Private Prison Company GEO Group Says Activists Pose Risk to Bottom Line
Private Prison Company GEO Group Says Activists Pose Risk to Bottom Line
“We will no longer bank the private prison industry,” JP Morgan announced in March after a long public pressure...
“We will no longer bank the private prison industry,” JP Morgan announced in March after a long public pressure campaign from groups like the Center for Popular Democracy. Wells Fargo told industry watchers in its 2018 Business Standards Report: “Our credit exposure to private prison companies has significantly decreased and is expected to continue to decline, and we are not actively marketing to that sector.”
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Pledging to Treat Opioid Epidemic 'Like the Public Health Crisis That It Is,' Warren Unveils CARE Act
Pledging to Treat Opioid Epidemic 'Like the Public Health Crisis That It Is,' Warren Unveils CARE Act
"If we are serious about addressing the opioid crisis, we must pass the CARE Act," Jennifer Flynn Walker of the Center...
"If we are serious about addressing the opioid crisis, we must pass the CARE Act," Jennifer Flynn Walker of the Center for Popular Democracy said in a statement. "Rep. Cummings and Sen. Warren have worked hand in hand with people directly affected by the crisis to design this legislation. These voices are and will continue to be invaluable in bringing about an end to the opioid crisis."
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Student Activists Call On Lawmakers, MPS To Break School-To-Prison Pipeline
Student Activists Call On Lawmakers, MPS To Break School-To-Prison Pipeline
About 50 young people, mostly students of color, who are activists with the community-based justice organization...
About 50 young people, mostly students of color, who are activists with the community-based justice organization Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), met with lawmakers such as Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, to present their "Youth Power Agenda," detailed in a report co-authored by LIT and The Center for Popular Democracy.
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Do Susan Collins and Cory Gardner Really Want to Make Their Re-elections About Keeping Kids in Cages?
Do Susan Collins and Cory Gardner Really Want to Make Their Re-elections About Keeping Kids in Cages?
“We were at the forefront of holding Secretary Nielsen accountable for the role she played in crafting and executing...
“We were at the forefront of holding Secretary Nielsen accountable for the role she played in crafting and executing the family separation crisis,” said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, in a statement to The Intercept. “If Mark Morgan plans to continue this hateful legacy, we will be on the front lines making sure he is held accountable for the suffering this administration has caused in our communities.”
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Trump is not a Tyrant — he just admires them
Nick Licata served on the Seattle City Council for 18 years until his retirement in December 2015, named progressive...
Nick Licata served on the Seattle City Council for 18 years until his retirement in December 2015, named progressive municipal official of the year by The Nation. and is founding board chair of Local Progress, a national network of 800 progressive municipal officials. And is the author of Becoming a Citizen Activist.
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Democracy: Endgame (Live from Houston)
Marvel introduces a gay character (who’s in one scene and has NO powers). Kamala Harris wipes the floor with William...
Marvel introduces a gay character (who’s in one scene and has NO powers). Kamala Harris wipes the floor with William Barr. Hillary Clinton assumes her final form on Rachel Maddow. And we see if Texas can tell the difference between Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. Arian Foster, Emily Heller, and Mercedes Fulbright join Jon on stage at the University of Houston to break down the week’s news, and whether the Battle of Winterfell really was too dark to see. On to Dallas and more food.
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Dying Is No Reason to Stop Fighting
Ady Barkan rolled into Washington this week in a motorized wheelchair, unable to talk or to chew food or to lift his...
Ady Barkan rolled into Washington this week in a motorized wheelchair, unable to talk or to chew food or to lift his arm to scratch an itch, but determined to deliver the message that health care is a human right. Just 35 years old, he is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as A.L.S. or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He has become a hero to many because of the way he is living his final years and months and days. His body is giving up; he will not.
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Funding private immigrant detention centers would be off limits for NY banks under new law
Funding private immigrant detention centers would be off limits for NY banks under new law
A report by research group In the Public Interest analyzing financial backers of the industry noted that by providing “...
A report by research group In the Public Interest analyzing financial backers of the industry noted that by providing “debt financing, the banks are complicit with the private prison companies in contributing to and enabling mass incarceration and the criminalization of immigration.
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To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
Jesus Gonzalez, an organizer with the Center For Popular Democracy, pointed out in a statement that tougher action on...
Jesus Gonzalez, an organizer with the Center For Popular Democracy, pointed out in a statement that tougher action on predatory creditors would not have happened without "Puerto Rican families on the island and of the diaspora who have fought tirelessly for a just recovery," he said more still needed to be done.
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Protestan dentro y fuera de la audiencia sobre Promesa
Protestan dentro y fuera de la audiencia sobre Promesa
La protesta en las afueras de la audiencia fue convocada por los grupos Casa, Diáspora en Resistencia, New York...
La protesta en las afueras de la audiencia fue convocada por los grupos Casa, Diáspora en Resistencia, New York Communities for Change, VAMOS4PR, Power4PuertoRico, Hedge Clippers, Center for Popular Democracy, y Boricuas Unidos en La Diáspora.
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