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Young Progressives are signing up in record numbers with Run For Something, which launched in 2017. They recruit and assist people who are under 40, who are generally left-of-center Democrats and who align with the group’s stated values. Those values include things like supporting reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ equality, climate protections and ending gun violence.
Some of its alums have made their way into Congress, like Reps. Jasmine Crockett (Texas) and Sarah McBride (Del.). Some are running for Senate in 2026, like Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Iowa state Sen. Zach Walls. More than 20 Democrats under the age of 40 are currently running for Congress, and nearly half are Run for Something alumni. Click the links below for the whole story.
Huffington Post article featuring Run For Something.
Run for Something website home page.
Neighborhood Network Monthly Virtual Meeting for progressives interested in local government: https://DFLNeighborhoodNetwork.net/leaders/
Thanks to our Neighborhood Network for this post.
March 25, 2026
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[March 7, 2026] Democratic Representatives Greg Landsman of Ohio, Jared Golden of Maine, Henry Cuellar of Texas, and Juan Vargas of California all voted with Republicans to defeat the War Powers Act vote in the House. Had these Democrats voted with their party, the resolution would have passed 216-215.
[Posted 3/5/2026] U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, who voted for a punitive immigration bill last year called the Laken Riley Act, reversed herself Monday, writing in a Star Tribune commentary that she regrets her “yes” vote.
Craig represents the 2nd Congressional District and is currently running in the Democratic primary for retiring Tina Smith’s U.S. Senate seat. Her strongest opponent, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, has repeatedly criticized Craig for her vote. The Laken Riley Act was named after a nursing student at Augusta University, murdered in 2024 by an undocumented immigrant, José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan. Ibarra was convicted and sentenced to life without possibility of parole.
The Laken Riley Act was the first law signed by Donald Trump, and it became his rallying cry for a severe crackdown on immigrants both entering and living in the U.S. Primarily, the Laken Riley Act requires the mandatory federal detention of any non-U.S. national who is unlawfully present and has been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of specific offenses: any theft-related crimes, the assault of law enforcement, and crimes causing serious harm (whether or not intended). Furthermore, states are given broad powers to sue to the federal government over immigration decisions.
Current defense actions involve questioning Ibarra’s mental competency and understanding of English and American legal procedure when he waived his right to a jury trial.
Springsteen says, he wrote it over the weekend. I just heard a short clip on “The Eleventh Hour with Stephanie Ruhle” show (MSNOW). It reminded me of the song, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Listen for it on your preferred music source.
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Smokey the Bear on Fascism (creator unknown). Text inspired by Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny.”