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Turning a Moment into a Movement after the Deaths of Unarmed Black Men

Washington Post - February 19, 2015, by Marc Fisher, Sandya Somashekhar, and Wesley Lowery - In the months following...

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Lobbyists Know the Fed Has Political Power

Lobbyists Know the Fed Has Political Power

Your editorial is exactly right about the lack of impartiality with “The Federal Reserve’s Politicians” (Aug. 29)....

A guaranteed “Jobs For All” Program is Gaining Traction Among 2020 Democratic Hopefuls

A longtime organizer, Barkan — who has Lou Gehrig’s disease — gained national recognition after his viral confrontation...

The Intercept | Civic Engagement

Clinton Joins Crowd Calling for an Overhaul of Fed Governance

Hillary Clinton is the latest voice calling for changes at the Federal Reserve. A spokesman for the front-...

Climate change activist ‘surprised’ after being unanimously approved for LA City Council board

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday unanimously approved the appointment of environmental activist Aura Vasquez to...

Charters Lack Sufficient Oversight

Philly.com - October 15, 2014, by Kia Hinton - Recently, charter schools have made headlines nationwide. This summer...

Blood in the Streets: A Conversation About Gun Violence in Chicago

Gawker - July 11, 2014, by Jason Parham - Earlier this week, writing for The Daily Beast, Roland Martin proposed a...

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Here and Now

Here and Now

At noon, members of the Hedge Clippers campaign, New York Communities for Change and The Center for Popular Democracy...

Spectrum News (NY State of Politics) | Civic Engagement

Trabajadores demandan freno a la ‘epidemia’ de robo de salarios en NYC

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Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Working at The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), Kate has partnered with youth-led organizations on various policy...

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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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