Negin Owliaei
Negin Owliaei is a co-editor and researcher at IPS's Inequality.org. Before joining IPS, she worked as a journalist and digital producer at Al Jazeera Media Network, where she covered social movements and the internet for the award-winning program The Stream.
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Views Friday, August 16, 2019 Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion Last month, the House voted to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. If the Senate passes the bill, it would be the first federal minimum wage increase in more than a decade — far too long for residents of the 21 states that don’t have their own higher minimum wage. Here’s another... Read more |
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Views Monday, July 22, 2019 ‘The Squad’ Keeps the Focus on Bold, Inequality-Busting Policies “We are one of the wealthiest countries in the history of this world. And yet millions of adults in the United States still don’t have health insurance,” Rep. Ilhan Omar told an audience of her Minnesota constituents on Thursday evening. A day after the president of the United States incited... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Medicare for All Would Save Money—And Lives One night a few years ago, my partner woke up delirious with fever, a bright rash, and joint pain so bad he couldn’t get out of bed without help. I was scared — mostly for his health, but also for our financial situation, which weighed heavily on me during our 4 a.m. ride to the emergency room. As... Read more |
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Views Monday, May 13, 2019 Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO With the ring of a bell, controversial former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick became a billionaire on Friday when the ridesharing company made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. But while Uber execs former and current cashed in on the IPO, the drivers that actually build the company’s wealth won’t... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, April 10, 2019 It’s Time for $15 and a Union Last month, McDonald’s announced a dramatic about-face in its political priorities. After years of strikes and protests from labor activists, the burger giant has decided to end its involvement in lobbying campaigns against increasing America’s paltry $7.25 federal minimum wage. It’s a big victory... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Organizers Oust Amazon HQ2 From New York mazon offered New Yorkers the best possible Valentine’s Day gift — a breakup. The union-busting, deportation-aiding company announced it wouldn’t go forward with plans to build a new headquarters in Queens, financed in part by tax breaks and capital grants, thanks to the sustained organizing... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Paul Ryan Only Ever Cared About the Rich It feels like a million years have passed since Paul Ryan was Mitt Romney’s vice presidential candidate. But a story from back then speaks volumes about his legacy today. On the campaign trail, Ryan took some heat for “ ramrodding ” his way into an Ohio soup kitchen — without permission — for a... Read more |
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Views Monday, December 10, 2018 Inequality at the Center of Chicago Charter School Strikes Chicago teachers are making history again. Educators at Acero Schools have just reached a tentative deal with their employer after staging the first charter school strike in the nation. After nearly a week of walkouts, the teachers will return to the classroom after the charter network agreed to... Read more |
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Views Monday, July 30, 2018 Lancaster Shows How to Say No to Geo Group What’s the best way to push profit-seeking corporations out of the public sphere? Don’t let them take over in the first place. Residents of Lancaster County, Penn. were thrilled to learn this lesson with their recent victory against Geo Group, a giant of the private prison industry. Geo Group has... Read more |
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Views Thursday, April 12, 2018 Teacher Strikes Are About a Lot More Than Paychecks Teachers across the United States are having a moment. Educators are building on the momentum from West Virginia, where striking teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for state employees. Now the protests have spread to Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and the nation’s capital. The educators are winning... Read more |