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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.

  • Event: Is a Democratic Capitalism Possible (9/14)

    Friday, Sept 14th, 8:30AM-10:30AM CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 RSVP HERE Inequality is accelerating at an alarming rate as corporate political power is expanding and worker rights and protections are shrinking. The hyper concentration of wealth in the hands of a financial elite

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  • Columbus Amsterdam Business Improvement District Seeks Part-Time Office Manager and Program Assistant (NYC)

    The Columbus Amsterdam Business Improvement District (BID) is a non-profit that was founded in 1987. We currently employ one full-time employee (district manager), six part-time street cleaners, and a small team of part- time interns. The BID’s goal is to increase commercial activity and create a more vital and active business center along Columbus and

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  • Allied Media Projects Seeks Communications Director (Detroit, MI)

    AMP is hiring a Communications Director to work with our Executive Director and other senior staff to set the editorial direction for a multi-media, multi-channel communications strategy that tells the story of AMP’s programs and our vision for a more just, creative, and collaborative world. The Communications Director will supervise, manage, and direct a communications

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  • The Laura Flanders Show Seeks Supervising Producer (NYC)

    Launched on May 12, 2008 as GRITtv, The Laura Flanders Show features innovative thinkers and doers with reality based strategies for realizing radical change. The LF Show reaches millions of viewers weekly on CUNY TV (the public university channel in New York), KCET/LinkTV and Free Speech TV on Dish Network and DIRECTV, on cable stations

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