Follow-up from webinar “The Tech Billionaires Are Coming for Fair Share. Here’s How to Fight Back.”

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last night for our webinar “The Tech Billionaires Are Coming for Fair Share. Here’s How to Fight Back.”!

You can watch the video here. And feel free to share it with friends!

Next Steps

Call/Email Your Legislators: You can use this letter-writing tool or this script guide.
Join us for a phone bank! Next Wednesday at 5 pm or next Thursday at 12 pm
Social Media: Share RUM’s recent ad calling out the Mass High-Tech Council.
Learn More: Visit the website https://www.protectmassachusettsfuture.com/.

Jonathan Cohn

PM in the News: “A ballot question to eliminate party primaries in Massachusetts is dividing state Democrats”

May 11, 2026 / PM in the News

Chris VanBuskirk, “A ballot question to eliminate party primaries in Massachusetts is dividing state Democrats,” Boston Globe, May 11, 2026. Jonathan Cohn, policy director for Progressive Massachusetts and a former

Brookline.News: “Younger candidates push out some of Brookline’s political old guard in progressive sweep”

May 11, 2026 / PM in the News

Sam Mintz and Vivi Smilgius, “Younger candidates push out some of Brookline’s political old guard in progressive sweep,” Brookline.News, May 6, 2026. “This was an election about getting people to

MA Senate Votes 37 to 3 for the PROTECT Act

May 7, 2026 / Roll Call

The MA Senate today voted 37 to 3 to pass the PROTECT Act, which takes important steps to protect immigrant communities in Massachusetts, such as banning new 287(g) agreements, preventing

Support & Strengthen the PROTECT Act

May 6, 2026 / Action Alerts

he MA Senate is voting tomorrow on the PROTECT Act (S.3072), which takes important steps to protect immigrant communities in Massachusetts, such as banning new 287(g) agreements, preventing law enforcement

“‘The bloodless murder of legislation.’ After promising more transparency, Mass. Legislature still killing bills without votes.” | Boston Globe

May 5, 2026 / OpEds & LTEs

Kelly Garrity, “‘The bloodless murder of legislation.’ After promising more transparency, Mass. Legislature still killing bills without votes.,” Boston Globe, May 5, 2026. Public committee votes are a form of

This Thursday at the State House: Our Annual Lobby Day

May 4, 2026 / Events

This Thursday is a big day. The MA Senate will be voting on their draft of the PROTECT Act, and it’s our annual lobby day. We have just three months left in the

Just Say NO to Corporate Extortionists

May 4, 2026 / Action Alerts

Corporate CEOs are backing two ballot questions to cut the income tax. Combined with Trump’s cuts to the state, these questions will blow an $8 Billion hole in the budget, a

Follow-up to Spring Forward Webinar “Spring Forward: Investing in People, not Prisons: The Prison Moratorium and Beyond”

May 1, 2026 / Action Alerts, Blog

Thank you so much to everyone who joined our Spring Forward webinar on Wednesday about the prison moratorium and the important work happening on decarceration with Mallory Hanora of Families

Online Panel, Generation Engaged: Understanding Youth Advocacy

April 30, 2026 / Events

Thank you so much to everyone who joined our panel discussion on youth activism. If you missed it, you can view a recording of the event here. Hear directly from

1737 Amendments were Filed to the MA House Budget. What Happened to All of them?

April 30, 2026 / Roll Call

Yesterday, the MA House passed its FY 2027 budget with a broadly bipartisan vote of 149 to 9. The 9 NO votes came from the more conservative wing of the