Working Families

2011 was something of a roller-coaster, wasn’t it? In January, the Tea Party seemed the most potent force in American politics and progressives were left scratching our heads. Thankfully, things change.
As I look back, three moments show the balance starting to tip back toward sanity, equality, freedom and democracy. The list is attached below and [...]

What a difference a few months makes.
Last summer, the Tea Party dominated every political discussion in the nation. The debt ceiling debate in Washington was fraudulent and job creation efforts in Albany were stalled.
Doesn’t that seem like a long time ago now?
Just yesterday, Governor Cuomo, the Speaker and the Majority Leader agreed on a package [...]

STATEMENT FROM DAN CANTOR, WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON TAX REFORM DEAL: “Governor Cuomo and Speaker Silver have taken a genuine step toward a fairer tax system and a more robust economy. Today’s agreement, by any measure, is a principled and historic accomplishment as it establishes again the importance of progressive taxation, fairness to the middle-class, working-class and poor, and economic growth.”

You can tell the 99% movement is making waves because the 1% is trying to shut it down. Mayor Bloomberg and mayors around the country have ordered evictions. And on the UC Davis campus in California, peaceful protesters — sitting calmly — were pepper sprayed at point-blank range by the police. It’s awful to watch.
Now [...]

Dan Cantor appeared on CNN’s American Morning today to talk about the next steps for Occupy Wall Street.
“Of course it’s the power of their ideas that has captured the day, to a degree,” he said. “But we live in a society where money often trumps speech. … So it’s wrong to say it’s merely the [...]

Matthew Cain here, online organizer at the Working Families Party.
Over the last month or so, seeing GOP frontrunner Herman Cain drag the “Cain” name through the mud has been tough. But today, he crossed the line by weighing in on New York state politics.
He came out for a giant tax cut [...]

by Mike Boland, WFP Organizing Director
Last night was a good one for the Democrats and a great one for the WFP.
In one of the two biggest, most talked about races in the state, a progressive Democrat who pioneered green energy policy as a town supervisor and played a critical role in helping advance our [...]

Name
Office

Alan Simon
Town Of Ramapo, New York Town Justice

Alden Wolfe
County of Rockland County Legislator District 6

Alexander Gromack
Town of Clarkstown Supervisor

Bob Milone
County of Rockland County Legislator District 11

Brendel Logan
Town of Ramapo Town Council

Christopher Martone
County of Rockland County Legislator District 9

Christopher St. Lawrence
Town [...]

Tuesday is Election Day.
There may not be any famous names on the ballot in this off-year, but your local elected officials often have an even greater impact on everyday life than your representatives in Washington or Albany.
That’s why the Working Families Party vets and endorses candidates for city council, county legislature, and mayor of towns [...]

For Immediate Release
1 November, 2011
Contact:
TJ Helmstetter: tjhelm@workingfamiliesparty.org
WFP to Bloomberg: Not a serious comment.
Earlier this morning, Mayor Bloomberg told a business audience at breakfast:

“It was not the banks that created the mortgage crisis. It was, plain and simple, Congress who forced everybody to go and give mortgages to people who were on the cusp.”

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