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Countervailing Power
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How Los Angeles Tenants Beat the Landlords—for Now
The rise of a renters’ movement and their electoral victories last November have reshaped some fundamental city policies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Tenants Who Went to Washington
The Homes Guarantee Campaign got the attention of policymakers at the highest levels. Now these tenant organizers want to get the policy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Small Businesses Rise to Fight Wall Street
Increased swipe fees got shopkeepers mobilized, and could further an anti-monopoly revolution.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Making Paid Sick Time a Reality
Organizing for paid leave, which is on the verge of passing in Minnesota, is part of a larger challenge to reverse an abusive workplace status quo.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
From Countervailing to Prevailing Power
Progressives should plan our fights against anti-democratic oligarchies with the explicit aim of becoming the dominant political force.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Using Policy to Reorganize Power
Even the best structural reforms will not succeed without aggressive organizing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Reinvestment Movement vs. the Bankers
David is very nimble, but Goliath is more powerful than ever.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Laws That Create Countervailing Power
A roundtable discussion with Benjamin Sachs, Kate Andrias, Steve Kest, and Robert Kuttner