French Bank Fifth to Pull Out of the Private Prison Industry
French Bank Fifth to Pull Out of the Private Prison Industry
Yet, as revealed by this data brief by In the Public Interest, Public Accountability Initiative, and the Center for...
Yet, as revealed by this data brief by In the Public Interest, Public Accountability Initiative, and the Center for Popular Democracy, the Group's US subsidiary led a syndicate that granted two lines of credit to the American private prison company GEO Group for $1.7 billion in 2017, and held 853,000 shares of the company in the first quarter.
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Fifth Third slams the door on financing private prison companies
Fifth Third slams the door on financing private prison companies
Fifth Third had $40 million in outstanding balances on term loans and revolving credit lines with Nashville, Tenn.-...
Fifth Third had $40 million in outstanding balances on term loans and revolving credit lines with Nashville, Tenn.-based CoreCivic, one of the two largest private prison operators, as of year-end, according to a report produced by the Center for Popular Democracy, In the Public Interest and the Public Accountability Initiative. CoreCivic has a total of $400 million in outstanding balances with big banks.
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Anti-ICE Activists Target PNC Bank for Funding Private Detention Centers
Anti-ICE Activists Target PNC Bank for Funding Private Detention Centers
According to The Center for Popular Democracy, a non-profit that promotes community organizing around immigrants and...
According to The Center for Popular Democracy, a non-profit that promotes community organizing around immigrants and other marginalized or working class groups, PNC is one of CoreCivic's leading financiers, financing the company with $112 million in revolving credit and $28 million in loans.
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Lights for Liberty: Thousands protest Trump immigration policies in Chicago
Lights for Liberty: Thousands protest Trump immigration policies in Chicago
A sign with "#EndFamilyDetention" is held high during a protest with Washington area national and local organizations...
A sign with "#EndFamilyDetention" is held high during a protest with Washington area national and local organizations including CASA, Center for Popular Democracy, Faith in Action, and the Capital Area District 32BJ SEIU in Lafayette Square Park, in Washington on the immigration policies of the Trump administration.
"It's Time to Fight Back": Hundreds of #CloseTheCamps Rallies Planned Across the Country Amid Reports of Abuse in Detention Centers
"It's Time to Fight Back": Hundreds of #CloseTheCamps Rallies Planned Across the Country Amid Reports of Abuse in Detention Centers
MoveOn was joined by the ACLU, the Center for Popular Democracy, and other organizations in planning at least 184...
MoveOn was joined by the ACLU, the Center for Popular Democracy, and other organizations in planning at least 184 events in cities and towns across the country.
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Dear Maybe Trump voter: Immigration bluster is a head fake designed to con you into voting for him
Dear Maybe Trump voter: Immigration bluster is a head fake designed to con you into voting for him
Natalia Salgado, a senior political strategist with the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive organization,...
Natalia Salgado, a senior political strategist with the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive organization, warned that Trump is misjudging the political effect his policies will have: “What he doesn’t understand is that in communities of color, that sort of raising of the temperature and fear-mongering is also going to bring us out.”
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Trump’s threat to deport millions of immigrants risks backlash in 2020
Trump’s threat to deport millions of immigrants risks backlash in 2020
“What he doesn’t understand is that in communities of color, that sort of raising of the temperature and fear mongering...
“What he doesn’t understand is that in communities of color, that sort of raising of the temperature and fear mongering is also going to bring us out,” said Natalia Salgado, senior political strategist at the Center for Popular Democracy, a group that opposes Trump’s immigration policies.”
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New York Grants Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Residents
New York Grants Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Residents
As a new report by the Center for Popular Democracy and EPI highlights, the number of workers that each Wage and Hour...
As a new report by the Center for Popular Democracy and EPI highlights, the number of workers that each Wage and Hour Division investigator at DOL was responsible for in 1978 was just over 69,000.
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New York Grants Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Residents
New York Grants Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Residents
Today in New York, immigrant rights activists are celebrating after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill...
Today in New York, immigrant rights activists are celebrating after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill allowing undocumented residents to obtain driver's licenses. The bill overturns a nearly 20 year ban and came after years of grassroots and political organizing. Proponents of the bill say it not only helps to protect immigrant communities but also makes roads safer. Ana Maria Archila of the Center for Popular Democracy tweeted about historic passing of the legislation, commonly referred to as the green light bill, saying, “for as long as I've been an activist we've been trying to win driver's licenses for all New York state residents. This fight is about the freedom to move without fear and the right to return to our families at the end of the day. Today democracy came alive and delivered justice.
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Immigration enforcement funded far better than labor law enforcement
Immigration enforcement funded far better than labor law enforcement
“Furthermore, the agents and investigators at labor agencies who actually police the labor market, who are a subset of...
“Furthermore, the agents and investigators at labor agencies who actually police the labor market, who are a subset of the total personnel employed, have seen their workloads reach unrealistic levels because hiring has failed to keep up. As a new report by the Center for Popular Democracy and EPI highlights, the number of workers that each Wage and Hour Division investigator at DOL was responsible for in 1978 was just over 69,000. By 2018, that had more than doubled, to 175,000 workers per investigator on average. It’s a similar story at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): there were just over 60,000 workers for every OSHA compliance officer in 1978; the number in 2018 had roughly tripled to nearly 180,000.
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