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Can the Bay Area Tech Economy Embrace Equity Before It’s Too Late?
Featured photo credit: SEIU-USWW By Chris Schildt, PolicyLink This post originally appeared at New Economy Week 2015: From Austerity to Prosperity. Uber recently purchased one of the largest office spaces in downtown Oakland, California, with plans to move3,000 of its workers there by 2017. For a city facing a housing crisis and rapid displacement of…
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Bringing Neighborhoods Wealth — Not Gentrification
By Marjorie Kelly and Sarah McKinley This article was originally featured at Yes! Magazine and adapted from Cities Building Community Wealth, a project of The Democracy Collaborative, for New Economy Week. In cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by. An August 2015 study by The Century Foundation reported that—after…
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2016 Hillman Prize for Excellence in Journalism in The Public Interest — Call for Entries Now Open
The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Hillman Prize honoring excellence in journalism in the public interest. The Hillman Prize seeks out top investigative reporting that draws attention to social or economic injustice and hopefully leads to corrective measures.The goal is to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and…
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