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“The Case For A Four Day Week”

“The Case For A Four Day Week”

A Q&A with economist and author Anna Coote on why time is not a luxury, but a necessary tool for a healthy democracy and social equity.
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Katie Tandy
Florida Cities Sue DeSantis To Fight Against Racist HB 1

Florida Cities Sue DeSantis To Fight Against Racist HB 1

HB1 censors and incarcerates Black Floridians exercising constitutional rights. Cities are ready to be allies on police reform.
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Marissa Roy
New Doc ‘The Gig Is Up’ Uncovers The Human Cost Of The Platform Economy

New Doc ‘The Gig Is Up’ Uncovers The Human Cost Of The Platform Economy

“What does it mean to fight for a better world without saying we have to abandon it completely?”
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Katie Tandy
// INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
The Struggle For Tribal Sovereignty

The Struggle For Tribal Sovereignty

There’s power in rendering the history of the Indigenous fight for environmental justice and decolonization visible.
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Melodie Meyer
Every Tribe Has A Wound, Can Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Help Mend It?

Every Tribe Has A Wound, Can Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Help Mend It?

For Laguna Pueblo, our wound was an open pit uranium mine constructed by ARCO Inc. I felt the pain reverberating through Se Hoba.
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Melodie Meyer
// LOCAL DEMOCRACY
“There Is Nothing Inevitable About Exploitation”

“There Is Nothing Inevitable About Exploitation”

A Q&A with labor scholar and civil rights activist Veena Dubal.
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Katie Tandy
When Striking Isn’t Enough: A Q&A With Labor Law Professor Catherine Fisk

When Striking Isn’t Enough: A Q&A With Labor Law Professor Catherine Fisk

“The solution is to give workers the right to unionize without first enduring an endless, brutal, one-sided anti-union campaign.”
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Katie Tandy
Dear America: We Need to Talk About the Dangers of State Preemption

Dear America: We Need to Talk About the Dangers of State Preemption

Austin ranks the worst for minimum wage earners — does that surprise you? It should, but not for the reason you first might think.
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Marissa Roy
Voter Fraud Isn’t The Problem With Our Elections

Voter Fraud Isn’t The Problem With Our Elections

Making voting harder — like the Texas and Florida laws punishing poll workers for mistakes — doesn’t combat fraud, it disenfranchises…
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Brian Remlinger
// CASE STUDIES + EVENTS
Florida’s HB1 Is Dangerous & Racist: Here’s How To Fight It

Florida’s HB1 Is Dangerous & Racist: Here’s How To Fight It

Local democracy is a powerful ally for racial justice. Our virtual roundtable shows how we’ve begun to use it to take down DeSantis.
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Public Rights Project
Talking About The Power of State Government

Talking About The Power of State Government

A Q&A with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on the enduring fight for legal rights and how community partners make that push for…
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Public Rights Project
“I Am Not The Only One”: The Fight For Gig Domestic Workers’ Rights

“I Am Not The Only One”: The Fight For Gig Domestic Workers’ Rights

Come behind the scenes to help us celebrate our progress in taking Handy to task and championing the voices of gig workers.
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Public Rights Project
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