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'''[[Miles Rapoport]]''' is the leftist president and CEO of [[New York]]-based "think tank" [[Demos]]. While studying at Harvard in the late 1960s, he was active in the radical [[Students for a Democratic Society]]. During the 1970s he worked for [[Massachusetts Fair Share]], an "''in-your-face consumer group"''. From 1979 - 84 he was director of Connecticut [[Citizen Action]]. This organization was an outgrowth of Fair Share. In 1979, Rapoport spoke alongside [[Nancy Shier]] and [[Jonathan Rowe]] at the [[Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee]]-initiated [[Democratic Agenda]] Conference. [[DSOC]] would go on to merge with the [[New American Movement]], forming [[DSA]] in 1982. From 1985-1994 Rapaport served in the Connecticut General Assembly. One of Rapoport's first acts on becoming Connecticut Secretary of State in 1995 was to hire [[Merrillee Milstein]] as his Deputy Secretary. A prominent radical activist herself, Milstein had been honored by the [[CPUSA]]'s [[People's World]] Newspaper, and was married to prominent [[CPUSA]] member, [[Brian Steinberg]]. In 1996 Rapoport was arrested alongside [[DSA]]er [[John Sweeney]] and prominent [[CPUSA]] members, [[Joelle Fishman]] and [[Blair Bertaccini]]. Also that year, Rapoport was one of the original 130 founders of [[Campaign for America's Future]]. In 2008 he spoke alongside [[Karen Kornbluh]] at [[CAF]]'s National Conference, [[Take Back America]]. Rapoport is deeply connected to the radical Washington, D.C.-based "think tank" [[Institute for Policy Studies]], with the organization recruting him to lead their National [[Conference on Alternative State and Local Public Policies]]. His organization [[Demos]] is also listed as a partner organization of [[IPS]]. Rapoport is a strong supporter of [[Barack Obama]]. Following the 2008 election he stated, ''"After eight (or more) years of being outsiders, we finally have a president who agrees with us and wants to implement a progressive agenda."'' ('''[[Bob Filner|more...]]''')</div></div>
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'''[[Byron Rushing]]''' has served as a pro-Socialist member of the Massachusetts State Legislature since 1982, representing the South End, the Fenway, and Lower Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. He was an original sponsor of the gay rights bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools. He is a spokesman against the restoration of the death penalty in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation. He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending pre-existing condition refusals by insurance companies. He is an elected deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, sitting on various boards - notably, the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice. Rushing's career as a socialist activist began early in his life. Born in 1942 and spending his early years in New York City, Rushing's family moved to Syracuse at which time he began high school. Throughout his high school years he attended a youth summer camp, under the direction of the Universalist Unitarian Church. The camp taught world peace and cultural understanding by bringing various racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups together. After graduating high school. Members of the Quaker church whom he met at his summer youth camp invited him to participate in another youth summer program operated by the [[American Friends Service Committee]]. At the end of his junior year, Rushing decided to postpone his studies and fully dedicate his efforts to the Civil Rights Movement. He returned to Syracuse to work with the local chapter of the [[Congress of Racial Equality]] tackling issues of employment integration and police brutality.
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Rushing also has a long-standing connection with the U.S.A.'s largest Socialist organization, [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. In 1995 Rushing and [[Carin Schiewe]], the direct or of the [[Commonwealth Coalition]] were the honorees at [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]]'s annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Dinner. In 2001 he, [[Judith Deutsch]] and Revs. [[Alexander Hurt]], [[Eugene Rivers]] & [[Norm Faramelli]] spoke on a Faith-based Initiatives forum hosted by Boston DSA. In 2002 Rushing was a patron of the 25th Annual Debs–Thomas–Bernstein Awards, honoring State Representatives [[Pat Jehlen]] and [[Anne Paulsen]]. ('''[[Byron Rushing|more...]]''')</div></div>
  
 
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Byron Rushing has served as a pro-Socialist member of the Massachusetts State Legislature since 1982, representing the South End, the Fenway, and Lower Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. He was an original sponsor of the gay rights bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools. He is a spokesman against the restoration of the death penalty in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation. He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending pre-existing condition refusals by insurance companies. He is an elected deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, sitting on various boards - notably, the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice. Rushing's career as a socialist activist began early in his life. Born in 1942 and spending his early years in New York City, Rushing's family moved to Syracuse at which time he began high school. Throughout his high school years he attended a youth summer camp, under the direction of the Universalist Unitarian Church. The camp taught world peace and cultural understanding by bringing various racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups together. After graduating high school. Members of the Quaker church whom he met at his summer youth camp invited him to participate in another youth summer program operated by the American Friends Service Committee. At the end of his junior year, Rushing decided to postpone his studies and fully dedicate his efforts to the Civil Rights Movement. He returned to Syracuse to work with the local chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality tackling issues of employment integration and police brutality.

Rushing also has a long-standing connection with the U.S.A.'s largest Socialist organization, Democratic Socialists of America. In 1995 Rushing and Carin Schiewe, the direct or of the Commonwealth Coalition were the honorees at Boston Democratic Socialists of America's annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Dinner. In 2001 he, Judith Deutsch and Revs. Alexander Hurt, Eugene Rivers & Norm Faramelli spoke on a Faith-based Initiatives forum hosted by Boston DSA. In 2002 Rushing was a patron of the 25th Annual Debs–Thomas–Bernstein Awards, honoring State Representatives Pat Jehlen and Anne Paulsen. (more...)

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