Category: Economy
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We Have A Housing Emergency. Here\’s How We Face It
Homelessness is on the rise, and the GOP\’s tax and budget plans will make the housing crisis worse. A People\’s Hearing on Housing with Congress members in Washington, DC highlighted these problems and solutions that match their scale.
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Trump\’s Bid to Pit Black and Brown Workers Against Each Other
President Trump is resurrecting an old lie about immigration to feign concern about black unemployment, even as his administration actively assaults the very dignity of African American people.
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Progressive Caucus Budget Turns Resistance Into Policy, Rebukes Trump
The \”Roadmap for the Resistance\” is virtually a point-by-point rebuke of Trump administration policies and offers plans for completing the work of economic recovery that has been thwarted by Republican-imposed fiscal austerity.
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Organizing and Persistence Pays Off in N.J. for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Gov. Chris Christie\’s signing of a foreclosure relief bill that he had vetoed a version of last year was the culmination of work done by the People\’s Action affiliate New Jersey Organizing Project.
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The Push to Get Disney CEO Bob Iger Off Trump\’s Economic Council
People\’s Action is collecting signatures on a petition, to be delivered to Disney\’s headquarters on Tuesday, designed to persuade Iger to follow the lead of Uber\’s CEO and leave the economic advisory council.
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Flip the Trump Script: Endorse The Movement For Black Lives Platform
A script prepared for Donald Trump for an interview about race with a Detroit pastor reveals his antipathy for even acknowledging the existence of systemic racism. The Movement for Black Lives agenda offers a contrast.
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Donald Trump\’s Most Racist Speech Ever
Here\’s how to play race politics to win white conservative votes: Feign sympathy for black people while vowing to keep them in their place and shut down their talk of systems of institutional racism.
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The Racial Wealth Gap Is Getting Worse – And We\’re Not Talking About It
A consequence of historic racial and wealth inequality, woven deeply into the fabric of our economic system and our politics, is largely absent from our political discussion in both political parties.
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Another Day, Another Corporate Merger: It\’s Time To Push Back
A merger of two food giants announced Thursday underscores why Sen. Elizabeth Warren has taken on a new crusade against corporate mergers and consolidations, and why that issue is in the Democratic Party platform.
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A Sad And Shameful Day For Puerto Rico
Financial legislation passed by Congress solidifies what one Puerto Rican leader calls an \”experiment in extreme capitalism\” – one that is already having extreme consequences on the people who live on the island.