even more unequal.
What can we do about it? I believe that we in the American political and economic elite face an extraordinarily inconvenient but undeniable truth: Our country will not get better until our fellow citizens feel better; and they will not feel better until they actually do better. And this is the hard part for many of my rich pals: The American people will not do better until they are actually paid more.
That's why I created Civic Action—I wanted to create an organization that demands policies that will allow Americans to create better lives: policies like overtime pay, a higher minimum wage, and paid sick leave. And these policies just don't help individuals—they help businesses and our economy as a whole.
"How can this be?" you're probably thinking. "I've been told that pro-worker reforms hurt the economy!"
I'm here to tell you that's a lie—a scare tactic put forward by elites to keep your wages low. And you can take my word for it—as a venture capitalist and business owner, I'm the very definition of an elite. The truth is the exact opposite: when workers earn more money, businesses have more customers and hire more workers. That's because a thriving middle class is the source and cause of growth in capitalist economies. I'm not a job creator. You are.
The more we pretend that people like me are the origin of economic prosperity, the more pitchforks we'll see in the streets. Too many people are being left behind because of our greed.
The pitchforks are coming, my friends, and there's no good end of a pitchfork.
So what do you say, Munsup? Are you on the team… or are you on the wrong side of the pitchfork?
Paid for by Civic Action
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