Talk:Progressive Democrats of America

Economic justice
I reverted the change of "economic justice" as a PDA priority to "economics," but it was re-reverted. I wanted to check in to get some idea of why the change is desired. I'm guessing the editor may be concerned that "economic justice" is a weasel word or something to that effect. However, it should be noted that economics and economic justice are distinct concepts with very different meanings, and that the latter phrase is the terminology used by PDA itself. Thanks. — Bdb484 (talk) 03:30, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I see what you are saying. However, the PDA website is using what we consider a weasel word. It is policies and views regarding economics but they termed it "justice" which gives it a slight spin. The term surprisingly isn't used that much on their site but is seen elsewhere. A quick google search shows some biased and unreliable sources but does also show some with less arguable merit. On Wikipedia, the term redirects to "Social Justice" which has a couple blurbs that use the phrase but are unsourced. The term is not common vernacular and leads the reader. I wouldn't mind it in with quotes (since they do use the term) but that seemed a little silly. Also wouldn't mind something in the paragraph along the line of "...PDA refer to it as economic justice..." but that also might come across overkill. You could also title the section as economic egalitarianism which is featured prominently in the social justice article in reference to political ideology in the lead but that isn't an exact fit for the section.Cptnono (talk) 04:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Reads like an ad
This entire article – and I truly mean the entire article – reads like an advertisement for the group. It is essentially a list of policies that the PDA supports, written in an overwhelmingly one-sided style. I am tempted to completely remove the entire "Priorities" section, and will likely do so if there are no objections over the next few days. The article needs serious attention from non-biased contributors. — Μαρκος Δ  20:45, 8 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Yep. It was truly terrible, and I removed most of it. The article still entirely lacks any secondary sources so is possibly a candidate for AFD. Haven't looked into it much yet, but the COI editing here was like woah. Marquardtika (talk) 01:43, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Huge WP disservice for someone to create page content entirely from subject's page (at least some links now dead), no media articles. References to old legislation, seemingly well-intentioned links to non-existent wikilinks. (:-( Throwing up my arms in exasperation. Easier to delete and start from scratch? (Not so inspired at the moment; may revisit when feeling stronger.) Doug Grinbergs (talk) 02:10, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

obsolete information - needs updated
Healthcare:
 * What I think should be changed:

PDA supports establishing Single Payer expanded and improved Medicare for All, whether at the federal, state, or local level. As such, PDA advocates passage of legislation in the U.S. Congress and in the various states to enable and move forward with these systems, resolutions being put forward advocating for same, and candidates who champion this issue at all levels of government.

PDA recognizes that Healthcare as a human right, can only be achieved when it is freely available to everyone. Everybody in, nobody out. And, that the social sciences of public health and economics have well proven that Single Payer systems save lives, lots of lives, and save money, lots of money.

At PDA, it is firmly believed that the policy argument in favor of Medicare for All has been won, but the political struggle for Healthcare Justice continues.

Advisory board:

Donna Smith, Advisory Board Chair[15] Medea Benjamin John C. Bonifaz (emeritus) Kristin Cabral Steve Cobble (emeritus) Jeff Cohen (emeritus) Marjorie Cohn Rep. John Conyers Jr. (emeritus) Rep. Donna Edwards (emeritus) Keith Ellison Jodie Evans (emeritus) Bill Fletcher Jr. (emeritus) Lila Garret (emeritus) Rep. Raul Grijalva Thom Hartmann Tom Hayden (emeritus) Jim Hightower Mimi Kennedy Rep. Barbara Lee Joe Libertelli (emeritus) Michael Lighty Rep. Jim McGovern Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler Joel Segal (emeritus) Stephen Shaff (emeritus) Andy Shallal (emeritus) Belén Sisa Paul Y. Song, MD Rep. Maxine Waters (emeritus) Rep. Diane E. Watson (emeritus) Rep. Lynn Woolsey (emeritus) Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. (emeritus)

External links at bottom of the page for social media accounts need added. https://Twitter.com/PDAmerica https://Facebook.com/PDAmerica https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pdamerica https://www.instagram.com/progressivedemocratsofamerica/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/77230/admin/


 * Why it should be changed:

This is extremely outdate information - bills no longer even exist listed on the page. Generic information describing would be more appropriate.

Right now this is what appears -

"PDA supports establishing an expanded, improved Medicare for All National Healthcare Program, moving toward a single-payer health care system. PDA advocates passage of H.R. 676 the United States National Health Care Act, which would provide enhanced Medicare for all by establishing a streamlined, nonprofit national health program under which care would be publicly financed and privately delivered. PDA also supports H.R. 1200 the American Health Security Act which would enable states to establish their own health care programs to move toward publicly financed systems.[4]"

Advisory board right now is incorrect. Some people listed currently were never even on the board.

Social media is relevant as we know and I believe probably should be added.


 * References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Healthcare section - I discussed with PDA's National Outreach Lead to for updated information.

Advisory Board - knowledge of PDA's history.

Social media accounts on each social media account itself.

JanSKay (talk) 19:13, 15 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Thank you for the request. Unfortunately you haven't provided appropriate sourcing to support them.

Also, per WP:ELOFFICIAL, are these official accounts run by the organization? PK650 (talk) 22:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)