The Federal Government Failed Homeowners. How Much Blame Does Julián Castro Deserve?
The Federal Government Failed Homeowners. How Much Blame Does Julián Castro Deserve?
Shortly after releasing its September 2014 report, the Center for Popular Democracy and allied organizations staged protests outside HUD offices in 10 cities demanding an end to DASP. About a year...
Shortly after releasing its September 2014 report, the Center for Popular Democracy and allied organizations staged protests outside HUD offices in 10 cities demanding an end to DASP. About a year later, in September 2015, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a persistent Wall Street critic now competing with Castro for the Democratic presidential nomination, lent her voice to the movement, calling for significant reforms to DASP and similar practices by the government-sponsored lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Fund eyes sale of stake in US child migrant centre contractor
Fund eyes sale of stake in US child migrant centre contractor
The city councils of Ithaca and Rochester have indicated their support of both bills. Kingston has launched a series of public hearings for various stakeholders — including tenants, advocates,...
The city councils of Ithaca and Rochester have indicated their support of both bills. Kingston has launched a series of public hearings for various stakeholders — including tenants, advocates, landowners, and real estate developers — according to Chad Radock, statewide coordinator for Local Progress NY, the state chapter of a national network of progressive city, town and village officials.
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Three upstate communities endorse statewide rent regulations
Three upstate communities endorse statewide rent regulations
The city councils of Ithaca and Rochester have indicated their support of both bills. Kingston has launched a series of public hearings for various stakeholders — including tenants, advocates,...
The city councils of Ithaca and Rochester have indicated their support of both bills. Kingston has launched a series of public hearings for various stakeholders — including tenants, advocates, landowners, and real estate developers — according to Chad Radock, statewide coordinator for Local Progress NY, the state chapter of a national network of progressive city, town and village officials.
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Rent Control Policies Gaining Momentum Across America
Rent Control Policies Gaining Momentum Across America
We are seeing real political momentum behind the policy of rent control and tenant protections more broadly,” says Sarah Treuhaft, managing director at PolicyLink, which, with the Center for...
We are seeing real political momentum behind the policy of rent control and tenant protections more broadly,” says Sarah Treuhaft, managing director at PolicyLink, which, with the Center for Popular Democracy and the Right to the City Alliance, produced a 50-page report, “Our Homes, Our Future,” that was released in February. It supports nationwide rent control and highlights campaigns for rent control policies in Oregon, California, Illinois, Colorado and New York, among other places. “I think that’s real. I think that the depth of the crisis has a lot to do with it.
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What Would Rent Control Mean for Colorado?
It is generally accepted that rent-control policies improve the quality of life for tenants who benefit from them. In cities with tight housing markets and skyrocketing rents, tenants in rent-...
It is generally accepted that rent-control policies improve the quality of life for tenants who benefit from them. In cities with tight housing markets and skyrocketing rents, tenants in rent-controlled units pay less money in rent and move less often. According to a study created in collaboration with PolicyLink, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Right to the City Alliance, anecdotal evidence shows that rent-control policies give tenants a true stability that affords them opportunities to better their station in life. The same study also found that rent-control policies lessen the impacts of gentrification, preventing displacement of low-income and working-class residents of a neighborhood.
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San Jose City Council to debate moving mayoral elections
San Jose City Council to debate moving mayoral elections
Infrequent voters – those who vote only (in) presidential elections – are disproportionately people of color, Iess educated and closer to the poverty line,” wrote Emma Greenman, the director of...
Infrequent voters – those who vote only (in) presidential elections – are disproportionately people of color, Iess educated and closer to the poverty line,” wrote Emma Greenman, the director of voting rights and democracy for the Center for Popular Democracy. “Supporting this amendment will help to maximize voter turnout and ensure that our democratic institutions are truly representative of the wide range of communities that make ours a remarkable city.
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Jefferies brokers deal for US child immigrant contractor
Jefferies brokers deal for US child immigrant contractor
Ana María Archila, co-executive director of the Center For Popular Democracy, has attacked investment banks for working with companies involved in Mr Trump’s family separation policy, telling the...
Ana María Archila, co-executive director of the Center For Popular Democracy, has attacked investment banks for working with companies involved in Mr Trump’s family separation policy, telling the Financial Times that there was “no moral grey area in traumatising children”.
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Fair firings for fast-food workers: A new law would ensure no termination without just cause
Fair firings for fast-food workers: A new law would ensure no termination without just cause
In a new report, “Fired on a Whim: The Precarious Existence of NYC Fast-Food Workers,” the Center for Popular Democracy, Fast Food Justice and the National Employment Law Project surveyed 539 fast...
In a new report, “Fired on a Whim: The Precarious Existence of NYC Fast-Food Workers,” the Center for Popular Democracy, Fast Food Justice and the National Employment Law Project surveyed 539 fast food workers and found sky-high rates of abuse, arbitrary treatment and frequent firings that wreak havoc on workers’ lives. In our survey, nearly two in three fast food workers said they had been fired at least once without any explanation. More than half reported having their hours drastically cut — on average 14 hours per week, equivalent to a third of income — without notice or explanation.
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New Data Reveals Wall Street Continues to Provide Private Prisons Over $2.6 Billion in Financing
New Data Reveals Wall Street Continues to Provide Private Prisons Over $2.6 Billion in Financing
Today, a freshly published data brief by In the Public Interest, the Public Accountability Initiative, and the Center for Popular Democracy revealed that Wall Street banks provide over $2.6...
Today, a freshly published data brief by In the Public Interest, the Public Accountability Initiative, and the Center for Popular Democracy revealed that Wall Street banks provide over $2.6 billion in credit and loans to private prison companies, despite widespread reports on human rights abuses that occur in prisons and detention centers those companies operate.
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Fair workweek proposal addresses shift workers’ precarious schedules
Fair workweek proposal addresses shift workers’ precarious schedules
“Just-in-time scheduling is the practice, pervasive in low-wage industries, of publishing work schedules just days in advance and tweaking those schedules up until the last minute, in an attempt...
“Just-in-time scheduling is the practice, pervasive in low-wage industries, of publishing work schedules just days in advance and tweaking those schedules up until the last minute, in an attempt to precisely calibrate staffing to match expected demand,” explained Rachel Deutsch of the Center for Popular Democracy. “Scheduled work hours and workdays may change substantially week-to-week, and employees may have their shifts changed, cancelled, or added at the last minute.”
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