Cities for Progress

Recent Work

Op-Ed
Let's Get America's Health Out of the ER
September 23, 2009 - As a nation, we're in the emergency room in desperate need for someone to stop the bleeding. By Karen Dolan, published in Common Dreams and The (Worthington, MN) Daily Globe and The Montgomery (AL) Advertiser and The Bristol (CT) Press and The New Britain (CT) Herald and The (Stroudsburg, PA) Pocono Record and The Manistee News Advocate (MI) and Evening Times (Little Falls, NY) and The Union (SC) Daily Times and The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times and The Building Tradesman

Op-Ed
Hey Progressives, Join Forces to Fight the Health Insurance Industry!
June 29, 2009 - Single-payer and public option advocates are fighting each other. We must remember that we're on the same side. By Karen Dolan, published in AlterNet

Speech
Voices from the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis: Joycelyn Gill-Campbell
May 13, 2009 - "We are treated less than real workers, and are vulnerable to some of the worst abuses you can imagine...we urge the Department of Labor to enact reforms to address the special conditions and vulnerability of workers excluded from the labor laws." By Joycelyn Gill-Campbell

Speech
Voices from the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis: Jihan Gearon
May 13, 2009 - "Let us work together to create just climate and energy policy that does not sacrifice one segment of our population and their way of life so that a privileged few can thrive." By Jihan Gearon

Speech
Voices from the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis: Jacinta Gonzalez
May 13, 2009 - "As jobs decline, wage theft is on the rise, and no one but the most vulnerable workers themselves are doing anything to stop it. Members of Congress should work towards comprehensive immigration reform that provides real protections for workers, their families, and their communities." By Jacinta Gonzalez

Policy Report
Human Rights City Toolkit
March 26, 2009 - Transform social awareness in your city to address human rights issues on a local level. By Karen Dolan