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Who will bear the brunt of the #ClimateCrisis? The poor. This has been evident during the #CaliforniaFires. Low-wage workers can’t work from home, take days off, many don’t have the disposable income needed to drive 100s of miles away. #TuesdayThoughts https://t.co/pUVOD5wbqy
"If Walmart can afford $20 billion for stock buybacks it can afford to pay its workers a living wage," said @RoKhanna , who is introducing the bill in the House. https://t.co/iyI8xF3ZG9
TUESDAY, NOV 13th: Join Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal for a post midterms national strategy call to win #MedicareForAll Register for the call: https://t.co/aOTsPnx8WV
Turns out voters want candidates that will fight Wall Street and income inequality👊🏾 https://t.co/GoPYgPI9g5
“In the Midwest, where workers have suffered from decades of deindustrialization, corporate outsourcing, the AFL-CIO says it has convinced thousands of union workers who backed Donald Trump in 2016 to turn out for progressive Democrats on Tuesday.” https://t.co/QFVgzr8121
There are millions of retired people in this country living on inadequate social security income. Many require additional support from other federal programs like meals on wheels. Trump and his cronies want to kill our parents - we will stop him tomorrow. https://t.co/G8Lbwes2EC
OBSCENE INEQUALITY: "The top three wealthiest billionaires in the US – Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – now have as much wealth as the bottom half of the US population combined." https://t.co/yXQdG4XDKH
Austerity Kills: The rich should not be receiving tax subsidies while vital services are cut for the most vulnerable. #ThursdayThoughts https://t.co/UKfEK4uQOJ
Another outrageous #HealthcareHorror story caused by insurance company greed. Another person who would have been spared the stress of we had #MedicareForAll https://t.co/bQXFFet5bl
Just out: 62% of jobs in the U.S. pay wages that are so low they can't support a middle-class lifestyle. Most of the jobs in America today don’t pay enough for families to take a vacation, save for retirement, or live in a moderately-priced home. Not great https://t.co/rYPgiZQ0dS https://t.co/qIZ1tUSE0A
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Campaigners say more than 15m people who care about the environment did not vote in the 2014 midterms – can they create a ‘green wave’ this November?
This is an old, old trick... Back in the 1980's, then President Reagan's budget director David Stockman coined the phrase "strategic deficit" to describe the usefulness of creating long-term budgetary shortfalls to legitimize cutting programs that the 1% wanted to do away with. ... See more
It's time to tax Wall Street and build an economy that works for the 99% and for the planet!
Roughly 40 percent of Americans who are considered middle class will fall into poverty or near poverty by the time they reach age 65, according to a recent study by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School. ... See more
Following the mass teacher uprisings earlier this year, hotel workers across the country are striking the wealthiest hotel chain on the planet, Marriott, demanding fair wages and dignity on the job. Stand with them in #Solidarity this Saturday at actions in Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Hawaii... ... See more
Download graphic October 20, stand with striking hotel workers across the U.S. and Canada and help us take on Marriott, the biggest and richest hotel company in the world. Striking Marriott workers are organizing events in multiple cities on October 20. Rally with us to tell Marriott that one job sh... ... See more
Climate change not only creates disproportionate crisis in the lives of working class communities, it can be devastating for an already weak democracy where many suffer from voter suppression.
More than 200,000 voters live in counties devastated by the storm. Officials are working to ensure they can vote in November, but damaged buildings and widespread power outages make that an uphill battle. ... See more
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