Yes, Low Unemployment Does Raise Wages
Thankfully, Janet Yellen, who was then Fed chair, agreed with this position. (It helped that our friends with the Fed...
Thankfully, Janet Yellen, who was then Fed chair, agreed with this position. (It helped that our friends with the Fed Up Coalition were also pushing hard in this direction.) Her replacement, Jerome Powell, seems to be following the same path, more or less.
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Mainers thank Pingree for sponsoring Medicare for All, urge Golden to sign on
Mainers thank Pingree for sponsoring Medicare for All, urge Golden to sign on
“Lisa Wesel of Bowdoinham, a mother of an adult daughter with disabilities, said she’s been lobbying for her daughter’s...
“Lisa Wesel of Bowdoinham, a mother of an adult daughter with disabilities, said she’s been lobbying for her daughter’s healthcare for 22 years. Wesel is a member of the grassroots organization Mainers for Accountable Leadership, which took part in the national lobby day organized by the Women’s March, the Center for Popular Democracy, and National Nurses United.
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Democracy in Practice: How the Ford Foundation and Its BUILD Grantees Are Changing Philanthropy
Democracy in Practice: How the Ford Foundation and Its BUILD Grantees Are Changing Philanthropy
Sarah Johnson, director of Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), gave an example of how...
Sarah Johnson, director of Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), gave an example of how this constituent responsiveness showed up in Local Progress’s work in connecting progressive municipal government officials with community organizations.
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District Attorney Accountability Launches, Katz & Lancman No Shows
District Attorney Accountability Launches, Katz & Lancman No Shows
Advocate groups in the coalition were the Blue Horseshoe Foundation, Bronx Freedom Fund, the Center for Popular...
Advocate groups in the coalition were the Blue Horseshoe Foundation, Bronx Freedom Fund, the Center for Popular Democracy, Color of change, Court Watch NYC, DSA Queens, Five Boro Defenders, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Justice Committee, JustLeadership USA, Make the Road NY, New Queens Democrats, Neighborhoods Against White Supremacy, Queens United Independent People, Rockaway Youth Task Force, New York Civil Liberties Union, Survived and Punished, WOMANKIND and VOCAL-NY.
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Women’s March Brings ‘Medicare for All’ Lobbying to Washington
Women’s March Brings ‘Medicare for All’ Lobbying to Washington
Other progressive organizations that participated in the lobbying push Friday included Center for Popular Democracy,...
Other progressive organizations that participated in the lobbying push Friday included Center for Popular Democracy, Healthcare Now, National Nurses United, and Physicians for a National Health Program.
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Hoping to Transform 'Momentum Into Policy', Thousands Expected to Flood Capitol Hill to Demand Medicare for All
Hoping to Transform 'Momentum Into Policy', Thousands Expected to Flood Capitol Hill to Demand Medicare for All
The Women's March and the Center for Popular Democracy are among the organizations participating in the push, hoping to...
The Women's March and the Center for Popular Democracy are among the organizations participating in the push, hoping to convince as many lawmakers as possible to co-sponsor Medicare for All bills in the Senate and House—proposals that represent the majority of American public opinion.
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School Suspension Hearings: New Pro Bono Project Gives Students Representation
School Suspension Hearings: New Pro Bono Project Gives Students Representation
Throughout law school I worked with the Suspension Representation Project (SRP) as an advocate in New York City public...
Throughout law school I worked with the Suspension Representation Project (SRP) as an advocate in New York City public school suspension hearings, and am now helping to coordinate a new project at Proskauer through our partnership with SRP and The Center for Popular Democracy. This post will examine the school suspension process in New York City, and the great need for increased attention to this issue and representation for the students in these hearings.
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There Is a Real Border Crisis. A Wall Would Only Make It Worse.
There Is a Real Border Crisis. A Wall Would Only Make It Worse.
Trump’s call for a “wall” then is, as Ana María Archila, from the Center for Popular Democracy, wrote in a press...
Trump’s call for a “wall” then is, as Ana María Archila, from the Center for Popular Democracy, wrote in a press release, the “latest in a series of racist, anti-immigrant attacks that are meant to fuel hatred.”
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Seattle council members give New York a lesson on what comes with Amazon
Seattle council members give New York a lesson on what comes with Amazon
Monday's event was facilitated by labor-friendly groups Local Progress and The Center for Popular Democracy, and...
Monday's event was facilitated by labor-friendly groups Local Progress and The Center for Popular Democracy, and sponsored by Make the Road.
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The Badass 50: Meet the Women Who Are Changing the World
The Badass 50: Meet the Women Who Are Changing the World
25. Ana Maria Archila: Last September the sexual-violence survivor confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator on live TV...
25. Ana Maria Archila: Last September the sexual-violence survivor confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator on live TV moments before he was to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. “In a split second I made the decision to use my voice and my story,” she says. “It forced him to grapple with the gravity of the message he’d send to women by voting to install in the Supreme Court someone accused of sexual assault.
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