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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative Seeks Operations Manager

    The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) is a community-led effort to build an equitable, sustainable, and democratic local economy that creates wealth and ownership for low-income people of color—what we call e​ conomic democracy​.​ We are doing this by developing a network of diverse partners and community enterprises that currently includes four major projects: A…

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  • RepresentUs Seeks Digital Campaign Manager (Temp)

    RepresentUs is hiring a Digital Campaign Manager to refine and execute a digital strategy that dramatically expands our reach and helps us win anti-corruption victories at the ballot this November. Reporting to the Digital Director, the Digital Campaign Manager (DCM) oversees the production, coordination, curation, and distribution of communications across all digital platforms for multiple…

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  • RepresentUs Seeks Online Campaigner (Temp)

    RepresentUs seeks an Online Campaigner (OC) to create and distribute digital content and run online advocacy campaigns for multiple statewide ballot initiatives and help us win anti-corruption victories at the ballot this November. Reporting to the Digital Campaign Manager, the OC produces, coordinates, and distributes persuasive communications across all digital platforms for multiple in-state campaigns,…

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  • Debating the Merits of a Job Guarantee

    By Steven Attewell This Labor Day, many people no doubt gave thanks for the low unemployment rate (while perhaps bemoaning wages that aren’t keeping up with inflation). Yet at the same time, at many Democratic Party Labor Day BBQs, presidential candidates and other elected and activists touted proposals for a job guarantee to ensure full…

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