Want to avoid another #GeorgeFloyd? Start by defunding the Minneapolis police, organizers say
Want to avoid another #GeorgeFloyd? Start by defunding the Minneapolis police, organizers say
That investment, as evidenced by findings in a Center for Popular Democracy report, has been a costly one. Between 2011...
That investment, as evidenced by findings in a Center for Popular Democracy report, has been a costly one. Between 2011 and 2014, the city has paid out $9.3 million in police misconduct lawsuits. … The authors of the Center for Popular Democracy’s report describe budgets as “moral documents” in that they serve as reflections of “what—and whom—our cities, counties, states and country deem worthy of
Pressley, Omar, Bass, and Lee Introduce Resolution to Condemn Police Brutality and Demand Nationwide Reforms
Pressley, Omar, Bass, and Lee Introduce Resolution to Condemn Police Brutality and Demand Nationwide Reforms
The resolution is also endorsed by several advocacy groups including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human...
The resolution is also endorsed by several advocacy groups including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Color of Change, the Center for Popular … Democracy, Moms Rising, Drug Policy Alliance, and the ACLU—as well as the group's branches in Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Minnesota’s other racial disparity: voting
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy found the gap to be second worst among states in the nation, only...
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy found the gap to be second worst among states in the nation, only behind Wisconsin. And 2015 U.S.
Walmart Workers Are Dying From Coronavirus. Now They Want a Seat at the Table.
Walmart Workers Are Dying From Coronavirus. Now They Want a Seat at the Table.
A joint report from UFR and the Center for Popular Democracy further outlines their case: Walmart’s current overlords...
A joint report from UFR and the Center for Popular Democracy further outlines their case: Walmart’s current overlords waited “two, and in some cases seven weeks, before fully adopting major Centers for
New York City and Los Angeles Slash Budgets — but Not for Police
New York City and Los Angeles Slash Budgets — but Not for Police
“As a country, we are continuously increasing the amount of spending that we do on policing and criminalization, and...
“As a country, we are continuously increasing the amount of spending that we do on policing and criminalization, and that naturally comes with tradeoffs,” said Kumar Rao, director of the Justice Transformation
The Pandemic Helped Topple Two Retailers. So Did Private Equity.
The Pandemic Helped Topple Two Retailers. So Did Private Equity.
Last July, a report from the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive advocacy group based in Brooklyn, said that 10...
Last July, a report from the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive advocacy group based in Brooklyn, said that 10 of the 14 largest retail chain bankruptcies since 2012 involved companies that had
Pressure mounts to help U.S. renters amid corona
Pressure mounts to help U.S. renters amid corona
housing for the past 50 years, the impact that most of us can remember is the foreclosure crisis (after the 2008-09...
housing for the past 50 years, the impact that most of us can remember is the foreclosure crisis (after the 2008-09 crisis), but the magnitude of this is greater," said Dianne Enriquez of the nonprofit Center … for Popular Democracy.
COVID without papers
Then he speaks with Ana Maria Archila co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy about how COVID19 is...
Then he speaks with Ana Maria Archila co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy about how COVID19 is impacted undocumented Americans.
‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’
That final component is vital because, as Jennifer Epps-Addison, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular...
That final component is vital because, as Jennifer Epps-Addison, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy notes, “During the last recession, unemployment and under-employment hit black
FEMA Orders another 100,000 Body Bags For Coronavirus “Worst-Case” Scenario
FEMA Orders another 100,000 Body Bags For Coronavirus “Worst-Case” Scenario
The protest was organized in part by the Center for Popular Democracy, and its participants are “angry at Trump, but...
The protest was organized in part by the Center for Popular Democracy, and its participants are “angry at Trump, but mostly we’re trying to save the lives of our neighbors and our friends,” stated Jennifer
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