Power to the People Podcast is independent, people-powered news and action in conversation. We break down the stories shaping our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, expose abuses of power, and help listeners stay informed, connected, and ready to act. <br/><br/><a href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/s/power-to-the-people?utm_medium=podcast">newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org</a>
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Power to the People Podcast is independent, people-powered news and action in conversation. We break down the stories shaping our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, expose abuses of power, and help listeners stay informed, connected, and ready to act. <br/><br/><a href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/s/power-to-the-people?utm_medium=podcast">newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org</a>
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August 2, 2026
📢 Resist & Rising: The Good News Audio Edition
<p>📢 <strong>This is the audio edition of Resist & Rising: Good News for August 1, 2026.</strong> Discover inspiring victories for democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive freedom, clean energy, workers, and communities across America.</p><p>Each week, <strong>Resist & Rising Together Weekly</strong> from People Power United shares proof that people power is alive and rising. Neighbors, workers, families, organizers, advocates, and everyday heroes are defending democracy, protecting one another, holding powerful interests accountable, and building a future rooted in dignity, freedom, and justice.</p><p>From courtroom victories and voting-rights wins to labor power, climate progress, reproductive freedom, immigrant justice, and courageous acts of solidarity, these stories remind us that America belongs to the people—not kings, billionaires, extremists, or authoritarians.</p><p>Resistance is not only about stopping harm. It is about choosing hope, building collective power, and moving forward together—one community, one action, and one victory at a time.</p><p>📖 <strong>Read the print version: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/resist-and-rising-good-news-august-1-2026"><strong>https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/resist-and-rising-good-news-august-1-2026</strong></a></p><p>✨ <strong>Join People Power United and help power the movement forward: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe"><strong>https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe</strong></a></p><p>#GoodNews #PeoplePower #PowerToThePeople</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe</a>
July 4, 2026
🗽The People’s 250: America Belongs to All of Us
<p><strong>America’s 250th must be more than fireworks.</strong></p><p>It must be more than parades, flags, speeches, and patriotic slogans from politicians who praise freedom while stripping it away. It must be more than a celebration staged by billionaires, corporations, and extremists who want the symbols of America without the promise of America.</p><p>The People’s 250 must be a recommitment: <strong>America belongs to all of us.</strong></p><p>For nearly 250 years, people before us sacrificed, organized, marched, prayed, taught, built, cared, voted, resisted, and rose to move this country closer to its highest promise. They demanded that liberty not be reserved for the wealthy, the white, the privileged, the powerful, or the well-connected. They demanded that justice not be selective. They demanded a democracy where the people — not kings, not corporations, not corrupt politicians — had the power to shape the future.</p><p>They carried forward the promise of <strong>liberty and justice for all.</strong></p><p><strong>Now it is our turn.</strong></p><p>We owe it to those who came before us to tell the truth: America has never fully lived up to that promise. Too many people have been denied dignity, safety, opportunity, freedom, and power. Too many communities have been pushed aside by institutional racism, billionaire buyouts, corrupt policies, voter suppression, poverty wages, housing injustice, attacks on education, and systems designed to keep opportunity out of reach.</p><p>That is why “equality” cannot be the end of the sentence.</p><p><strong>The real promise must include equity.</strong> Because when generations of people have been locked out, left behind, underpaid, over-policed, ignored, erased, displaced, and denied access, simply saying “everyone is equal now” does not repair the harm. Equity means removing barriers. Equity means telling the truth. Equity means making sure every person has a real chance to live, work, learn, vote, heal, love, worship, speak, and thrive with dignity.</p><p><strong>That is the America we deserve.</strong></p><p>We deserve a nation where everyone who calls America home is treated with respect. We deserve rights that extremists cannot erase. We deserve a government with leaders that serves the public good, not billionaire greed. We deserve courts that protect the Constitution, not corruption. We deserve leaders who honor the rule of law, not authoritarians who believe power belongs only to them. We deserve schools that teach truth, communities where families can afford to live, health care people can access, clean air and water, reproductive freedom, voting rights, worker power, and equal protection under the law.</p><p><strong>This is what freedom over fascism means.</strong></p><p>It means refusing to let cruelty become policy. It means refusing to let propaganda replace truth. It means refusing to let fear divide us from our neighbors. It means refusing to let anyone tell us that democracy is too broken, too messy, or too far gone to save.</p><p>At People Power United, we believe freedom is not a slogan. <strong>Freedom is a daily act of activism.</strong></p><p>Freedom is calling Congress. Freedom is showing up at the town hall. Freedom is helping a neighbor register to vote. Freedom is speaking out when rights are under attack. Freedom is sharing the truth when lies are spreading. Freedom is protecting the vulnerable. Freedom is demanding accountability. Freedom is organizing in our communities, building people power, and refusing to hand our future over to extremists, billionaires, and corrupt politicians.</p><p>As America turns 250, let us celebrate with purpose.</p><p>Let us honor those who came before us by continuing the work they carried forward. Let us reclaim patriotism from those who use it as a weapon. Let us build a democracy rooted in dignity, respect, equity, justice, and freedom for all.</p><p><strong>The People’s 250 is our reminder and our rallying cry: America belongs to all of us.</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/about">People Power United</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe</a>
May 13, 2026
🚨 2026 Call to Action: Rise Up for Liberty and Justice for All
<p>Friends,</p><p>If you are feeling overwhelmed by everything happening in the news, <strong>please watch our inspirational video.</strong></p><p>This country has faced racism, xenophobia, bigotry, greed, and corrupt politicians before, and time after time, it has been<strong> the people who rose up to reclaim liberty and justice for all.</strong></p><p>Our work is not done. <strong>Our march continues.</strong></p><p>We are living through a dangerous time for our country. Rights are under attack, freedoms are being stripped away, and too many people are being asked to carry the cost of corruption, cruelty, and chaos.</p><p>But <strong>we are not powerless</strong>.</p><p>People Power United exists to help people understand what is at stake, who is being harmed, who is responsible, and what we can do next. This is <strong>independent, people-powered media and grassroots actions</strong> for people who still believe <strong>collective grassroot movement actions and people power </strong>can change what comes next.</p><p>We believe in <strong>freedom over fascism, progress over fear, and power to the people</strong>.</p><p>If you value <strong>independent, people-powered news</strong> and <strong>grassroots action</strong> to defend our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, please do not stand on the sidelines. Become a subscriber, get involved, and help us build the power needed to protect what matters most.</p><p><strong>Subscribe for free </strong>to get daily<strong> accountability news and action</strong>, or go paid to <strong>support</strong> this independent news source.</p><p>https://peoplepowerunited.org/welcome</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/subscribe</a>
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