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Meet the Ordinary People Who Are Mobilizing around Monetary Policy

The Washington Post - August 19, 2014, by Ylan Q. Mui - District resident Shemethia Butler never finished college or studied finance. But she plans to fly to Wyoming this week for one of the most...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Fed says rate hike next month hinges on market volatility

Some top policymakers, including Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, said recent volatility in global markets could quickly ease and possibly pave the way for the U.S. rate hike, for which...

Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Hillary Clinton just endorsed serious Federal Reserve reform

Hillary Clinton embraced an ambitious proposal for reforming the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, according to a statement her campaign gave to The Washington Post.

Five of the 12 Fed...

The Week | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Coalition Calls for Racial Equality in Kansas City Economy

KSHB - March 5, 2014 - Following a Department of Justice report showing the Ferguson Police Department unfairly targeted African-Americans, a Kansas City coalition says there are racial...

More Cities Should Do What States and Federal Government Aren't on Minimum Wage

Source: Gotham Gazette

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Gotham Gazette | Raising the Bar for Workers and Families

A puzzle for central bankers: Solid growth but low inflation

Against a backdrop of strengthening growth but chronically low inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and other central bankers are taking their measure of the global economy at their...

ABC News | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up
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Victima de abuso sexual se identifica con Blasey Ford

Victima de abuso sexual se identifica con Blasey Ford

Para la activista Ana María Archila, víctima también de violencia sexual, el caso de Kavanaugh despierta el de muchas mujeres que han sido objeto de abuso.

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Telemundo | Civic Engagement

Janet Yellen, the first woman Fed chair, proved the skeptics wrong and got fired anyway

On February 3, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the central bank and likely the most qualified nominee ever for the post, will exit the Fed, leaving a legacy described...

Vox | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up
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Despite Trump, State Progressives Advance Pro-Worker Policies

Despite Trump, State Progressives Advance Pro-Worker Policies

While the president goes on the attack, Democratic-controlled states and municipalities forge ahead.

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The American Prospect | Restoring a Fair Workweek

Business Notes: Maryland Among Locations That Could Host 2026 World Cup Games

“Elected officials across the country are paying close attention to how Amazon and other corporations have responded to Seattle’s efforts to confront their affordable housing and homelessness...

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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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