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Why the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly Everywhere

Why the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' Is Suddenly Everywhere

An investigation into a term that seems to perfectly capture the indignities and absurdities of the modern economy...

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The Atlantic | Restoring a Fair Workweek

Concerns About New Part-Time Work Trends and Proposed Remedies

The Diane Rehm Show - August 7, 2014 - The number of people working part-time who would rather work full-time is almost double what it was seven years ago at 7 million people. Despite signs of...

Restoring a Fair Workweek

Snowy Protest at Philly Fed

The Inquirer - March 5, 2015, by Joseph DiStefano - Ten cold protesters from a national group called Fed Up gathered at the Federal Reserve of Philadelphia in the storm this afternoon to urge the...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up
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One city’s crime-fighting quandary: Where exactly to invest?

One city’s crime-fighting quandary: Where exactly to invest?

Chicago spends 39 percent of its municipal budget on policing, while New York spends just 8 percent and Los Angeles spends 26 percent, according to a report released last year by the Center for...

Christian Science Monitor | Justice Transformation

If the Fed Raises the Interest Rate, I’m One of the Americans Who Will Lose

When I worked my way through college with a job at Chipotle, I often worked a so-called "clopen shift." I was closing the store I managed at 2 a.m. and returning to open the restaurant at 6 a.m....

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up, Restoring a Fair Workweek
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Black Community Seeks the Power of the Ballot

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Black Community Seeks the Power of the Ballot

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For black communities in the United States,...

Vox | Fighting for an Inclusive Democracy
[created] | Published by: POZ Magazine

A Call to Action From NMAC & Housing Works

A Call to Action From NMAC & Housing Works

People in the movement might be surprised by a joint letter from Charles King of Housing Works and me, but these are not ordinary times. NMAC is writing this letter to invite constituents at this...

POZ Magazine | Civic Engagement
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Toys 'R' Us and the Death of Retail

Toys 'R' Us and the Death of Retail

When Debbie Beard found out the company she'd worked at for 29 years, Toys R Us, was closing down, she was shocked--she knew the company had been having financial difficulties for a while, but...

The Progressive | Restoring a Fair Workweek

For the undocumented, life looks different outside a sanctuary city

 The marker between two territories is not just a line on a map. Norma Casimiro knows this all too well. Seventeen years ago, she left her home state of Morelos, Mexico, with a young son. Since...

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Jackson Hole Summit To Provide Forum For Policymakers Amid Market Turmoil

Also getting under way at the lodge is a protest conference organized by the Center for Popular Democracy, a liberal group that has been cajoling the Fed to hold off on raising...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

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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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