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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Rent control could be coming to more states after Oregon
Rent control could be coming to more states after Oregon
Rent control isn't the only way to fix the current housing crisis. But it is one of the easiest. A new report from...
Rent control isn't the only way to fix the current housing crisis. But it is one of the easiest. A new report from advocacy groups the Right to the City Alliance, Center for Popular Democracy and PolicyLink find that universal rent control would help 42 million households if implemented across the U.S.
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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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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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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...
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.
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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...
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.
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Rent control isn’t the only way to fix the housing crisis–but it is the fastest
Rent control isn’t the only way to fix the housing crisis–but it is the fastest
The bill in Oregon is just one example of how tenants and advocacy organizations are mobilizing for better rent...
The bill in Oregon is just one example of how tenants and advocacy organizations are mobilizing for better rent stabilization measures in the face of rising rents and cost of living, according to a new report jointly produced by advocacy groups the Right to the City Alliance, Center for Popular Democracy, and PolicyLink.
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With wide backing, progressive lawmakers formally unveil Medicare For All
With wide backing, progressive lawmakers formally unveil Medicare For All
Surrounded by more than 100 backers at a Feb. 27 outdoor Capitol Hill press conference, from National Nurses United (...
Surrounded by more than 100 backers at a Feb. 27 outdoor Capitol Hill press conference, from National Nurses United (NNU), the Center for Popular Democracy and Our Revolution, a parade of lawmakers, led by caucus co-chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., pitched the fight over the new legislation, HR1384, in human, justice and financial terms.
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Oregon Passes the Nation's First Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law
Oregon Passes the Nation's First Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law
The stats in Oregon are reflective of a nationwide housing crisis, per a new report released on February 27 by Right To...
The stats in Oregon are reflective of a nationwide housing crisis, per a new report released on February 27 by Right To The City, the Center for Popular Democracy and PolicyLink. The report, “Our Homes, Our Future,” calls for sweeping rent control policies to protect tenants from excessive rent increases around the country.
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"Medicare for All" Measure Puts Centrist Democrats in Quandary
"Medicare for All" Measure Puts Centrist Democrats in Quandary
The legislation has earned the support of a wide range of progressive activists and organizing groups, among them:...
The legislation has earned the support of a wide range of progressive activists and organizing groups, among them: National Nurses United, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, Physicians for a National Health Program, Social Security Works, Center for Popular Democracy, and Public Citizen.
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