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Justice Works: A Conference for Progressive New York
This year's Citizen Action leadership conference is the event that the progressive movement in New York has been waiting for. It's the event our movement needs to grow stronger and move forward. It's the
Read More »Congress Needs to Do Its Job
Check out Karen Scharff's op-ed in today's Times Union: Congress has returned for the post-election "lame-duck" session. What it does, or doesn't do, will have a major impact on all of us, particularly those who
Read More »America Needs Jobs!
It’s tax day – a reminder that we all have a stake in making our country great and our society thrive. But, over the past decade, the wealthiest Americans have shifted the responsibility of
Read More »Keep Wall Street in Check
Last Friday, the House passed a comprehensive financial reform package that would go a long way to protect consumers and hold the banks and Wall Street accountable. We need to make sure that our
Read More »The Next Right-Wing Raid on the US Treasury
by Bob Cohen, Policy Director As the nation’s and media’s attention is mostly focused on the health care fight in Congress, the right-wing is quietly gearing up for their next attempt to raid the U.S.
Read More »Economic Bill of Rights
by Diana Cihak, Western New York Organizer A good friend of mine, who constantly reminds me that she is more liberal than I am (which is pretty darn left), just posted this video on Facebook.
Read More »Take Action Now!
In a major speech on Wall Street on Monday, the President outlined his financial reform plan, which included the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices
Read More »We Can Stop The Next Financial Disaster Before it Starts
by Bob Cohen, Policy Director As I’m writing, the eyes of the whole country are on health care, and that’s where they should be. But as social justice activists, we have to keep a lot
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