Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns Friday Night. It's Still Not Clear Who Will Replace Him
Puerto Rico's Governor Resigns Friday Night. It's Still Not Clear Who Will Replace Him
Puerto Rican activist Julio López Varona, who works as an organizer for the New York-based Center for Popular Democracy––one of the groups behind the mass protests calling for Rosselló’s...
Puerto Rican activist Julio López Varona, who works as an organizer for the New York-based Center for Popular Democracy––one of the groups behind the mass protests calling for Rosselló’s resignation — says Thursday’s hearings further illustrate the dysfunction within the Puerto Rican government.
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Pride flags and rate cuts: Fed loosens up to connect with average workers
Pride flags and rate cuts: Fed loosens up to connect with average workers
But it has long faced external pressure to keep rates low. Fed Up, an advocacy group started in 2014 and affiliated with the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy, spent Ms. Yellen’s tenure...
But it has long faced external pressure to keep rates low. Fed Up, an advocacy group started in 2014 and affiliated with the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy, spent Ms. Yellen’s tenure pushing the central bank to hold off on raising rates so that unemployment could fall more.
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Spending Billions On Policing, Then Millions On Police Misconduct
Spending Billions On Policing, Then Millions On Police Misconduct
Kumar Rao of the Center for Popular Democracy was one of the authors of the report. “As a nation we’re spending over $100 billion a year on policing and the vast bulk of that is actually at the...
Kumar Rao of the Center for Popular Democracy was one of the authors of the report. “As a nation we’re spending over $100 billion a year on policing and the vast bulk of that is actually at the local level,” he told The Appeal in June.
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Police Brutality’s Cure Lies in National Policing Standards
Police Brutality’s Cure Lies in National Policing Standards
In “Building Momentum From the Ground Up: A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing”, published by The Center for Popular Democracy in April 2015, we are provided 15 thoughtful methods to reform...
In “Building Momentum From the Ground Up: A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing”, published by The Center for Popular Democracy in April 2015, we are provided 15 thoughtful methods to reform policing and criminal justice at the local and state level.
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Puerto Rico's Search for a New Social Order (Is Ours Too)
Puerto Rico's Search for a New Social Order (Is Ours Too)
The people of Puerto Rico are clear about what they want. Julio Lopez Varona, a lawyer and organizer with Center for Popular Democracy, says, “What we want to do is to use the energy of the moment...
The people of Puerto Rico are clear about what they want. Julio Lopez Varona, a lawyer and organizer with Center for Popular Democracy, says, “What we want to do is to use the energy of the moment to bring forward demands that really move into a Puerto Rico that is for Puerto Ricans.” This includes, as the Intercept’s Kate Aronoff reports, “protecting public services, auditing the debt, and declaring a state of emergency on gender violence.”
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Private Equity's Next Leveraged Buyout Might Be the Oval Office
Private Equity's Next Leveraged Buyout Might Be the Oval Office
According to a new report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, PE is responsible for destroying over…
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According to a new report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, PE is responsible for destroying over…
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Did Trump give us our most progressive Fed Chair yet?
Yellen nonetheless came in for some heat over it. Activist groups like Fed Up were beginning to take the case directly to Fed officials that…
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Yellen nonetheless came in for some heat over it. Activist groups like Fed Up were beginning to take the case directly to Fed officials that…
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How Wall Street’s Investment in Retail Killed 600,000 Jobs
How Wall Street’s Investment in Retail Killed 600,000 Jobs
Wall Street is destroying retail jobs, according to a new study from the Center for Popular Democracy. The report found that private equity’s investment in retail has led to the direct elimination...
Wall Street is destroying retail jobs, according to a new study from the Center for Popular Democracy. The report found that private equity’s investment in retail has led to the direct elimination of 597,000 jobs in the past decade and that am estimated 728,000 people have lost their jobs as an indirect result of firms’ investments.
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Is private equity ownership killing retail?
The report was researched and written by Jim Baker (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), Maggie Corser (Center for Popular Democracy), and Eli Vitulli (Center for Popular Democracy).
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The report was researched and written by Jim Baker (Private Equity Stakeholder Project), Maggie Corser (Center for Popular Democracy), and Eli Vitulli (Center for Popular Democracy).
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New Study, Proposal From Elizabeth Warren Scrutinize Retail's Private Equity Problem
New Study, Proposal From Elizabeth Warren Scrutinize Retail's Private Equity Problem
The Center for Popular Democracy, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Strong Economy for All Coalition, United for Respect, Hedge Clippers and the Private Equity Stakeholders Project co...
The Center for Popular Democracy, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Strong Economy for All Coalition, United for Respect, Hedge Clippers and the Private Equity Stakeholders Project co-authored the report, which found that 1 million jobs remain at the 80 largest private equity-owned retail companies.
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