PLI Bulletin

Values, Organizing, Advocacy and More

Posted on August 20, 2024

Tenants Right to Organize Act: For residential tenants, collective action is often the most effective, or only, way to solve legitimate grievances against the landlord. The Tenants Right to Organize Act, based on a District of Columbia statute, protects the right of tenants to form and operate an organization to advocate on their own behalf.

How to talk about taxes and voting: We’ve recently published three key rules of persuasion: (1) Always begin in agreement; (2) Use values to frame the debate; and (3) Show listeners how they benefit. For examples of how to apply these rules to two important issues, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.

Crime rates dropped substantially in 2023 and 2024: Murder and violent crime rates have fallen sharply across the nation. 2023 will probably be the largest year-to-year decline in murders in history and 2024 is on track to be even a greater decline. Listen to this C-SPAN podcast.

Threats to IVF push political novices into advocacy: As right-wing legislation threatens to make fertility treatments impractical or outright illegal, IVF activists who may be personally affected are pushing back, as discussed in this Stateline story.

Unlawful border crossings drop for fifth straight month, reaching their lowest levels since 2020: The Biden Administration takes credit for the decrease, according to CBS News.

Recapturing the banner of “freedom”: The Harris/Walz campaign is now enthusiastically using political values, especially “freedom,” as (you know) PLI always recommends, including this column.