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The Biden administration’s student debt relief announcement is incredibly welcome news: Millions of people, of all ages, will have substantial portions of their debt erased overnight, preventing financial hardship, lifting people out of poverty, and opening up new futures for

For immediate releaseTuesday, May 10, 2022Press contact:Catalina Brennan-Gaticacatalina@theworkeragency.com 203-654-0071 With Senate Confirmation Vote, Dr. Lisa Cook Becomes first Black Woman to Serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors (Washington D.C.)—Today, at 6:30PM ET the U.S. Senate, with a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2022 PRESS CONTACT Joe Rivano Barros, joe@theworkeragency.com Carter Dougherty, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org  Coalition tells SEC Rules Must Stop Wall Street Greenwashing & Other Exaggerated Claims that Mislead Investors A group

Once again, the Supreme Court today decided to further its conservative agenda at the expense of people and the planet. Today’s ruling kneecaps the EPA’s powers to set the aggressive policies and regulations our country needs to fight climate change

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2022 PRESS CONTACT Joe Rivano Barros, joe@theworkeragency.com, 510-798-0730 Caroline Gentile, caroline@carolinegentile.com, 917-692-5730 SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule Fails to Consider Communities A group of environmental, Indigenous rights, and racial justice groups submitted letters to the