Coalition of Left-Wing Groups Demands Universities Blacklist Former Trump Officials
Coalition of Left-Wing Groups Demands Universities Blacklist Former Trump Officials
It publicly names 38 different groups: Restore Public Trust, Allied Progress, America’s Voice, American Bridge, Bridges Faith Initiative, CASA In Action, Center For Popular Democracy…
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It publicly names 38 different groups: Restore Public Trust, Allied Progress, America’s Voice, American Bridge, Bridges Faith Initiative, CASA In Action, Center For Popular Democracy…
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To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
Jesus Gonzalez, an organizer with the Center For Popular Democracy, pointed out in a statement that tougher action on predatory creditors would not have happened without "Puerto Rican families on...
Jesus Gonzalez, an organizer with the Center For Popular Democracy, pointed out in a statement that tougher action on predatory creditors would not have happened without "Puerto Rican families on the island and of the diaspora who have fought tirelessly for a just recovery," he said more still needed to be done.
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Protestan dentro y fuera de la audiencia sobre Promesa
Protestan dentro y fuera de la audiencia sobre Promesa
La protesta en las afueras de la audiencia fue convocada por los grupos Casa, Diáspora en Resistencia, New York Communities for Change, VAMOS4PR, Power4PuertoRico, Hedge Clippers, Center for...
La protesta en las afueras de la audiencia fue convocada por los grupos Casa, Diáspora en Resistencia, New York Communities for Change, VAMOS4PR, Power4PuertoRico, Hedge Clippers, Center for Popular Democracy, y Boricuas Unidos en La Diáspora.
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Gobernador pide enmiendas a la ley Promesa
Un grupo de activistas de varias organizaciones confrontó a Jaresko fuera de la audiencia, reclamando la cancelación de la deuda, una auditoría formal de las obligaciones generales de la isla y...
Un grupo de activistas de varias organizaciones confrontó a Jaresko fuera de la audiencia, reclamando la cancelación de la deuda, una auditoría formal de las obligaciones generales de la isla y que se echen hacia atrás los recortes en el presupuesto de la UPR.
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Gobernador pide enmiendas a la ley Promesa
Un grupo de activistas de varias organizaciones confrontó a Jaresko fuera de la audiencia, reclamando la cancelación de la deuda, una auditoría formal de las obligaciones generales de la isla y...
Un grupo de activistas de varias organizaciones confrontó a Jaresko fuera de la audiencia, reclamando la cancelación de la deuda, una auditoría formal de las obligaciones generales de la isla y que se echen hacia atrás los recortes en el presupuesto de la UPR.
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Colleges urged to shun Trump officials tied to family separation
Colleges urged to shun Trump officials tied to family separation
The coalition is made up of more than 40 civil rights, immigration, and progressive groups. It includes America's Voice, the National Immigration Law Center, Center for Popular Democracy, American...
The coalition is made up of more than 40 civil rights, immigration, and progressive groups. It includes America's Voice, the National Immigration Law Center, Center for Popular Democracy, American Bridge, Southern Poverty Law Center and RAICES.
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The First-Ever Medicare-for-All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial
The First-Ever Medicare-for-All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial
If Medicar for All is ever signed into law, what’s known as the “legislative history” will date back to April 30, 2019, and the first word heard by Congress on the question will have been from...
If Medicar for All is ever signed into law, what’s known as the “legislative history” will date back to April 30, 2019, and the first word heard by Congress on the question will have been from activist Ady Barkan.
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How Unions Are Pushing Back Against the Rise of Workplace Technology
How Unions Are Pushing Back Against the Rise of Workplace Technology
In the retail industry, software for scheduling employee hours is a big sticking point, says Carrie Gleason, who directs the Fair Workweek Initiative at the advocacy group The Center for Popular...
In the retail industry, software for scheduling employee hours is a big sticking point, says Carrie Gleason, who directs the Fair Workweek Initiative at the advocacy group The Center for Popular Democracy. The technology weighs the hours when stores are expected to be busy or empty to schedule workers, creating a so-called just-in-time workforce.
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At a rally outside PhRMA’s headquarters, activists accuse drug makers of blocking ‘Medicare for All’
At a rally outside PhRMA’s headquarters, activists accuse drug makers of blocking ‘Medicare for All’
A crowd of roughly 200 progressive protestors planted themselves on the ground in the middle of a normally bumper-to-bumper four-lane corridor here Monday with a firm message for the drug industry...
A crowd of roughly 200 progressive protestors planted themselves on the ground in the middle of a normally bumper-to-bumper four-lane corridor here Monday with a firm message for the drug industry: get out of our way.
The crowd wasn’t there — in front of the trade association PhRMA’s headquarters — to protest a specific drug’s price spike or an unsafe drug. Instead, they were seated in solidarity with the speaker at the front of the crowd: Ady Barkan, a 34-year old activist with ALS confined to a wheelchair.
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'Medicare for All' poised for its moment
Expect protests today to tee up tomorrow's hearing. National Nurses United, the Center for Popular Democracy and other groups will be outside PhRMA this afternoon.
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Expect protests today to tee up tomorrow's hearing. National Nurses United, the Center for Popular Democracy and other groups will be outside PhRMA this afternoon.
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