15 Under-the-Radar Progressive Wins of Election 2013

[Coyotl]

15 Under-the-Radar Progressive Wins of Election 2013
http://billmoyers.com/2013/11/06/15-under-the-radar-progressive-wins-of-election-2013/

Progressives have plenty to celebrate after last night’s off-off-year elections. Some of those victories were national news – Bill de Blasio’s win in the New York mayoral race, Martin Walsh becoming the new pro-labor mayor of Boston and New Jersey voters both raising the Garden State’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour and amending the state’s constitution so it will rise with inflation in the future.

But there were other, smaller wins in local races that got considerably less attention. Many pitted grassroots activists against deep pocketed corporate interests. You can’t win them all, but here’s a roundup of some under-the-radar progressive victories of election 2013…

New York City: Not only did Bill de Blasio win on a platform of reducing inequality and halting NYPD’s controversial ‘stop-and-frisk’ program, he’ll also govern with a more progressive city council, as the 21 new members of the 51-seat body are expected to double the council’s progressive caucus ...........

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Coyotl.

[Auntie Bush]

2. Thanks for the info.

K&R

[libdem4life]

3. Thanks for this news. It seemed that way, also all the chatter about Republican rifts and the

Democratic net demographic wins for the increasing young, female and minority voters...permanently replacing the opposite demographic. Even the MSM was waxing a tad progressive every now and then.

[JanT]

4. wonderful news

thanks for sharing all of this info. i don't always know what is going on in other areas. this was wonderful to read through all of the victories.

[Coyotl]

5. kick