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The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
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31,000 Louisianans Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits On Jan. 1
It's not only people here who are losing out – Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming recently allowed work requirements to be reimposed, leaving just 28 states with their food stamp waivers intact in 2016.
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Bernie Sanders Schools America On Socialism In Landmark Speech
Distancing himself from the “radical” label applied to self-described socialists in the U.S., the presidential candidate instead placed himself in the left-wing American tradition of Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Productivity + Workers Pay = Inequality: New Study Shows Why Wages Aren't Rising
The widening chasm between workers’ pay and productivity is “the central component of the wage stagnation story” in the U.S., according to an Economic Policy Institute report issued ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
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Big Surprise: Global Income Inequality Continues To Rise
The U.S. ranks among the most unequal countries, surpassed only by Turkey, Mexico and Chile.
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As San Francisco Wages Rise, Questions Emerge About Enforcement
Getting the minimum wage raised was the easy part. The bigger challenge is ensuring the legislation has teeth.
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Fight for $15 Goes Global As U.S. Workers Launch Worldwide Protest
On Wednesday morning, the fastfood labor campaign is staging what organizers say will be its largest ever protest – spanning 40 countries and including actions in 200 U.S. cities demanding higher wages.
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The Hunger Cliff: Food Stamp Cuts Pay for New Policies To Combat Child Hunger
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act created anti-hunger programs by cutting food stamps by $5 billion.
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Former Students Launch Debt Strike Against College, Fueling Next Stage in the Movement
On Monday, a group called Debt Collective said former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc. will stop paying their loans – signaling an escalation in the nationwide student fight against skyrocketing student debt.
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The Year in Inequality: Racial Disparity Can No Longer Be Ignored
There’s no way policymakers can adequately address inequality in the United States overall without recognizing the effects of the racial wealth gap.
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Fast Food Workers To Strike Nationwide December 4, Demanding $15 An Hour
“We’re going to show this movement is bigger than ever."
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Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
To win the climate argument, advocates must show how Covid-19 bailout funds could be redirected – instead of making similar mistakes as the 2008 financial crisis.
The most analogous failure to the impending economic turbulence is the financial crisis of 2008, caused, primarily, by the deregulation of the financial industry.
Activists are continuing the fight but are exhausted, balancing careers and a movement, that, to most, has become a personal battle.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
To win the climate argument, advocates must show how Covid-19 bailout funds could be redirected – instead of making similar mistakes as the 2008 financial crisis.
The most analogous failure to the impending economic turbulence is the financial crisis of 2008, caused, primarily, by the deregulation of the financial industry.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Posted 6 days 13 hours ago
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
