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What We All Can Do To Give Women And Families A Fair Shot At Getting Ahead — by CAP Action War Room Fifty years ago, most families were able to pay their bills, save for their children’s education and plan for their
Category: Income Inequity
In Their Honor
May 23, 2014 | By CAP Action War Room Progressive Policies For Veterans This Memorial Day Memorial Day is a time for relaxation, but also for reflection and remembrance. The day is first and foremost about honoring American service members who are
Party Of The 1% Filibustered Debate on Minimum Wage Increase
—by CAP Action War Room Like CAP Action on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! GOP Senators Vote Against Working Americans And Block Minimum Wage Increase A minority of 41 Senators, all Republicans (and YES, that includes Sen. Dean Heller), voted today
States Act To Expand Voting Rights For Citizens
There have been a number of positive developments in the states on other issues, including efforts to expand voting access. Here’s a run-down of some of the best from the last few weeks: 1. Wisconsin: Federal Judge Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Finds That
11 Things The Senate Should Remember While Voting On The Minimum Wage
— by CAP Action War Room After returning from a two-week recess, the Senate is planning to vote on raising the minimum wage to $10.10 this Wednesday. The bill, called the “Minimum Wage Fairness Act,” needs 60 votes to advance thanks to the de
President Obama: “When women succeed, America succeeds.”
Kay Morrison is 90 years old. And in 1943, when she worked as a journeyman welder on the assembly line at Kaiser Shipyard #2 in Richmond, California, she earned the same wage as the man working the graveyard shift alongside her. As
If CEOs Can Be Continually Awarded Monster Increases, It’s Definitely Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
Makers and Takers
Originally posted on Rcooley123’s Blog: There seems to be a vast difference of opinion in this country as to who are the makers and who the takers. People like Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney and other members of the 1%, their apologists or both
What I signed today
Earlier today, I signed an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract workers. It’s the right thing to do. But what’s more, companies have found that when their employees earn more, they’re more motivated, they work harder,
Are We Doomed to Ever More Inequality?
New research suggests that we’re certainly headed that way unless we go beyond token changes. — by Sam Pizzigati America’s ongoing debate over economic inequality may be turning a new page. Starting in the 1980s, during the debate’s first chapter, pundits and