Democrats Are Introducing Medicare-for-All With Actual Outside Support
Democrats Are Introducing Medicare-for-All With Actual Outside Support
Some of other new groups backing the bill say their interest comes because Democrats are now on the offense. Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president and co-executive director of the Center for...
Some of other new groups backing the bill say their interest comes because Democrats are now on the offense. Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive advocacy organization, explains that the fight to save the Affordable Care Act during 2017 and the 2018 midterm elections had been her group’s chief focus over the last several years.
Read the full article here.
What Retail Workers Say About Technology Potentially Eliminating Their Jobs
What Retail Workers Say About Technology Potentially Eliminating Their Jobs
Two out of three retail workers believe that technology will eventually replace some of their job responsibilities, underscoring the rising concern about the impact of automation and cutting-edge...
Two out of three retail workers believe that technology will eventually replace some of their job responsibilities, underscoring the rising concern about the impact of automation and cutting-edge technology on the workplace.
That’s according to a new survey Thursday by The Fair Workweek Initiative, a project spawned from the non-profit labor-monitoring groups The Center for Popular Democracy and Organization United for Respect.
Read the full article here.
"The Time for Medicare for All Has Come": Jayapal Unveils Visionary Bill to Remake US Healthcare System
"The Time for Medicare for All Has Come": Jayapal Unveils Visionary Bill to Remake US Healthcare System
Organizations and labor unions backing the bill—including Public Citizen, National Nurses United, Center for Popular Democracy, Business Initiative for Health Policy, the American Federation of...
Organizations and labor unions backing the bill—including Public Citizen, National Nurses United, Center for Popular Democracy, Business Initiative for Health Policy, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)—say that it has set a new bar for single-payer legislation in Congress, and that no one who believes in creating an affordable and universal system of care should settle for anything less.
Read the full article here.
Stable work schedules mean better sleep for retail workers
Stable work schedules mean better sleep for retail workers
The researchers’ work was supported by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action program, the...
The researchers’ work was supported by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action program, the Institute of International Education in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, Center for Popular Democracy, the Suzanne M. Nora Johnson and David G. Johnson Foundation, and the Gap.
Read the full article here.
The Special Interests Behind Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All Bill Are Not the Usual Suspects
The Special Interests Behind Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All Bill Are Not the Usual Suspects
The key outside groups involved in the drafting included nurses, doctors, disability rights activists, and advocates for the elderly, as well as public interest organizations such as Public...
The key outside groups involved in the drafting included nurses, doctors, disability rights activists, and advocates for the elderly, as well as public interest organizations such as Public Citizen and the Center for Popular Democracy.
Read the full article here.
"People Power Beats Corporate Greed": After Years of Pressure, JPMorgan Agrees to Divest from Private Prisons
"People Power Beats Corporate Greed": After Years of Pressure, JPMorgan Agrees to Divest from Private Prisons
Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy, and New York Communities for Change were among the organizations credited with pressuring the bank to stop bankrolling CoreCivic and GEO Group,...
Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy, and New York Communities for Change were among the organizations credited with pressuring the bank to stop bankrolling CoreCivic and GEO Group, the nation's largest private prison operators.
Read the full article here.
The Federal Reserve Is Still Largely White and Male—But Pressure is Building For That To Change
The Federal Reserve Is Still Largely White and Male—But Pressure is Building For That To Change
But others aren’t convinced. While the Federal Reserve has taken steps to reduce gender, racial and ethnic disparities over the years, progress has been incremental and slow, says Maggie Corser, a...
But others aren’t convinced. While the Federal Reserve has taken steps to reduce gender, racial and ethnic disparities over the years, progress has been incremental and slow, says Maggie Corser, a research analyst at the economic and racial justice campaign Fed Up.
Read the full article here.
Pramila Jayapal to introduce Medicare for All bill that would overhaul nation’s health-care system
Pramila Jayapal to introduce Medicare for All bill that would overhaul nation’s health-care system
In thinking about 2020, in thinking about both the Senate and the presidential race, this is a moment for us to put a marker down about the type of country we are trying to build,” said Jennifer...
In thinking about 2020, in thinking about both the Senate and the presidential race, this is a moment for us to put a marker down about the type of country we are trying to build,” said Jennifer Epps-Addison, president of the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive advocacy group.
Read the full article here.
New report: Rent Control is the only policy tool that can provide immediate relief to renters facing unaffordable rent increases
New report: Rent Control is the only policy tool that can provide immediate relief to renters facing unaffordable rent increases
PolicyLink, along with the Right To The City Alliance and the Center for Popular Democracy released a new report, Our Homes Our Future: How Rent Control Can Build Stable, Healthy Communities, that...
PolicyLink, along with the Right To The City Alliance and the Center for Popular Democracy released a new report, Our Homes Our Future: How Rent Control Can Build Stable, Healthy Communities, that sheds light on the unprecedented scale of the crisis facing renters and establishes principles for effective rent control policies.
Read the full article here.
America moves toward universal health coverage
The Medicare For All Act is the only viable fix to a health care system that leaves far too many people in this country behind. I have the privilege of good employer-based insurance, but even that...
The Medicare For All Act is the only viable fix to a health care system that leaves far too many people in this country behind. I have the privilege of good employer-based insurance, but even that wasn’t enough when my husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I pay $830 a month just in premiums, just to struggle to afford copays and prescription costs, and still any job change or financial emergency could threaten my husband’s life,” said Jennifer Epps-Addison, of the Center for Popular Democracy. “A system that profits off our pain and misfortune will never deliver the health care our families deserve — and that’s why we’re rallying behind this groundbreaking legislation.
Read the full article here.
2 months ago
2 months ago