| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World, by Nomi Prins |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, July 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books, Fiscal Responsibility, Liberal Markets |
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Category Archives: Economic Security
Book Review: This is your brain on “Collusion”
Immigration, healthcare, economic security discussed at Pramila Jayapal’s latest town hall
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal's sixteenth town hall, held Wednesday, May 2nd at the Seattle Central Public Library in downtown Seattle. |
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| Published at: | 11:13 PM on Friday, May 4th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Alison Wendler |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Education, Elections, Healthcare |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave, Higher Education, Insurance & Coverage, Town Hall Recaps |
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U.S. Senate passes Republican-backed bill to weaken Dodd-Frank financial reforms
| Excerpt: | The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly today to begin dismantling the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, approving Idaho Senator Mike Crapo's S. 2155 by a vote of sixty-seven to thirty-one. |
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| Published at: | 6:27 PM on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection |
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Victory! Washington State House votes to toughen penalties for corporate crimes
| Excerpt: | Corporations that break the law in Washington State could soon be forced to pay more appropriate penalties for their wrongdoing thanks to the work of State Representative Mike Pellicciotti (D-30th District: Federal Way). By a vote of ninety-seven to one, the Washington State House of Representatives today voted to pass ESHB 2362, which would substantially increase fines for corporate crimes. |
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| Published at: | 7:08 PM on Thursday, February 8th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection |
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Equal pay for equal work easily clears the Washington State House again
| Excerpt: | The Washington State House of Representatives has once again overwhelmingly approved a bill that would address pay inequity in the workplace, sending its version over to the Senate, where it is certain to get a better reception than in the past thanks to the chamber's new Democratic majority. |
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| Published at: | 1:52 PM on Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave, Nondiscrimination |
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Documentary Review: “Saving Capitalism” highlights an important truth about markets
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's new film about what happened to our economy, now available to stream on Netflix. |
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| Published at: | 11:46 AM on Saturday, December 16th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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Manka Dhingra vs. Jinyoung Lee Englund: Two very different answers on pay equity
| Excerpt: | The fate of equal pay legislation in Washington State depends on the outcome of this year's special election for state Senate in the 45th District. |
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| Published at: | 10:12 PM on Monday, September 18th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Benefits, WA-Leg |
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State House swiftly passes paid family and medical leave bill, sending it to Inslee’s desk
| Excerpt: | Washington State's House of Representatives has enthusiastically given its backing to a landmark paid family and medical leave bill that will bolster the economic security and well-being of Washington families. The House took action within an hour of having received the bill from the state Senate, which is extremely fast. |
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| Published at: | 10:47 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave |
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Washington State Senate passes landmark paid family and medical leave bill
| Excerpt: | By a vote of thirty-seven to twelve (a three-to-one margin), the Washington State Senate has passed a landmark paid family and medical leave bill that will strengthen the economic security and well-being of families across the Evergreen State. |
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| Published at: | 9:48 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave |
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Kittitas County Superior Court judge turns back constitutional challenge to I‑1433
| Excerpt: | A Superior Court judge in Kittitas County has turned back a constitutional challenge to I‑1433 filed by several trade associations, leaving new requirements for paid leave and increases to the state’s minimum wage in place. “[T]his Court is of the opinion that the Plaintiffs have failed to establish that I‑1433 has violated the Washington State […] |
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| Published at: | 6:45 PM on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Benefits |
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Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1550 would enrich the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us
| Excerpt: | As Washington homeowners received their most recent property tax bills, disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman couldn’t resist trying to exploit their concerns by announcing his intent to qualify an initiative to the November 2017 ballot that would cut property taxes by twenty-five percent. Like Eyman’s I‑1366, which was struck down as unconstitutional last year, its […] |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, March 3rd, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Permanent Defense, Strong Commonwealth, WA-Ballot |
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Progressive Ideas We Need: Paid vacation leave as part of every job
| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: Today and throughout this weekend, NPI is running a special series here on the Cascadia Advocate called Progressive Ideas We Need, highlighting proposals that would raise quality of life in our region and in the United States as a whole. Each post is contributed by an NPI staff, board, or advisory council member. […] |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Friday, January 20th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Progressive Ideas We Need, Vacation & Leisure Time |
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Documentary Review: Robert Reich’s “Inequality for All” is an essential film