In wake of protests, JPMorgan Chase breaks up with private prison industry
In wake of protests, JPMorgan Chase breaks up with private prison industry
Although JPMorgan Chase does not directly admit it, it was grassroots and digital organizers who pressured cancellation...
Although JPMorgan Chase does not directly admit it, it was grassroots and digital organizers who pressured cancellation of these contracts, after shining a national spotlight on the profitable backing of hate. In 2017, Freedom to Thrive, Make the Road New York, The Center for Popular Democracy and other immigrants rights groups launched the #BackersofHate campaign targeting major banks.
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Bull City Politics: Durham City Council members announce re-election bids
Bull City Politics: Durham City Council members announce re-election bids
Johnson also serves on the board of Local Progress, a group of progressive elected officials across the country....
Johnson also serves on the board of Local Progress, a group of progressive elected officials across the country.
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The Five Key Mistakes Amazon Made
By the time the dust settled, national and local groups including the Action Center on Race and the Economy, the Center...
By the time the dust settled, national and local groups including the Action Center on Race and the Economy, the Center for Popular Democracy, Demand Progress, Good Jobs First, Jobs with Justice, the Partnership for Working Families, SumOfUs, ALIGN NY, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, DRUM – Desis Rising Up and Moving, Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice had all lined up against it.
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"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...
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.
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JPMorgan Chase Is Done With Private Prisons
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady drumbeat of actions from civil society addressing this relationship. In...
Over the past few years, there’s been a steady drumbeat of actions from civil society addressing this relationship. In May of 2017, Make the Road New York, the Center for Popular Democracy, and allies began their #BackersOfHate campaign with civil disobedience at Chase’s Manhattan headquarters, followed by rallies outside of shareholder meetings in Texas and Delaware to call out the abuses immigrants face in private prisons and detention centers.
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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,...
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.
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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...
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.
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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...
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.
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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...
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.
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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...
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.
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