Contributions from Stephanie Luce
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A Year After Its Big Strike, MFT 59 Stays ‘Steady and Ready’
"What they thought would be our weakness was our greatest strength. We looked at the people who were getting paid the least, predominantly teachers of color and ESPs of color. And that became a rallying point for all of us.”
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People-Side Economics: Who’s Afraid of the Federal Reserve?
“One of the greatest tricks central bankers–and the ruling-class interests that they serve–ever pulled was creating the impression that monetary policy is just a technical thing.” - Samir Sonti on the Federal Reserve.
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People-Side Economics: Explaining the Rules of the Economy Game
Heather McGhee reminds us that to tell an impactful story about the economy, we have to talk about power. We must place blame where it's due, and name how collective action benefits us all.
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People-Side Economics: Fighting Inflation As If Workers’ Lives Matter
Working people need raises and strong union contracts to help offset the hardships that come with inflation, EPI’s Heidi Shierholz says.
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People-Side Economics: Steps to Tax Justice and a Green Economy
“Organizers should keep pushing for more but should be excited about the very real tangible benefits to individuals” from the IRA, says Amy Hanauer of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
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People-Side Economics: Better Ways to Cut Inflation
The Federal Reserve says workers must sacrifice bargaining power to cut inflation. Economist Robert Pollin says it’s not so. Here’s why.
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How Black Churches Can Change the World
Reverend Edwin Robinson explains how organizers are using a generational shift to transform Black churches into powerful social justice congregations.
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‘Strong and Loving, Relentless and Fierce’: NY Home Care Workers Win Big
Years of organizing led by home care workers, older adults, disabled people and family caregivers put home care on the map—and won much-needed raises for workers.
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DSA’s Sumathy Kumar & the Socialists in Office Committee
We need to build new structures to amplify the possibilities created by Left organizers winning elected office.
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Mapping the Moment: Georgia Hollister Isman’s Take on the Dems
Voters are ready for big, bold solutions. Our job is to get politicians to follow the voters, says WFP’s Georgia Hollister Inman.
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Unions Take Up the Fight for Racial Justice
Unions are taking a range of approaches – from educating members to shifting bargaining strategies – to address racial justice.
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Building Class Power by Fighting for the Common Good
We need different types of power that can all reinforce each other – narrative, organizing, mobilizing, and electoral power