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  • Bernie Sanders: Labor Candidate?

    Bernie Sanders: Labor Candidate?

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    Where should labor land on Bernie Sanders’s run for the Democratic nomination for President? Over at Jacobin, Steve Early, former long-time organizer with the Communications Workers of America and current member of the New Labor Forum Board, argues that Sanders’s long record of support for labor struggles and issues should earn him the support of labor. In Labor

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  • The Affordable Care Act: How Is It Working for Working People?

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    The Murphy Institute is known for its public programming, bringing thinkers, leaders and policymakers together to discuss the issues vital to making change in our city and our world.  Watch Barbara Caress, former Director, Strategic Planning and Policy, SEIU Local 32BJ, discuss the impact of the ACA on working people. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBssLPn1nu4&feature=youtu.be]

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  • News Round-Up

    News Round-Up

    A long weekend beckons, with many New Yorkers trying to get out of town. Meanwhile, for many low-wage workers, a long weekend means lost wages, or going to work while so many others relax. Here’s a sampling of what’s been happening around NYC and beyond over the past few weeks… At the Nation this month, Jeremy Brecher makes a

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  • Spain’s Municipal Elections and the Prospects for Radical Democracy

    Spain’s Municipal Elections and the Prospects for Radical Democracy

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    Photo from the 15M anniversary march in Madrid last week. (Credit: Robert Pluma) With contributions from a New York City social movement delegation currently in Spain ahead of the country’s local elections on May 24th, which includes JSMI Part-Time Staff Member Tamara Shapiro. You can follow their trip on Twitter at @NYCtoSpain, and NYC to Spain

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