Trump's Justice Department Just Declared All-Out War on Obamacare. What Does It Mean?
Trump's Justice Department Just Declared All-Out War on Obamacare. What Does It Mean?
The Justice Department's recent move is "absolutely outrageous," says Jennifer Flynn, a co-organizer of Birddog Nation, a national grassroots network of activists who hound candidates on health...
The Justice Department's recent move is "absolutely outrageous," says Jennifer Flynn, a co-organizer of Birddog Nation, a national grassroots network of activists who hound candidates on health care, funded by Housing Works and the Center for Popular Democracy. "It ignores the hundreds of thousands of people who took action in 2017 to save the ACA -- 10,000 distinct actions nationwide, as reported by [House Speaker, Democrat] Nancy Pelosi. It goes against Trump's own advisers. Both houses of Congress voted down the effort to kill ACA. It's just a stupid move to distract people from the illegal actions of the Trump administration and to terrorize people with pre-existing conditions, which is most of us, and people with disabilities or sick kids."
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Center for Popular Democracy Responds to Green New Deal Resolution Vote
03.27.2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate vote today on the Green New Deal, the Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from Dianne Enriquez, Co-...
03.27.2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate vote today on the Green New Deal, the Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from Dianne Enriquez, Co-Director of Community Dignity Programs:
“Our climate crisis is too great for half-measures or sham votes. But this is exactly what happened today. Instead of taking our climate crisis seriously and responding in kind, today Senators voted against the Green New Deal resolution. Many chose to prioritize the money that they get from oil and energy companies over the future of our communities and our planet. Luckily, there will be future votes. This is just the beginning for the Green New Deal. Moving forward, our Senators and elected representatives must take the bold action that we need to build a resilient future for our planet.”
Lia Weintraub, lweintraub@populardemocracy.org, 202-618-2482
A REIT Caught Up in the Immigrant Detention Debate Tries to Re-Brand to Clear its Image
A REIT Caught Up in the Immigrant Detention Debate Tries to Re-Brand to Clear its Image
Bowing to pressure from immigration activists, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank recently vowed to halt financing for private prisons and immigration detention centers—a move that directly...
Bowing to pressure from immigration activists, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank recently vowed to halt financing for private prisons and immigration detention centers—a move that directly affects CoreCivic and its chief competitor, Boca Raton, Fla.-based GEO Group Inc. One advocacy group, the Center for Popular Democracy, accuses the two publicly-traded REITs of “terrorizing people of color and immigrant communities in pursuit of profit.”
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The Washington Post's Disgraceful Coverage of Medicare-for-All
The Washington Post's Disgraceful Coverage of Medicare-for-All
Among the “hard-line liberal groups and unions” the article refers to in its headline and lead is the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities, a coalition of approximately 100 national disability...
Among the “hard-line liberal groups and unions” the article refers to in its headline and lead is the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities, a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations. The “hard-line” groups include much of the grassroots movements for healthcare justice in the country: National Nurses United, Social Security Works and the Center for Popular Democracy.
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Stephen Moore is Not Suitable for the Fed
03.25.2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump's nomination of Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Fed Up campaign released the...
03.25.2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump's nomination of Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Fed Up campaign released the following statement:
"Last year, Fed Up successfully opposed a nominee for the Board of Governors who had called for the elimination of the Fed’s full employment mandate, and we are prepared to do so again. Stephen Moore’s extreme devotion to wealthy interests, along with his embrace of discredited “Trumponomics” and the Laffer Curve must not be allowed to have a presence on the Fed Board. The Senate Banking Committee should ask him tough questions about his opposition to the Fed’s full employment objective, his admitted lack of monetary policy expertise, his partisan flip from warning of deflation to bashing Jay Powell for being too hawkish, and his proud support for white supremacists like Steve King. These positions cast serious doubt that he has the judgement required for this vital position."
Mythbusters: Top Five Myths About Prison Divestment
Mythbusters: Top Five Myths About Prison Divestment
The prison-industrial complex also included financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co until recently. Under pressure from activist groups Make the Road New York & the Center for Popular...
The prison-industrial complex also included financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co until recently. Under pressure from activist groups Make the Road New York & the Center for Popular Democracy, JP Morgan committed to stop funding private prison companies last week.
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Newburgh backs universal rent control laws
City officials in Newburgh threw their support behind a statewide initiative to regulate rental rates and bolster protections for tenants and landlords through universal rent control laws.
...City officials in Newburgh threw their support behind a statewide initiative to regulate rental rates and bolster protections for tenants and landlords through universal rent control laws.
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Kingston mayor, police chief back driver licenses for undocumented immigrants
Kingston mayor, police chief back driver licenses for undocumented immigrants
Mayor Steve Noble and Police Chief Egidio Tinti endorsed the proposal, which drew support from Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa and Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagara last week.
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Mayor Steve Noble and Police Chief Egidio Tinti endorsed the proposal, which drew support from Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa and Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagara last week.
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Council split on opening door to rent stabilization
Council split on opening door to rent stabilization
Before and after the vote, Common Council President Thomas DePietro reminded council members that the resolution to be voted on would not institute rent control or rent stabilization in Hudson,...
Before and after the vote, Common Council President Thomas DePietro reminded council members that the resolution to be voted on would not institute rent control or rent stabilization in Hudson, but rather “encourage our state government to allow us to make the decision for ourselves in the future.
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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins U.S. Rep. Pascrell to reintroduce tax reform to close tax loophole for millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins U.S. Rep. Pascrell to reintroduce tax reform to close tax loophole for millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street
The Carried Interest Fairness Act is supported by the AFL-CIO, The Agenda Project, American Family Voices, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of State County and...
The Carried Interest Fairness Act is supported by the AFL-CIO, The Agenda Project, American Family Voices, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, American Postal Workers Union, Americans for Financial Reform, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Center for Popular Democracy Action…
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