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Meet The ‘Rapists’ Who Built Donald Trump’s Empire

As a real estate tycoon, Donald Trump built up and has given his name to ...

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Warren Calls on Yellen to Increase Diversity at the Fed

Warren Calls on Yellen to Increase Diversity at the Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday committed to increasing diversity at the central bank, particularly...

Interviews for Resistance: New Progressive Coalition Calls for “Millions of Jobs”

A coalition of unions and other progressive organizations is pushing lawmakers on a jobs and infrastructure bill that...

In These Times | Civic Engagement

Fighting for Puerto Rico: The Struggle Against Post-Hurricane Privatization

Today we bring you a conversation with Julio López Varona, the director of Make the Road Connecticut, who also works as...

Truth-Out | Civic Engagement

Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants

Take Action Now gives you three meaningful actions you can take each week—whatever your schedule. This week, you can...

The Nation | Civic Engagement

Economic Recovery? Not for Ferguson or Black America

MSNBC - March 13, 2015, by Jane Timm - “America is coming back,” President Obama declared late last month, touting...

Appointment of Another Former Goldman Sachs Insider Shows Why Fed Presidential Appointment Process Needs Reform

Jordan Haedtler, Campaign Manager for the Fed Up coalition, released the following statement following the Minneapolis...

Center for Popular Democracy | Holding Wall Street Accountable

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A group of Minnesota lawmakers will focus on closing racial disparities in the state. Sen. Jeff Hayden and...

New York State Becomes First in the Nation to Provide Lawyers for All Immigrants Detained and Facing Deportation

The Vera Institute of Justice and partner organizations today announced that detained New Yorkers in all upstate...

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Immigration Advocates Concerned Whether President Obama's Plans Will Help Families

New York Daily News - November 15, 2014, by Celeste Katz - Local advocacy groups — eager for details on President Obama...

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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