by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Minimum Wage
When restaurant workers around the country this year mounted strikes and demonstrations to push for higher wages, Saru Jayaraman and the organization she helped to create, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, were at the front lines with them, highlighting their...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
When Lee Saunders talks about his mission as the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, he often refers to the fateful 1968 showdown between sanitation workers and the city of Memphis – the strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, Financial Reform
The payday lending industry has up to now escaped comprehensive regulation from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the agency is currently working to change that – and payday lenders aren't expected to let that happen without a vicious fight. That's why...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 25, 2014 | Economy, Jobs and Growth
An opportunity is coming for progressives to have a voice inside the Federal Reserve that represents working people and can influence how the Fed does business. This week we learned that two members of the Federal Reserve's open market committee, Charles Plosser,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
[fve]http://youtu.be/mQGtZnitGB0[/fve] This past Sunday was declared "Freedom Sunday" by a coalition of civil rights and religious organizations to rally African Americans and others to register to vote. That's all to the good, but Maya Rockeymoore, CEO of the Center...
