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Former Fed Adviser, Activists Lay Out a Plan for Change at the Fed

Former Fed Adviser, Activists Lay Out a Plan for Change at the Fed

A former Federal Reserve adviser is joining with an activist group to argue for overhauls at the central bank that they say would distance it from Wall Street and make its activities more...

Wall Street Journal | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Proposed Legislation Could Grant State Citizenship to Undocumented Immigrants

SILive.com - June 16, 2014, by Ryan Lavis - With the legislative session in Albany scheduled to end this week, one New York lawmaker is pushing legislation that would grant sweeping rights of...

[created] | Published by: The Columbus Dispatch

Letter: Gorsuch wrong for Supreme Court

Letter: Gorsuch wrong for Supreme Court

As a faith leader deeply involved in the lives of working people, I understand the impact that the nation’s highest court can have on our daily lives. We need a Supreme Court Justice committed to...

The Columbus Dispatch | Fighting for an Inclusive Democracy

Latinos Have The Highest Mortality Rate In Accidents Of The New York Construction Industry

Latinos Post - February 26, 2014, by Jorge Calvillo - The Hispanic and immigrant population employed in the construction industry in the state of New York is the ethnic group most vulnerable to...

[created] | Published by: New York Patch

Arrests Made At Protest Outside UES Home Of JPMorgan Chase Exec

Arrests Made At Protest Outside UES Home Of JPMorgan Chase Exec

Hundreds of people picketed outside of 1185 Park Ave. around 8 a.m. to deliver more than 100,000 petition signatures demanding that JPMorgan Chase stop financing immigrant detention centers and...

New York Patch | Civic Engagement, Holding Wall Street Accountable
[created] | Published by: The New Republic

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Challenger Has a Chance

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Challenger Has a Chance

During the presidential primary, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has managed the impressive feat of angering virtually every liberal in America. Bernie Sanders ...

The New Republic | Fighting for an Inclusive Democracy
[created] | Published by: WABE (NPR Atlanta)

As Atlanta Fed President Retires, Some Call For Diversity

As Atlanta Fed President Retires, Some Call For Diversity

The Federal Reserve has received a lot of criticism recently for its lack of diversity. The leaders of the central banking system are almost all white men.

But now that the president of one...

WABE (NPR Atlanta) | Building a National Campaign for a Strong Economy: Fed Up

Will last-minute work soon be history?

When Russell Miller worked at Abercrombie, one of his days each week had to be an on-call day.  He wouldn’t know if he’d have to show up to work until an hour in advance.


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Restoring a Fair Workweek

Housing advocates accuse Wells Fargo of damaging communities through foreclosures

89.3KPCC - March 13, 2013 - Wells Fargo writes the most mortgages in California. According to a ...

Organizing for Housing Justice & A Home to Thrive
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The Business of Change: Consumer Movements Pour on the Pressure

The Business of Change: Consumer Movements Pour on the Pressure

Consumer campaigns have existed for more than a century, but the Trump presidency has galvanized activists and accelerated their work.

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Capital & Main | Civic Engagement

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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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