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An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map
The map may also help build an online database of farmers of color, who have long been underrepresented by demographic surveys.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Survives GOP Repeal — for Now
While Congress appeared to officially spare the payday rule, hours earlier, there was an ominous development in Washington for consumer safeguards.
Gender Justice at the Heart of the Poor People’s Campaign
The campaign's first week will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.
Koch Brothers-Backed Effort to Sabotage Unions Uses Secret “Tool Kit” to Encourage Members to Quit
A network of right-wing think tanks have launched a nationwide effort to convince members of public sector unions to stop paying dues.
Laid-Off Workers Demand Severance Pay From Equity Firms Behind Toys “R” Us Bankruptcy
Many of the 33,000 laid off are women with families to support.
Seattle Just Showed How to Rein In Amazon — and the Company Is Going to War
Above all, the problem is housing.
Undercover Corporate Work Lures Underemployed Actors and Underpaid Workers
Devalued people become easy prey for corrupt industries.
“It’s Time for Moral Confrontation”: New Poor People’s Campaign Stages Nationwide Civil Disobedience
Activists in 40 states are participating in actions across the US that will culminate in a mass protest in Washington, DC, on June 23.
Workfare for the Private Equity Crew?
What if we focused on whether the people at the top are working for their money?
New York Taxi Drivers Launch Campaign to Save Their Industry Following Suicides
Over the past four months, four New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to suicide in an industry that is becoming increasingly dangerous.