Equity in the Balance – Press and Media Hits

Equity in the Balance How a Living Wage Would Help Women and People of Color Make Ends Meet November 2104 Press Releases: Groundbreaking Report Reveals Evidence of Economic Racism Only 52 percent of Full-Time Workers of Color Earn Enough to Make Ends Meet Legislature Set to Ban Local Minimum Wage Laws –  Bozeman Daily ChronicleContinue reading “Equity in the Balance – Press and Media Hits”

Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits

Families Out of Balance How a Living Wage Helps Working Families Move From Debt to Stability August 2014 Press Release: Families Out of Balance: Living Wages Move Families from Survive to Thrive Media Connecticut “Working Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet are Sliding Deeper into Debt” – Connecticut Post Blog “Campaign demands better job access” – YaleContinue reading “Families Out of Balance – Press and Media hits”

20 Years Later, Can We Finally End Excessive Policing?

The movement against police violence — a movement perhaps best summed up by the slogan Black Lives Matter — is at a turning point. Of course, police abuse of power is as old as policing itself. Racist and disproportionate police misconduct, and violence targeted at communities of color, is just as lasting. But it seemsContinue reading “20 Years Later, Can We Finally End Excessive Policing?”

Racial Disparities in Health Care Access Magnified As More Gain Coverage

I was recently on a telephone call with Antron McKay-West, the president and founder of Upgrade Mississippi. He was describing the frustration people in his tiny hometown on the Mississippi Delta experienced trying to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Most families in the town still don’t have Internet in theirContinue reading “Racial Disparities in Health Care Access Magnified As More Gain Coverage”

MEDIA: Breaking Barriers to Health Care Coverage and Access

NATIONAL Study: Obamacare Hasn’t Solved Health Care Disparities, April 9, 2015 – U.S. News and World Report Is ACA Serving Those Facing Barriers?  April 9, 2015 – Politico  The PPACA and Health Care Disparities, 10 Things to Know, April 10, 2015 –Becker’s Hospital Review Study: Your Health Could Depend on Where you Live, April 10, 2015 – New America Media “Breaking Barriers”Continue reading “MEDIA: Breaking Barriers to Health Care Coverage and Access”

Report: Racial Health Disparities Magnified in California Under ACA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Contact: Kathy Mulady, communications director kathy@allianceforajustsociety.org (206) 992-8787 Breaking Barriers to Health Care Access in California “Obamacare didn’t cause the widespread racial disparities we found, but neither did it solve them.” More Californians than ever before have health insurance, but coverage isn’t care, and the Affordable Care ActContinue reading “Report: Racial Health Disparities Magnified in California Under ACA”

Rompiendo Barreras: Como Mejorar el Acceso al Seguro Médico y a la Atención Médica en California

 Puntos Principales La Alianza por una Sociedad Justa es una red que provee análisis de políticas, investigación, y gestión para promover la justicia racial y económica. Durante 20 años la Alianza ha desarrollado informes importantes sobre problemáticas claves relacionadas al sistema de salud, incluyendo el Medicaid y la industria del seguro médico. La reforma deContinue reading “Rompiendo Barreras: Como Mejorar el Acceso al Seguro Médico y a la Atención Médica en California”