2026-08

Trump's right. His economy is a win for Wall Street. Meanwhile, while the rich get richer millions of Americans cannot afford the basic necessities of life — food, housing, healthcare and a decent retirement.

Donavan McKinney is running for Congress in Michigan's 13th district. Donavan comes from the working class and fights for the working class. He wants Medicare for All, a livable minimum wage and affordable housing. Tomorrow’s Election Day. Let's get out the vote for Donavan.

It is insane that the Democrats allow super PACs like AIPAC to spend millions in their primaries — only for those same special interests to help elect Republicans in the general election. My message to Democratic leaders: Ban super PACs from Democratic primaries NOW.

The 2026 elections are not just about the economy, healthcare, AI, etc. They're about stopping Trump’s efforts to undermine democracy. When we stand together and organize at the grassroots, we will not only defeat authoritarianism but create a government that works for all.

62 years ago, people from across the country stood with Dr. King on the National Mall to fight racism and economic injustice. Those struggles continue today. Join me tomorrow in D.C. at the March on Washington: Defend the Vote rally.

The U.S. now spends twice as much per capita on healthcare as other major countries, all of which have universal healthcare. Why? The function of the U.S. system isn't quality care for all. It is massive profits for insurance and drug companies. We need Medicare for All NOW.

Sergey Brin is leading a $90 million ad campaign to stop California's 5% billionaire wealth tax. He is $133 billion richer since Trump's election. But that's apparently not enough. He'd rather children lose access to healthcare than pay his fair share. Greed is a sickness.

Trump thinks that every community in America should welcome a data center. Great idea. Lead by example. Have your friend Elon build one at Mar-a-Lago.

Sen. Ed Markey is taking on the oligarchs and delivering for working families. Not surprisingly, a super PAC supporting his opponent has raised over $5 million from corporate interests to try and defeat him. Please join me, Ed, Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley on Saturday.

900 million people just saw the hottest July on record The world's oceans just saw the hottest July on record July was the hottest month in the recorded history of the United States No, Mr. President. Climate change is not a “hoax.” It is an emergency that demands bold action.

What do Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, Peggy Flanagan and Angie Nixon have in common? They all ran strong progressive grassroots campaigns.  They were all heavily outspent. THEY ALL WON. The establishment has the money. We have the people. When we stand together, we win.

At a time of historic income and wealth inequality, we need leaders in Congress who stand with working families, not billionaires. We need leaders who will fight for Medicare for All and raise the minimum wage to a living wage. Ed Markey is that leader. x.com/i/broadcasts/1vJpPNlDM…

Congratulations to Will Lawrence, Donavan McKinney and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on their historic victories last night. Abdul took on the entire billionaire class, faced more than $60 million in spending against him, and WON. Now let's beat Mike Rogers and take back the Senate.

Congratulations to Rebecca Cooke on winning her House primary in Wisconsin. A daughter of farmers, a waitress and small business owner, she knows the failures of Washington firsthand. We need more working-class fighters like Rebecca in Congress.

Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired. He said The View should be "pulled off air." His FCC threatened ABC broadcast licenses. Now ABC is suing to defend the 1st Amendment rights Americans fought and died to defend. Sorry, Mr. Trump: we're not living in a dictatorship.

Congratulations to the California Democratic Party for endorsing a billionaire wealth tax in their state. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, we need the courage to take on the billionaire class — not cave to it.

We’re winning. Keep fighting.

At a time when the billionaire class has never ever had it so good, a new poll finds that 67% of Americans believe the wealthy are not paying their fair share of taxes. And they’re right. Congress: Listen to the American people. Tax billionaire wealth.

The billionaire class has the money. We have the people. Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed just proved that we can take on billionaire-funded super PACs and win. The people are fighting back.

Today’s elections are about whether we have a government of the people, by the people & for the people—or a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class & for the billionaire class. MI: VOTE Abdul El-Sayed, Donovan McKinney & Will Lawrence. MO: VOTE Cori Bush.

Almost every day, there is a new story about companies losing control of AI, with potentially cataclysmic results. It is not too late to avoid disaster. In the interest of humanity, AI leaders must PAUSE AI development. Stop building machines that humans cannot control.

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Peggy Flanagan is being greatly outspent by billionaire-funded super PACs who are spending a record-breaking $20 million against her. They have the money. We have the people. Let's elect @peggyflanagan on Tuesday.

Since Trump won in 2024, this is how much richer the oligarchs have become: Elon Musk: $531 billion Larry Page: $139 billion Jeff Bezos: $60 billion Sergey Brin: $128 billion Michael Dell: $107 billion FIGHT FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL, NOT JUST THE FEW.

The March on Washington and Dr. King’s movement changed the course of American history. Now it is our turn. x.com/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZBqe…

THE BILLIONAIRES MUST PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES While the very rich are getting richer, working families are struggling to afford health care, housing, groceries and other basic necessities. In the midst of unprecedented income and wealth inequality, the billionaire class must start paying their fair share of taxes. My 5% wealth tax, which would apply to fewer than 1,000 billionaires, would raise over $4.4 trillion in new revenue which would allow us to: ✅Provide $12,000 to a working family of four ✅Enact universal childcare ✅Expand Medicare for dental, vision & hearing ✅End homelessness ✅Require a $60,000 minimum salary for teachers The time is long overdue for the U.S. government to begin representing the needs of working families, not billionaire campaign contributors. Let us s…

Elon Musk spent $290M to elect Trump. Now he wants to spend up to $200M to buy a Senate seat in Texas and keep Republicans in control of Congress. That’s not democracy. That’s oligarchy. End Citizens United. Ban super PACs. Get billionaires—from both parties—out of elections.

Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers. We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.” Today, 75% of Americans agree and hundreds of candidates are responding. The message is clear: We need a moratorium.

It’s not complicated. Despite being heavily outspent, many progressives across the country are winning elections for one simple reason: The ideas they are running on are extremely popular.

Congratulations to Peggy Flanagan for winning the Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota. Peggy was outspent 7 to 1 by billionaire super PACs and she WON. The American people are sick and tired of establishment politics and policies. They want REAL change.

The Michigan Senate primary is a fight as to whether billionaires and their super PACs will continue to control American politics, or whether we can have a government that represents working families. Tomorrow is Election Day in MI. Let’s elect Abdul El-Sayed.

Will Lawrence is leading the fight against Big Tech Oligarchs and their data centers. He'll stand up to the billionaire class, fight for Medicare for All and represent working families' needs. Let’s do all we can to elect Will to Michigan's 7th congressional district today.

Our current healthcare system is broken. Progressives understand healthcare must be a human right, guaranteed to all, not a source of billions in profits for insurance and drug companies. A recent poll showed 64% of Americans want Medicare for All. They’re right. Let’s do it.

What Abdul’s victory in Michigan means for the future.

Minnesota: Will we continue to have a political system dominated by crypto, AIPAC, Big Tech and their billionaire-funded super PACs? Or will we elect grassroots leaders like Peggy Flanagan who will stand with working families? The choice is clear Tuesday: PLEASE SUPPORT PEGGY FLANAGAN.

A new report shows there are 57 Trump officials worth at least $100 million. Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: "This government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Donald Trump: A government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.

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Americans are fighting back against inequality. Despite billionaires spending $156M against it & opposition from leaders of both parties, California’s 5% billionaire wealth tax is winning 48-41% in a new poll. Billionaires WILL pay their fair share. It begins in CA.

Trump-pardoned January 6 rioter Jake Lang is in Michigan targeting Abdul El-Sayed, burning Qurans and calling Muslims “insidious parasites.” Will Mike Rogers and the Republican leadership condemn Lang’s bigotry and hatred—or will they continue to fan the flames of Islamophobia?

No, Mr. President, the 75% of Americans who oppose data centers in their communities do not want to be “backwards and poor.” They want a decent future for themselves, their kids and their communities. They understand that data centers are destroying local environments and that these out-of-control technologies will likely eliminate tens of millions of jobs, eviscerate our privacy, negatively impact the mental health of our children, radically alter how we as human beings relate to each other, undermine our democracy and threaten the very future of humanity. They have every right to be concerned.

Dr. Martin Luther King understood that political freedom and economic freedom are inseparable. "What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can't afford to buy a hamburger?" he famously asked. Today, Dr. King’s dream is under unprecedented attack. FIGHT BACK.

Anonymous megadonors have spent over $1 billion to buy the 2026 election. Elon Musk has spent over $90 million. Billionaires buying elections is not democracy—it's oligarchy. ENOUGH. We need to end Citizens United, get super PACs out of primaries & publicly fund elections.

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The city of Tempe, AZ, is turning off all of its Flock cameras and ending its contract with this AI surveillance company backed by Big Tech oligarchs like Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel. Good. The American people do not want to be tracked and recorded by AI.

Whether you're a Republican, Democrat or Independent, you know our campaign finance system is broken, workers need livable wages and healthcare should be a human right. We can elect @AbdulElSayed who will take on the billionaire class and represent working families, not the 1%.

Sergey Brin has made $140 billion since Trump was elected. If California passes its one-time 5% wealth tax, he would owe $14 billion and still be worth $270 billion. So what is he doing? Spending $100 million to defeat the proposal. FIGHT OLIGARCHY. TAX BILLIONAIRE WEALTH.

AIPAC spent $30 million trying to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in the primary. They lost. Now, they plan to spend tens of millions more against him in the general election. This is not democracy. This is oligarchy and a corrupt billionaire-funded campaign finance system. Fight back.

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING BACK Young people understand that, in the richest country on Earth, there is no rational reason why their generation should face a lower standard of living than their parents. And they’re fighting back. Progressives are winning across the country because young people are increasingly involved in the political process. They’re knocking on doors, making phone calls and voting in record numbers for progressive candidates. They understand that healthcare is a human right, that we should invest in affordable housing and not endless wars, that we should make public colleges and universities tuition-free and that AI must benefit all of humanity, not just Big Tech oligarchs. The establishment wants people to believe politics is hopeless, that they have all the mon…

Democratic Socialist State Representative Angie Nixon, outspent more than 16 to 1, pulled off a HUGE upset to win the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Florida. Congratulations Angie!

There is a reason why the super PACs and billionaires are flooding Minnesota with $20 million to defeat Peggy Flanagan. Same thing as Michigan. They do not want somebody in the Senate who will stand up for the working class.