democracy
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New Labor Forum Highlights, Labor Day Edition
The New Labor Forum has a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. New Labor Forum’s September 2018 print issue is rolling off the press now. It contains as good a reason as there is…
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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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Event: Divided Results: Voting and Partisan Gerrymandering (9/15)
Update: missed the event and want to watch it online? Catch the video here. Friday, September 15 8:30am-10:30am Murphy Institute, 18 Floor RSVP: https://the-politics-of-voting.eventbrite.com In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Gill v. Whitford, this panel will explore the history of gerrymandering and the effects of recent changes in technology, data mining, and dark money,…
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Spain’s Municipal Elections and the Prospects for Radical Democracy
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…
