{"id":39594,"date":"2025-02-16T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=39594"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:46:04","slug":"pda-sunday-progressive-town-hall-february-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/pda-sunday-progressive-town-hall-february-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall, February 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall, February 16, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmYBhHmBsaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PDAMERICA\">PDAMERICA<\/a><ytd-watch-info-text id=\"ytd-watch-info-text\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" view-count-props=\"{&quot;numberText&quot;:&quot;202&quot;,&quot;numberValue&quot;:202,&quot;heightPx&quot;:20,&quot;shouldAnimate&quot;:true}\" date-text-props=\"{&quot;numberText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;heightPx&quot;:20,&quot;shouldAnimate&quot;:false}\" view-count-post-number-text=\"{&quot;runs&quot;:[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot; 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font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\"><\/span><ytd-text-inline-expander id=\"description-inline-expander\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"display: block; position: relative; overflow: hidden; contain: content; color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2rem; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\" always-show-expand-button=\"\" is-expanded=\"\"><yt-attributed-string class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\" user-input=\"\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">In the days after the November election, it was clear that the Democratic Party had to re-establish itself as the party that fought for economic interests of the majority of Americans \u2013 i.e. poor, working-and-middle class Americans. It was also clear that the Party had to do more than just oppose Trump, it had to put forward a powerful positive vision of America. Having said that, three and a half weeks into the Trump Administration, it\u2019s also clear that mainstream \u201cmoderate\u201d Democrats, left to their own devices, can\u2019t even oppose Trump effectively \u2013 and so progressives and activists have had to show them how it\u2019s done. Make a note of this moment because we\u2019ll return to it in the coming weeks. Why? Because it\u2019s pretty obvious when you connect the dots. There\u2019s a reason why Democrats who\u2019s economic policies favor the investor class over the working class neither have a positive vision for the country nor can they effectively counter MAGA\u2026 But that\u2019s for another day.  This Sunday is about embracing, and learning about, what\u2019s immediately necessary: blocking Trump\u2019s reactionary, authoritarian, proto-fascist counter-revolution \u2013 in the streets, in the courts, in blue states, and even (when progressives take the lead) in Congress.  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