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07/24/2019

Private equity firms kill 600,000 retail jobs, study says

Private equity firms kill 600,000 retail jobs, study says

Over the past decade, 597,000 U.S. employees working for retailers owned by private equity firms and hedge funds have...

07/24/2019 | Bloomberg | Holding Wall Street Accountable
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07/24/2019

Private equity’s role in retail slashed 1.3 million jobs, study says

Private equity’s role in retail slashed 1.3 million jobs, study says

As The Washington Post reports, that total includes 600,000 retail workers, as well as 728,000 jobs in related...

07/24/2019 | Business Report | Holding Wall Street Accountable
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07/24/2019

As Puerto Rico Erupts in Protests, “La Junta” Eyes More Power

As Puerto Rico Erupts in Protests, “La Junta” Eyes More Power

“This is a moment when we have people rising up and saying they want to have power to make their own decisions,” Julio...

Big Banks Are Divesting From Private Prisons, Thanks to Anti-ICE Activism

Major private prison firms CoreCivic and GEO Group stand to lose 72 percent — about $1.9 billion — of their private...

07/23/2019 | TruthOut | Holding Wall Street Accountable
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07/23/2019

The Fed — Yes, the Fed — Can Help Fix Inequality

The Fed — Yes, the Fed — Can Help Fix Inequality

“I think [Powell’s remarks] are a real vindication,” says Connie Razza, the chief of campaigns and policy at the Center...

[created] | Published by: The Coast News
07/23/2019

In North County budgets, policing most expensive line item

In North County budgets, policing most expensive line item

“Budgets are moral documents that reflect the values and priorities of our government, yet for communities of color,...

07/23/2019 | The Coast News | Justice Transformation

New KPFA documentary highlights how Oakland’s unhoused face untold cycles of displacement; Plus: Protesters in Puerto Rico have given the Governor an ultimatum

Xiomara Caro Diaz is an organizer and activist, and a program director with the Center for Popular Democracy. She joins...

[created] | Published by: The Real News Network
07/22/2019

Corruption, Mismanagement, and Disrespect Fuel Puerto Rico Protests

Corruption, Mismanagement, and Disrespect Fuel Puerto Rico Protests

“Joining me now to discuss the recent events in Puerto Rico is Julio Lopez Varona. He’s a Co-Director of campaigns at...

07/22/2019 | The Real News Network | Organizing for a Just Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond
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07/22/2019

Many Shortfalls Of Wage Theft Enforcement For Migrant Workers

Many Shortfalls Of Wage Theft Enforcement For Migrant Workers

Make the Road New York and the Center for Popular Democracy compiled a report in April 2019 that estimated wage theft...

07/22/2019 | ShadowProof | Combating Wage Theft
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07/22/2019

Financial transparency becomes an obstacle for private prison reform

Financial transparency becomes an obstacle for private prison reform

A new report from The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) verifies that while private prison facilities contain a range...

07/22/2019 | Multibriefs | Holding Wall Street Accountable

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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