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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 for Popular Democracy, a liberal advocacy organization. “To have him...

07/23/2019 | Gen by Medium | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up
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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, local budgets have too often come to represent their further oppression,”...

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 us live from the streets in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss the demands for...

07/22/2019 | KPFA | Organizing for a Just Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond
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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 the Center for Popular Democracy, which organizes the Puerto Rican community...

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

Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Expected in Puerto Rico as Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Says He Won't Resign. Here's What to Know

Puerto Rican activist Julio López Varona, an organizer for the New York-based Center for Popular Democracy––one of the groups behind the protests, says the protestors’ initial goal is to get...

07/22/2019 | Time | 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 impacts around 2.1 million workers in New York every year, totaling more than...

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 of violations, these institutions are significantly hindered by recent...

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

Close the concentration camps," hundreds protest migrant children being held at Fort Sill

According to United We Dream, the following individuals and groups from Oklahoma City were involved in Saturday’s protest:

... Schools Network, The Majority, Workers Defense, Bend the Arc,...

07/20/2019 | Fox Oklahoma

Does Defunding Work? $1.9 Billion Later ... Private Prisons Seem to Think So

This week a new report by In the Public Interest, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Public Accountability Initiative demonstrated  just how much pain private prison companies are feeling...

07/19/2019 | Forbes | Holding Wall Street Accountable
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07/19/2019

Warren's next battleground: private equity firms

Warren's next battleground: private equity firms

The legislation is supported by the AFL-CIO, Americans for Financial Reform, American Federation of Teachers, SEIU, the Center for Popular Democracy, the Economic Policy Institute, Public Citizen...

07/19/2019 | Compliance Week | Holding Wall Street Accountable

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