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With Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber evokes comparisons to MLK

January 20, 2020 Editor

From today’s Charlotte Observer: When Democratic presidential candidates met for their final debate in Iowa, more than a hundred protesters gathered just outside on the snowy grounds of Drake University.…

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When Wall Street Writes Its Own Rules, It’s An Age of Unprecedented Corruption

February 9, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: On July 25, 2013, a high-ranking federal law enforcement officer took a public stand against malfeasance on Wall Street. Preet Bharara, then the United States…

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Op-Ed: Should we set up New Deal-style work camps for the needy?

January 18, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: They are sending out emergency calls for shoes, underwear, sleeping garments, household equipment, mattresses, springs and bedding,” a Los Angeles Times story reported from Southern California.…

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CFPB to reconsider rule on payday loans

January 17, 2018 Editor

From CNN Money Edition: The watchdog agency said in a statement Tuesday that it intends to “reconsider” a regulation, issued in October, that would have required payday lenders to vet…

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MLK Day 2018, A Time to Reflect on Socio-Economic Injustice In All Forms

January 15, 2018 Editor

In honor of MLK Day, we post a short educational video here with excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin that draw the connection between racial injustice and…

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KY Gets OK To Require Work From Medicaid Recipients, Most Already Do

January 13, 2018 Editor

From National Public Radio: Poor residents in Kentucky will have to work or do volunteer work if they want to keep their Medicaid benefits after the Trump administration on Friday…

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Ralph Nader: Trump’s Anti-Consumer Agenda Hurts His Voters

October 24, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Ralph Nader; As a candidate, Donald Trump promised regular people, “I will be your voice,” and attacked the drug industry for “getting…

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In the Fight Against Poverty, Work Is Our Most Powerful Weapon

October 16, 2017 Editor

From today’s Harvard Business Review by Leila Janah: Fourteen years ago, I left suburban Los Angeles to teach English in rural Ghana. I’d expected, like so many young people with…

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Racism at Work in America: Unemployment in Black and White

August 28, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times Editorial Board: The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is…

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A Better Deal for American Workers

July 24, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Americans are clamoring for bold changes to our politics and our economy. They feel, rightfully, that both systems are rigged…