Hillary Clinton returns to politics with launch of new organization

[nitpicker]

http://www.dw.com/en/hillary-clinton-returns-to-politics-with-launch-of-new-organization/a-38853252

16.05.2017
Hillary Clinton returns to politics with launch of new organization

"Onward Together" will support civic activism and foster political resistance, its website said. Clinton's presidential election loss to Trump forced her to re-evaluate her role in a changing political environment.

The statement on the "Onward Together" website launched on Monday said the organization "will advance progressive values and work to build a brighter future for generations to come." "There's no telling what we can achieve if we approach the fights ahead with the passion and determination we feel today, and bring that energy into 2017, 2018, 2020, and beyond," it added.

The statement also alluded to the protests against US President Donald Trump that have taken place since he entered office in January. "In recent months, we've seen what's possible when people come together to resist bullying, hate, falsehoods and divisiveness, and stand up for a fairer, more inclusive America," it read.

The newly launched site reminded visitors that 66 million American voters had cast ballots for Clinton in the 2016 presidential election - some 3 million more than those cast for President Trump.

"Onward Together" marks Clinton's return to the political arena after her bruising loss to Trump in the November 2016 presidential election. Despite receiving a greater number of popular votes, Clinton failed to win the Electoral College, the deciding factor in US presidential elections.
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She also highlighted some of the activist groups that "Onward Together" would support including Color of Change, an organization aimed at achieving justice for African-Americans, Emerge America, a training program for aspiring female Democratic candidates, and Swing Left, a grassroots network to recapture the House from Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections. In an email, Clinton said her organization would provide direct funding as well as message outreach for civic groups.
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Her decision to launch her own organizations means she will relinquish her leading role in the Clinton Foundation alongside her daughter Chelsea Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

[Sunlei]

5. Mr. Trump, you're a lonely man.

[Sunlei]

3. "Onward Together" Love you Hillary

[Madam45for2923]

4. On board! & Onward Together!

[Orsino]

6. Sound PACish at first glance, and perhaps that's what most of us would have expected of her...

...but this is specifically a 501(c)(4).

I'm tempted to donate blind.

[Sunlei]

7. one group *Color of Change*"Every year, millions of people are condemned to cages"

Every year, millions of people are condemned to cages and separated from their families simply because they cannot afford to pay bail after an arrest. This country’s justice system claims to treat people as if they are innocent until proven guilty but the reality is that before even being convicted of a crime, the accused and their families are forced to pay non-refundable deposits to bail companies in exchange for their release from jail. Bail insurers prey on those entering into the criminal justice system and trap them in debt through high fees and installment plans. These profiteers coerce people into signing over their privacy rights and when it’s not profitable, they leave people in jail.

This practice of forcing people to buy their freedom--reminiscent of a time when slaves and their families had to do the same--has been part of American culture for centuries, and it is now being exploited by the bail bond industry. Because racial disparity exists in every aspect of the criminal justice system, the use of money bail perpetuates this racial bias and enables big bail insurance companies to profit off the backs of our nation's most marginalized Black communities. In addition to the over $9 billion wasted to incarcerate people who have been convicted of no crime, pre-trial incarceration has catastrophic impacts on families and communities. Just a few days in jail can cause irreversible harm and force people to lose their job, their housing, their children and, in cases like Sandra Bland, even cause them to lose their life.

The abolition of the for-profit bail industry is a crucial step to ending mass incarceration. Big bail companies have one major goal: to continue profiteering from the arrest and caging of people. They do not care if these people are innocent, if jail conditions are inhumane or if bail bondsmen’s practices mimic predatory lending. This “profit over people” sentiment is why corporations should not be the gatekeepers of a person’s pretrial detention and release.