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InequalitySeptember 17, 2020
The US Safety Net Is Degrading by Design
Covid-19 and its economic fallout have further exposed the need to radically reimagine this country’s safety net.
Mimi Abramovitz, Deepak Bhargava and Tammy Thomas Miles
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The LeftApril 2, 2020
Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers
The current crisis could be the time when a different world becomes real—if liberal and left forces work together.
Deepak Bhargava and Dorian T. Warren
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GovernmentMarch 12, 2020
From Resistance to Governing
Important differences between today’s political realities and the early Obama years are cause for hope.
Deepak Bhargava
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InequalityJuly 2, 2015
Fast Food CEO Blames Low-Wage Workers for Poverty
Andy Puzder neglects to mention that it’s the poverty wages his company pays its workers that force them to rely on the social safety net.
Deepak Bhargava
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EconomicsApril 30, 2015
A Bold New Campaign for Economic Justice
A coalition of national, state and local organizations in 41 states is uniting around an agenda to put families first.
Deepak Bhargava
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Immigration PolicyNovember 25, 2014
Obama’s Immigration Decision Is a Movement Victory
The hard-won relief arrived only after undocumented workers and their families took huge risks to step forward and lead.
Deepak Bhargava
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Immigration PolicySeptember 10, 2014
Obama’s Twisted Logic on Deportations
The way to keep families together is to keep tearing them apart? Please.
Deepak Bhargava
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Election 2012October 2, 2012
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ActivismOctober 20, 2010
Moving Forward
Why progressives need to own Obama's achievements—and build a movement to pressure him to do more.
Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava
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EconomyOctober 11, 2010
The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics
For all the supposed preparation progressives did for a return to political power, we haven’t figured out how to relate to an actual government. If progressives cannot "own" landmark achievements like healthcare and financial reform, how can we expect anyone else to?
Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava