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Senior Advisor & Chicago Director First Midwest Group I Advisor I Board I Fellow
Before: & Chicago Alder
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And this final pandemic piece is a distilled shot of the argument I’ve been brewing for 3 yrs. This has been soul-crushing work. We constantly forfeited the chance to do better. But that chance still exists, and we can’t afford the luxury of nihilism. 6/
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“The economics professions, purporting to everybody as if it's strictly scientific – that's a lie. We get to decide the normative economy we want... then we get to come up with the policies... We can choose a moral economy if we want.”
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My office sued Liberty Tax—one of the largest tax preparation companies in the country—for preying on thousands of low-income DC residents by offering them fast cash to trap them into overpaying for tax preparation services.
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This brave Venezuelan migrant left his two kids, wife, and grandmother to find safety and opportunity in the US.
The anxiety, disorientation, pain, and anger of the author run deep. He's a person. Not a political pawn.
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Public banking ensures public money actually works for the public good. That's why I support the New York Public Banking Act (S1762B/A8290A), carried by and , to allow NYC and other municipalities in our state to create public banks.
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Our very own Deputy Governor Sol Flores is a true public servant and I’m so proud to highlight her work during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sol oversees Illinois’ network of health and human services agencies.
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Also, capitalism without capital is exploitation, which is why we need public banks.
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Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism.
It's exploitation.
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.’s #Antimonopoly Fund created the space for philanthropy leaders to provide critical infrastructure and resources for a nascent movement. We’re proud of what we made possible. Read more in our new report! 👉 economicsecproj.org/AMFunders
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. has once again recognized the #ChildTaxCredit as a crucial tool in fighting hunger at the #WHConfHungerHealth.
Congress should not pass any more tax breaks for big corporations unless there’s support for families too!
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BREAKING: At a White House event, President Biden announces new plans to crack down on junk fees across the economy — including bank overdraft fees, credit card late fees, cell phone termination fees, and airline ticketing fees.
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This is where a public bank can align finance with vision. Or, in other words, local industrial policy.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a call for proposals to bring housing and storefronts to struggling parts of LaSalle Street in an attempt to boost a part of downtown that needs help. She wants "economic dominance," Lightfoot said.
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"We have to recognize why we’re vulnerable to all of this," tells @KateWoodsome in an interview about her new documentary with and : “The U.S. and the Holocaust.”
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Shanah Tovah from our HinJew family to yours! May it be a year of good health, joy, sweetness, love, and empathy.
#RoshHashanah5783
~Charna, Ameya, Sigalit, and 🐕
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HE DID IT!!!
Albert Pujols is the 4th player in Major League history to hit 700 Home Runs!
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Albert Pujols 699th home run. 🔥🔥🔥
1. Barry Bonds 762
2. Hank Aaron 755
3. Babe Ruth 714
4. Albert Pujols 699
5. Alex Rodríguez 696
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It has been brought to my attention that the Indian American Advisory Council law was drafted with language that is not inclusive to all Indian Americans who call Illinois home. I am committed to working with my colleagues, stakeholders and constituents to rectify this language.
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Not a threat but an invitation!
“There are so many people experiencing the positive side of these programs, director of , which the helped found, told me “And once you get this type of resource, and government takes it away, that is usually not good.
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“To proponents of guaranteed income, the success of the Child Tax Credit is something like an ultimate proof-of-concept of an idea they have been testing on a smaller scale for years,” @fmanjoo writes. nyti.ms/3R8i1d8
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When 2 groups of penguins meet on the road, they stop for a short exchange of information. When one of them moves in with the wrong group, a friend goes after him to bring him back🙂🐧🐧🐧
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This is def the best-looking antimonopoly report I've ever read economicsecurityproject.org/wp-content/upl
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If systematic lending to homebuyers and businesses created wealth in white communities, why are grants and philanthropy the only options for Black and brown communities denied access to banking and systematic lending? #PublicBanksNow
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In an hearing, we pushed private banks on their handling of Paycheck Protection Program loans. This program was designed to help small business owners survive the pandemic, but instead there are numerous reports that eligible loans are not being fully forgiven.
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.’s Chair Powell just announced another extreme interest rate hike while forecasting higher unemployment.
I’ve been warning that Chair Powell’s Fed would throw millions of Americans out of work — and I fear he’s already on the path to doing so.
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When banks merge:
❌ Vulnerable communities are hurt
⬆️ Prices for consumers rise
💸 CEOs get richer
are sounding the alarm.
We're cracking down on banks that pad their pockets by violating the law and ensnaring working people in cycles of economic vulnerability.
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The Inflation Reduction Act, the Chips and Science Act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill will unlock a multi-year public spending commitment that will also attract private capital in areas with high-return potential
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Best. Day. Ever.
We wished the sea otters a happy #seaotterawarenessweek by bringing their neighbors, Tambo, Sparrow and Porter, the Magellanic penguins to visit! 🐧🦦 #SOAW2022 #penguin #seaotter
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Ja'Mal Green makes a public bank funded by city taxpayers a centerpiece of his platform for reviving South and West side neighborhoods
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Chicago needs a public bank and we are ready to fight for it.
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With a public bank, we could:
Provide broadband access to CPS students
Retrofit every home for clean energy and replace lead pipes
Reduce reliance on payday lenders
Glad to join @Ameya_Pawar_IL, @RobertJPeters, and @AldermanLaSpata in this OpEd
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Provide broadband access to CPS students
Retrofit every home for clean energy and replace lead pipes
Reduce reliance on payday lenders
Glad to join @Ameya_Pawar_IL, @RobertJPeters, and @AldermanLaSpata in this OpEd
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Illinois is, and has always been, a welcoming state.
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Here’s a longer list of trusted organizations working on relief efforts.
I’m so grateful for everyone who has checked in and offered help. I carry your love with me and I’ll make sure that my people in the archipiélago know it and feel it.
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That's why it'll take LIHTC another 122 years to build the 7 million units we needed yesterday. It's also why we need a public option for housing.
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Most affordable housing projects rely on the sale of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) to generate equity for projects. Crazy that the tax reduction strategies of rich people and big banks determine our affordable housing supply.
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Yes, housing supply is important.
There is no way out of the crisis without addressing the chronic shortage of homes overall, and the shortage of dedicated public and non-market housing in particular.
My latest in @jacobin jacobin.com/2022/09/housin
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Justin. Fields.
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Seeking asylum is a human right.
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"If all of the roughly 130,000 K-12 schools were to fully transition to solar, Generation180 calculated there’d be an annual reduction of 60 million metric tons in carbon emissions, the equivalent of shuttering 16 coal-fired power plants."
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”The busloads of people sent from Texas are legal asylum seekers, with every right to temporarily reside in our country while they apply for more permanent refuge.”
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