Olabisi Omoniyi-Alake, a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and incoming Georgetown Law student, reflects on the financial and systemic challenges marginalized students face in pursuing legal education. She warns that the 47th president’s plan to eliminate Grad PLUS loans will shut the door for many low-income students and further reduce diversity in law schools.
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Feeling subscription fatigue? You’re not alone
Subscription services are rapidly growing, with the subscription economy set to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025, as companies hike prices and restrict access to their services in order to maximize profits.
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The big rip: Low wage corporations spent half a trillion inflating CEO pay
Sarah Anderson, director of the Global Economy Project and co-editor of Inequality.org, has found that low-wage workers are not better paid because their employers spend their cash on stock buybacks and CEO pay instead of investing in long-term capital expenditures.
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Libraries are cornerstones of our communities — and they need our help
Conservative politicians are targeting libraries by introducing bills that threaten librarians with prison time for lending books deemed “age-inappropriate,” while libraries continue to provide essential services to their communities, including career services, free meals, and refuge during heatwaves.
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How redlining’s legacies demand new policy action
Redlining, a policy rooted in the Great Depression, has led to a significant racial wealth gap in the U.S., with Black families having 62 cents to the White household’s dollar, and has led to increased risk for hypertension, kidney disease, strokes, diabetes, and lower life expectancy at birth.
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Restaurant workers deserve a livable wage, too
Restaurant Opportunities Center – DC is pushing for a minimum wage hike for tipped workers across the country, with several states currently considering legislation to do the same, while the National Restaurant Association is fighting against the increase.