Leadership on the economy is coming from the Federal Reserve Board, whose decisions on interest rates are more important than ever now that the country lacks a fiscal policy guided by the White House.
Most of the rest of leadership in America is now coming from the grassroots -- from people all over the country who are determined to reclaim our democracy and make the economy work for the many rather than the few.
They stopped Congress from repealing the Affordable Care Act.
They're fighting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's plan to spend taxpayer money on for-profit schools and colleges that cheat their students.
They're fighting EPA director Scott Pruitt's crusade against climate science.
And Attorney General Jeff Sessions's attempts to tear down the wall between church and state.
They're fighting against the biggest tax cut for the wealthy in American history -- that will be paid for by draconian cuts in services and dangerous levels of federal debt.
They're fighting against the bigotry, racism, and xenophobia that Trump has unleashed.
And they're fighting for a Congress that, starting with next year's midterm elections, will reverse everything Trump is doing to America.
But their most important effort -- your effort, our effort -- is not just resisting Trump. It's laying the groundwork for a new politics in America, a new era of decency and social justice, a reassertion of the common good.
Millions are already mobilizing and organizing. It's the one good thing that's happened since Election Day last year -- the silver lining on the dark Trump cloud.
If you're not yet part of it, join up.
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