Economic Justice — News

How the ‘Build Back Better’ plan saves money and lives

The answer lies in an expansion of the strategy that held the line against poverty in 2020 and that helped America out of the Great Depression.

Hawaiʻi progressives urge Rep. Ed Case to support federal infrastructure plan

Local progressive groups are teaming up in an effort to push Congressman Ed Case, D-Hawaiʻi, to support President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” plan, which aims to aggressively address issues such as climate change, child care and rebuilding infrastructure.

The solution to monster houses is affordable housing

If Hawaiʻi were affordable, monster houses would not be profitable. It is as simple as that. And that means that the solution to monster houses is not more zoning or regulation. The solution is affordable housing.

Economic JusticeMicah HicksJuly 21, 2021affordable housing, housing, Houselessness, Economic Justice, monster homes, nimby, nimbyism, community, community health

$12 minimum wage hike clears key Senate committees

“Without a dramatic change in economic policy to create a more equitable system that works for everyone, the working folks who make up the backbone of Hawaiʻi’s economy and who are its social fabric will no longer be able to remain in Hawaiʻi.”

Economic JusticeSophie CockeFebruary 23, 2021Minimum Wage, Living Wage, Wages, Workers, Working Families, Economic Justice, Economy, economic opportunity, Cost of Living, Consumer Spending, Hawaii, Hawaii Politics, Legislature

It’s time for Hawaiʻi to tax the rich

“We are facing an urgent test of our moral character,” writes State House Rep. Jeanné Kapela, a former board member for Young Progressives Demanding Action.

Economic JusticeJeanné KapelaJanuary 19, 2021Tax Fairness, Tax The Rich, Raise Revenue, No Austerity, Austerity, Stimulus, Economy, Policy, Public Policy, Taxes, Tax System, Tax Policy, Hawaii

Creating a Hawaiʻi public bank is key to resiliency for all of us

Public banks enable more than just cheaper government project financing. They are a critical partner for local businesses: extending critical credit when times are bad and supporting growth when times are good.

Economic JusticeMicah HicksJanuary 7, 2021Public Policy, Public Bank, Public Banking, Finance, Investment, Government, Public, Public Commons, Economic Justice

To rebuild the economy, focus on a Hawaiʻi-grown infrastructure

An open letter from the Just Transition Hawaiʻi Coalition to the governor and LG, the federal delegation, legislators, mayors and councils.

Environmental Justice, Economic JusticeKoohan Paik-ManderApril 26, 2020Food Justice, Food Security, Agriculture, Climate Action, Green New Deal, Environment, Hawaii, Economic Justice

Key Hawaiʻi House committees approve minimum wage increase, earned income credit

Young Progressives Demanding Action argues that the proposed minimums are far less than the more than $17 per hour that’s needed for a single adult to afford their basic needs.

Economic JusticeKevin DaytonFebruary 21, 2020Living Wage, Cost of Living, Minimum Wage, Legislature, Economic Justice, Economy, Wages, Workers, Working Families

Include affordable housing at stadium site

Let us not think of our neighbors as only those we live close to us but as all who are burdened by the lack of affordable housing on our island and would benefit from our inclusivity.

Economic Justice, Social JusticeFoo PhamDecember 24, 2019housing, Houselessness, homelessness, homeless, affordable housing, Development, Aloha Stadium, Transit Oriented Development