Hedge Fund Cash Flows to Presidential Candidates—at Puerto Rico’s Expense
Hedge Fund Cash Flows to Presidential Candidates—at Puerto Rico’s Expense
“We applaud Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in this important step and show of solidarity for the people of Puerto Rico,” said Julio López Varona, co-director of community dignity campaigns at...
“We applaud Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in this important step and show of solidarity for the people of Puerto Rico,” said Julio López Varona, co-director of community dignity campaigns at the Center For Popular Democracy, in a statement. “No presidential candidate can call themselves a friend of Puerto Ricans while taking money from hedge funds driving austerity on the island. We marched for days to oust a corrupt governor, we will not stand idle for these abuses and will condemn anyone who builds their campaigns from them.”
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Sanders and Warren Celebrated for Returning Donations From Employees at Hedge Funds Linked to Puerto Rico
Sanders and Warren Celebrated for Returning Donations From Employees at Hedge Funds Linked to Puerto Rico
“In order to effect that change," said Julio López Varona, the co-director of community dignity campaigns at the Center For Popular Democracy, the consequences for profiting from the debt must be...
“In order to effect that change," said Julio López Varona, the co-director of community dignity campaigns at the Center For Popular Democracy, the consequences for profiting from the debt must be clear.”
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The New American Homeless
“Rent control is one of the most effective tools to alleviate our renter crisis,” argues a report co-published by the Center for Popular Democracy,...
“Rent control is one of the most effective tools to alleviate our renter crisis,” argues a report co-published by the Center for Popular Democracy, Right to the City Alliance, and PolicyLink.
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New Coalition of Major Black and brown-Led Grassroots Organizations Respond to Plans by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for Justice Reform
Washington, D.C.-- In response to plans by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to address justice reform as a part of their respective 2020 presidential campaign platforms, a...
Washington, D.C.-- In response to plans by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to address justice reform as a part of their respective 2020 presidential campaign platforms, a coalition of diverse organizations led by Black and brown organizers, researchers and justice activists who represent people impacted by incarceration and working towards a new vision of community safety, released the following statement:
“For Black and brown communities, justice reform is about transforming a current system that is corrupt and rotten to its core. It’s also about redefining public safety in a way that prioritizes investments in community-led solutions that center dignity and respect for everyone.
“Our coalition believes that justice system reform must include proactive solutions that acknowledge and seek to repair harm for every person who has been impacted by existing and historical policies, and shifts the $200 billion our country spends annually on policing and prisons to real community resources.
“The release of strong justice reform plans from presidential campaigns represents a big moment for grassroots organizations and social movements. It follows the lead of Black and brown communities and organizations who have long been fighting for an end to criminalization and incarceration, as well as a shift in how we define and resource public safety.
“It’s clear that presidential candidates are listening to our organizations and including many of our policy demands around decarceration and dismantling the harm caused by the ‘94 Crime Bill. However, the only justice plans that can move forward will require the sustained leadership of impacted communities, grassroots organizations, and Black and brown-led social movements.
“We will continue pushing both Democrats and Republicans to engage communities through a people’s process that recognizes directly impacted people as the policy experts on justice transformation who can speak from experience about the devastation of criminalization and incarceration and offer community-oriented solutions that reduce harm.”
“We will also continue to fight for policies that create a new meaning of safety and justice informed by communities, and recognizes the full humanity and dignity of all people, including non-carceral responses to gender and gun violence, ending life without parole, decriminalizing sex work, and decriminalizing migration.”
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Center for Popular Democracy, Dream Defenders, Law for Black Lives, BYP100, JustLeadershipUSA, The National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women, PolicyLink, and many more.
Activists challenge ICE profiteers
Shortly after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, shares of CoreCivic Inc. and GEO Group (CXW and GEO on the stock exchange) shot up 21 and 43 percent, respectively. The two companies...
Shortly after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, shares of CoreCivic Inc. and GEO Group (CXW and GEO on the stock exchange) shot up 21 and 43 percent, respectively. The two companies controlled 85 percent of the private, for-profit prison industry.
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USCIS niega que director Cuccinelli ordenó retirar Estatua de la Libertad frente a sus oficinas
USCIS niega que director Cuccinelli ordenó retirar Estatua de la Libertad frente a sus oficinas
Una polémica se desató por el retiro de una réplica de la Estatua de la Libertad frente a las oficinas de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración (USCIS) en Washington, D.C., ya que organizaciones...
Una polémica se desató por el retiro de una réplica de la Estatua de la Libertad frente a las oficinas de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración (USCIS) en Washington, D.C., ya que organizaciones civiles acusaron que fue Ken Cuccinelli, director de esa dependencia, quien ordenó retirar dicha escultura que daba la bienvenida a los inmigrantes.
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PNC Bank will no longer finance the private-prison industry
PNC Bank will no longer finance the private-prison industry
The Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is the largest bank in Pennsylvania and operates banks in 19 states. PNC was a large funding partner of CoreCivic, the second-largest private prison operator in the...
The Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is the largest bank in Pennsylvania and operates banks in 19 states. PNC was a large funding partner of CoreCivic, the second-largest private prison operator in the country. According to The Center for Popular Democracy, PNC provided CoreCivic with $112 million in credit commitments and a $28 million loan.
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Hispanics in America are under attack
The deadly mass shooting in El Paso this past weekend was an attack on a U.S. city that many of us call home. It is also a city that has been one of the safest in the country for years, and it is...
The deadly mass shooting in El Paso this past weekend was an attack on a U.S. city that many of us call home. It is also a city that has been one of the safest in the country for years, and it is now a city where there were almost as many murders Saturday morning as there were in all of last year. It is a city that is more than 80 percentLatino, including many immigrants. So let’s call Saturday’s heinous act of violence what it is: a carefully calculated and purposeful hate crime targeted at the Hispanic and immigrant community. It is an act of domestic terrorism.
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Puerto Rico’s New Governor Lobbied For Coal Utility That Poisoned Groundwater
Puerto Rico’s New Governor Lobbied For Coal Utility That Poisoned Groundwater
Pierluisi is highly problematic,” said Julio López Varona, a San Juan-based lawyer who works with the Center for Popular Democracy, a think tank. “All of this signals that he would support more...
Pierluisi is highly problematic,” said Julio López Varona, a San Juan-based lawyer who works with the Center for Popular Democracy, a think tank. “All of this signals that he would support more privatization and that the current debt deals being negotiated would potentially favor vultures.
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Center for Popular Democracy Grieves Shootings in El Paso, Dayton
08.04.2019
WASHINGTON -- The Center for Popular Democracy released the...
08.04.2019
WASHINGTON -- The Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from the Network President and Co-Executive Director, Jennifer Epps-Addison, following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio:
“This weekend, we experienced the 249th and 250th shooting in the United States in 2019. These acts of terror tear apart our communities and force our nation into mourning. We send our deep love and condolences to those impacted.
“The Republican party in this country is unyielding in its refusal to reform our gun laws. At the same time, the party does nothing to stem the racist rhetoric out of the White House -- the rhetoric that gunmen mirror when they terrorize our neighborhoods. Trump’s anti-immigrant language is dangerous and plunges our country into tragedy.
“We must begin to call these acts out for what they are: domestic terrorism borne of white supremacy. The Center for Popular Democracy will continue our work to pursue a pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda that holds our lawmakers accountable and empowers our collective community to confront gun violence, and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies.”
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