6 State of the Union Guests More Interesting Than Whatever President Trump's Speech Is About
6 State of the Union Guests More Interesting Than Whatever President Trump's Speech Is About
On September 28, Ana Maria Archila confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator of a Senate office building shortly after he announced that he would be supporting Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to...
On September 28, Ana Maria Archila confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator of a Senate office building shortly after he announced that he would be supporting Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The televised moment quickly went viral as survivors around the world thanked the Colombian organizer and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy for holding Flake accountable for overlooking sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Fellow Democrats are Making a Powerful Statement with Their State of the Union Guests
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Fellow Democrats are Making a Powerful Statement with Their State of the Union Guests
Archila is not only one of the representative’s constituents, but also an active community organizer and co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy Action. In addition to her...
Archila is not only one of the representative’s constituents, but also an active community organizer and co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy Action. In addition to her advocacy work for sexual assault survivors, Archila, who is an immigrant, has spent the last 20 years rallying for immigrant rights.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union
Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.
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Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union
Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.
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Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State of the Union guest is activist who confronted Jeff Flake in elevator
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State of the Union guest is activist who confronted Jeff Flake in elevator
Archila, the co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake, who has since joined CBS News as a contributor, about her own sexual assault, urging him not to vote to...
Archila, the co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake, who has since joined CBS News as a contributor, about her own sexual assault, urging him not to vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Video of the interaction, which took place in a stopped elevator, went viral.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Commands Attention in a White Cape at the State of Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Commands Attention in a White Cape at the State of Union
Archila, who works as co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake about her own experience with sexual assault, urging him not to vote for Kavanaugh, who himself had...
Archila, who works as co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake about her own experience with sexual assault, urging him not to vote for Kavanaugh, who himself had been accused by multiple women of inappropriate behavior.
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Opositores al acuerdo de COFINA: "Esto significa 40 años más de impuestos"
Opositores al acuerdo de COFINA: "Esto significa 40 años más de impuestos"
Mientras, Julio López Varona, Centro para la Democracia Popular (CPD), indicó que la reestructuración del 24% de la deuda aprobada por la jueza Swain significa pagos garantizados a los bonistas...
Mientras, Julio López Varona, Centro para la Democracia Popular (CPD), indicó que la reestructuración del 24% de la deuda aprobada por la jueza Swain significa pagos garantizados a los bonistas sin ningún beneficio para la gente de Puerto Rico. "Por el contrario, los puertorriqueños tendrán que pagar la cuenta en forma de impuestos (IVU) más altos durante los próximos 40 años y más austeridad. Y esto es solo una señal de lo que está por venir. Este es un precedente peligroso que los bonistas a través de la Junta de Control Fiscal intentarán seguir usando al reestructurar el resto de la deuda en las próximas semanas. Nos negamos a quedarnos de brazos cruzados y ver cómo Wall Street destruye a Puerto Rico. Esperen más protestas y movilización pública para resistir este abuso."
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Oakland Teachers Are on the Verge of a Strike
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy estimated that federal, state, and local governments could lose more than $1.4 billion to charter school fraud and waste. There are also plenty of...
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy estimated that federal, state, and local governments could lose more than $1.4 billion to charter school fraud and waste. There are also plenty of legal opportunities for profit: thirty-three states allow for-profit companies to manage charter schools, and four states allow charters themselves to be for-profit.
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Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Hedge Clippers, the Puerto Rican the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit, ...
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Hedge Clippers, the Puerto Rican the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit, VAMOS, and a professor of constitutional law in San Juan (a member of the Citizen’s Commission to Audit the Debt) released the following statement following its approval by federal judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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More Diverse Green Groups Push for More Ambitious Climate Policy
More Diverse Green Groups Push for More Ambitious Climate Policy
By contrast, the groups leading the charge on a Green New Deal, such as the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, include many young, black and brown Americans, as do many of the organizations...
By contrast, the groups leading the charge on a Green New Deal, such as the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, include many young, black and brown Americans, as do many of the organizations who have joined the fight, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Presente, and Dream Corps. And it’s not just advocates. The policy wonks hammering out the details of the proposal are similarly diverse, as are the House members who supported a select committee on a Green New Deal.
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