Andrea Miller

Letter to the Trade Coalition

Back in 2013, which seems like another world now, we stood together and fought for a fair economic future. We stood together and fought the corporations, and for a time, it looked like we won. We redefined the notion of trade and required that it be fair, not free. We said corporations can make aContinue reading “Letter to the Trade Coalition”

The Power to Amend

Most people go through life without understanding how much power they actually have and the level of change they can make just by choosing to take action. I’m a citizen lobbyist which means I decided one day that I wanted to influence legislators. I didn’t ask anyone if I could be a lobbyist, I justContinue reading “The Power to Amend”

Plenty to say, no time to say it

Elections are my world right now; I work to change dominant institutions and somehow have become very good at it. My earliest memories are sitting under tables in union halls and precinct counting rooms in Chicago. My father was the baby brother to two (count them – two) aldermen and he ran their errands onContinue reading “Plenty to say, no time to say it”