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*PRACTICAL PROGRESS: The Agenda Project Action Fund's actually brief briefing on the Most Important News from the Progressive Movement.* *ELECTION AFTERMATH* -- Former Secretary of Labor and Top Wonk [ http://www.topwonks.org/experts/robert-reich/ ] *Robert Reich *summed up [ http://robertreich.org/post/102314408470 ] last week's lost opportunity for Democrats: "The midterm elections should have been about jobs and wages, and how to reform a system where nearly all the gains go to the top. It was an opportunity for Democrats to shine. Instead, they hid" ... *READ*: "Election Surprise: Red States Pass Minimum Wage Increases [ http://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/election-surprise-red-states-pass-minimum-wage-increases ]" over at" "the American Constitution Society ... Despite record campaign contributions--broken down by the Brennan Center for Justice HERE [ http://www.brennancenter.org/press-release/new-analysis-winning-senate-candidates-received-immense-dark-money-support ]--voter turnout was the lowest on record since WWII [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/10/voter-turnout-in-2014-was-the-lowest-since-wwii/ ]--with just 36.4 percent of the voting-eligible population casting ballots ... "The Nation": "Did Voting Restrictions Determine Outcomes of Key Midterm Races? [ http://www.nationinstitute.org/featuredwork/fellows/4278/did_voting_restrictions_determine_the_outcomes_of_key_midterm_races/ ]" ... Center for American Progress: "Race and Beyond: Why Young, Minority, and Low-Income Citizens Don't Vote [ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2014/11/06/100627/why-young-minority-and-low-income-citizens-dont-vote/ ]" ... Are you reflected in the new Congress? *FIND OUT* HERE [ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2014/nov/06/-sp-congress-diversity-women-race-lgbt-are-you-represented ]. *OBAMA SUPPORTS AN OPEN INTERNET* -- President Obama publicly endorsed net neutrality on Monday by urging the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a utility: "In plain English, I'm asking them to recognize that for most Americans the Internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life [ http://other98.com/obama-just-save-internet/ ]." Such reclassification would block a leaked proposal by the FCC to eradicate net neutrality in favor of a "hybrid" system that would effectively create a two-tiered Internet [ http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/05/15/historic-vote-fcc-advances-rules-kill-open-internet ]. ACLU Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy: "Today, President Obama is a free speech champion [ https://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/aclu-reaction-obama-statement-net-neutrality ]" ... Former FCC Commissioner and Common Cause Media and Democracy Reform Initiative Special Advisor Michael Copps: "Thank you, Mr. President [ http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/common-cause-urges-fcc-to-heed-obamas-call.html ]." *SIGN* a petition urging the FCC to listen to the President HERE [ https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=437FC917BAD9F285FE860918FD059E10.app261a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=339&autologin=true ]. *ALEC EXODUS CONTINUES* -- Common Cause Research Analyst Jay Riestenberg lauded [ http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/aol-becomes-latest-tech-giant-to-flee-from-alec-20141110 ] AOL's decision to not renew its membership [ http://blog.workingamerica.org/2014/11/06/alec-politicians-won-big-on-tuesday-but-corporations-are-still-leaving/ ] with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): "This further shows companies don't want to be in bed with ALEC anymore, whether it's regarding ALEC's denial of climate science, opposition to net neutrality, or the fact that ALEC is facing an IRS complaint charging the organization with tax fraud" ... Since August, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Yelp have all cut ties with the group [ http://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/timeline-of-the-2014-alec-exodus.html ]. Last month a coalition of 80 organizations [ http://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/over-80-orgs-ask-ebay-to-leave-alec.html ]--including American Family Voices, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Americans United for Change, Campaign for America's Future, ColorofChange.org, CREDO Action, Demos, Greenpeace, MoveOn.org, the National Employment Law Project, and Sierra Club--sent a letter to eBay executives urging [ http://www.commoncause.org/policy-and-litigation/letters-to-government-officials/coalition-letter-to-ebay.html ] them to follow suit. *COMMEMORATING VETERANS* -- 1.7 million veterans [ http://www.cbpp.org/files/11-11-14fa.pdf ] live in households that have relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the past year, according to new findings by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Rental assistance also played a vital role in supporting veterans, reducing homelessness among veterans by 33 percent between 2010 and 2014 [ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=4045 ] ... Meanwhile, CAP crunched the numbers on challenges faced by our veterans and provided a list of organizations dedicated to helping them and their families. *READ*: "Remembering America's Veterans in 2014 [ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/military/news/2014/11/10/101115/remembering-americas-veterans-in-2014/ ]." *OIL INDUSTRY UNMASKED* -- The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released [ http://www.nrdc.org/media/2014/141106.asp ] a new report exposing the extent to which major oil companies are attempting to thwart a California law that will require them to pay for their carbon pollution--including propping up front organizations and funneling tens of millions into lobbying. NRDC senior scientist Merrian Borgeson: "Big Oil believes it can hide behind slick marketing and scare tactics to avoid responsibility for its share of California's climate pollution, but our clean energy policies cut dangerous emissions, boost the state's economy, and drive investment in our most disadvantaged communities. Why should oil companies get a free pass when the state's other major polluters are complying?" *READ* the full report HERE [ http://www.nrdc.org/energy/oil-industry-undermining-california-clean-energy.asp ]. *ACT NOW FOR 11 MILLION* -- Presente launched a campaign urging President Obama to act immediately through executive action to provide relief for the 11 million immigrants living in the United States: "The President was elected twice to the White House in large part because of the support of the Latino vote ... We've waited long enough for the President to fulfill his promise [ http://www.presente.org/campaign/tell-president-act-now-executive-action-all-11-million/original_email/ ]." *SIGN* the petition HERE [ http://act.presente.org/sign/all11millexecorder/ ]. *PRIVATE EQUITY AT WORK* -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)--along with Campaign for America's Future, Americans for Financial Reform, and IPS' Inequality & The Common Good--will host a book signing for CEPR Senior Economist and Top Wonk [ http://www.topwonks.org/experts/eileen-appelbaum/ ] *Eileen Appelbaum* and Cornell University Professor Rosemary Batt's book, "Private Equity at Work" [ http://bbpbooks.teachingforchange.org/book/9780871540393 ]. The event will be moderated by "The Nation" National Affairs Correspondent William Greider and will take place at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. *FIND OUT* more HERE [ http://www.cepr.net/index.php/events/ ]. *FROM THE WONK WIRE* ... ... *NO TO NEW TRADE PACTS*: CEPR Co-Director and Top Wonk [ http://www.topwonks.org/experts/dean-baker/ ] *Dean Baker *explains [ http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/27337-election-results-indicate-huge-mandate-for-new-trade-pacts ] why the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Pact (TTIP) are "everything that people hate about Washington." ... *EBOLA DEBRIEF*: Economist and Top Wonk [ http://www.topwonks.org/experts/joseph-e-stiglitz/ ] *Joseph Stiglitz* outlines [ http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ebola-highlights-inequality-by-joseph-e--stiglitz-2014-11 ] the lessons to be learned from the Ebola crisis. ... *A PRECARIOUS PATH*: Demos Senior Fellow and Top Wonk [ http://www.topwonks.org/experts/nomi-prins/ ] *Nomi Prins* warns [ http://www.nomiprins.com/thoughts/2014/11/10/qe-isnt-dying-its-morphing.html ] against the inevitable result of federally supported, subsidized, and institutionalized speculation by big banks. 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