Here’s what the Democrats’ new Medicare for All bill would do
Here’s what the Democrats’ new Medicare for All bill would do
This means a Medicare for All program would need to be implemented as quickly as possible. Advocates with the Center...
This means a Medicare for All program would need to be implemented as quickly as possible. Advocates with the Center for Popular Democracy told ThinkProgress in January they were pushing for a faster transition period because they wanted the president who signs the Medicare for All bill into law to be the one who oversees implementation.
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House Progressives To Unveil The Most Ambitious ‘Medicare For All’ Bill Yet
House Progressives To Unveil The Most Ambitious ‘Medicare For All’ Bill Yet
Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, which organizes low-income communities...
Jennifer Epps-Addison, the president of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, which organizes low-income communities of color and is backing the legislation, said that even though she and her husband had decent employer-sponsored coverage, his multiple sclerosis diagnosis three years ago turned their world “upside down.” They struggle to afford their out-of-pocket health care costs, she said, particularly now that her husband is out of work.
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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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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...
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.
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Fairer Labor Laws Would Prevent Getting Fired for ‘Not Smiling Enough’
Fairer Labor Laws Would Prevent Getting Fired for ‘Not Smiling Enough’
Gomez’s story highlights the precariousness of fast-food jobs. In a new survey of 539 New York City fast-food workers,...
Gomez’s story highlights the precariousness of fast-food jobs. In a new survey of 539 New York City fast-food workers, 65 percent of respondents said they had been fired without explanation at least once. Half had either been terminated or forced to quit due to intolerable working conditions. The findings are in a February report, “Fired on a Whim,” by four worker advocacy groups, the Center for Popular Democracy, Fast Food Justice, 32BJ SEIU and the National Employment Law Project.
Will Statewide Rent Control Catch On Beyond Oregon?
Affordable housing -- or lack thereof -- isn't an issue confined to Oregon. While the U.S. median household income has...
Affordable housing -- or lack thereof -- isn't an issue confined to Oregon. While the U.S. median household income has remained relatively flat since 2001, the median rent has shot up by more than 40 percent in the same time period, according to a new report from PolicyLink, a research organization that advocates for economic and racial equity.
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Amazon’s NYC breakup over HQ2 may spark more outrage over corporate subsidies nationwide
Amazon’s NYC breakup over HQ2 may spark more outrage over corporate subsidies nationwide
Together, we will continue pressing our demands that Amazon show up in our communities to listen to community members...
Together, we will continue pressing our demands that Amazon show up in our communities to listen to community members about real concerns regarding jobs, displacement, rising costs, lack of transparency, and shutting communities out of processes," said a statement by an as-yet-unnamed coalition of more than 20 community groups including the Center for Popular Democracy, New Virginia Majority, and Stand Up Nashville.
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Organizers Oust Amazon HQ2 From New York
New Yorkers began drawing increased attention to these predatory aspects of Amazon’s business model as soon as they...
New Yorkers began drawing increased attention to these predatory aspects of Amazon’s business model as soon as they heard about HQ2. Weeks after the deal was announced, community groups, including ALIGN, New York Communities for Change, the Center for Popular Democracy, the Partnership for Working Families and Make the Road New York, released a report outlining how Amazon HQ2 would exacerbate the city’s already high inequality.
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Organizers Oust Amazon HQ2 From New York
New Yorkers began drawing increased attention to these predatory aspects of Amazon’s business model as soon as they...
New Yorkers began drawing increased attention to these predatory aspects of Amazon’s business model as soon as they heard about HQ2. Weeks after the deal was announced, community groups, including ALIGN, New York Communities for Change, the Center for Popular Democracy, the Partnership for Working Families and Make the Road New York, released a report outlining how Amazon HQ2 would exacerbate the city’s already high inequality.
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Ocasio-Cortez Wants Hearing on Banks Funding Immigrant Prisons
Ocasio-Cortez Wants Hearing on Banks Funding Immigrant Prisons
People deserve to know who is benefiting from caging children," said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the...
People deserve to know who is benefiting from caging children," said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, an advocacy group connected to Make the Road. "Too little is known about the profit motives behind aggressive immigration enforcement.
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