Author: Isaiah Jerome Lewis Poole
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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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Bernie-mentum Nudges Clinton Forward On Debt-Free College
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announces changes to her college affordability plan that closely tracks a key component of the platform challenger Bernie Sanders put forward in his race for the Democratic nomination.
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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.
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Here\’s How Clinton\’s Latest College Debt-Relief Plan Misses The Mark
The Democratic presidential nominee plays into a right-wing narrative of the economy that exalts so-called \”job creators\” but offers little if anything to the people doing those jobs.
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\’Good Jobs\’ Clause Is Good News In The Democratic Platform
The draft Democratic Party platform calls for what\’s often referred to as a \”good jobs executive order\” that would require federal contractors to provide a \”living wage, good benefits, and the opportunity to form a union.\”
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A Chain Serves Good Pizza \”&\” Support for D.C.\’s Fight for $15 Victory
Michael Lastoria has made his &pizza restaurant chain a champion of the $15 minimum wage, and has made one of his restaurants the site for the signing of a historic $15 minimum wage law in Washington, D.C.
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People\’s Summit Attendees Leave Determined To Keep \”The Bern\” Alive
An estimated 3,000 people left the People\’s Summit in Chicago Sunday with a commitment to turn Bernie Sander\’s presidential campaign into a permanent independent movement for justice and equality.
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People\’s Summit Seeks To Take \’Political Revolution\’ To The Next Level
Continuing Sen. Bernie Sanders\’ \”political revolution\” is the focus of a weekend People\’s Summit that is bringing to Chicago an estimated 3,000 progressive leaders and grassroots activists.
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Nonprofits Rallying Behind New Overtime Rule
More than 150 of the nation\’s leading nonprofit and advocacy organizations have endorsed a new Department of Labor rule that would give lower-wage workers the overtime they deserve for working more than 40 hours a week.
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No \’Boring\’ Senate Candidates Who Leave Us Snoring On Election Day
An inside-the-Beltway article has Democratic Senate candidates following a \”cardinal rule of politics\” in a year in which cardinal rules are made to be broken. One Senate candidate following a different path is surging ahead.