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Home-Based Child Care Providers and the Fight for Fair Pay
The Action Lab's Providers Organized for Power (POP) coalition discusses why expanding access to child care must go hand in hand with investing in the providers who care for the city's children and support working families.
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AOC and Tina Smith: Housing as Infrastructure
In this New York Times guest essay, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith argue for social housing as a durable, public alternative to market-driven housing policy.
Ana Tijoux on Her New Album 'Vida' and Political Identity
In this interview, Ana Tijoux reflects on grief, resistance, and finding radical joy through music, describing her new album as a call to stay human, connected, and engaged during turbulent times.
How to Build Power to Win
Drawing on insights from hundreds of organizers, Miski Noor and Andrew Friedman break down lessons from the Power to Win report, exploring the challenges and strategic shifts required to strengthen progressive power and movement capacity.
Battleground State Voters Want Rent Control and Social Housing
Polling data backs what housing organizers are already seeing on the ground: rent control and social housing resonate with voters and can anchor long-term campaigns that build tenant power and shift policy.
Reflection on Power to Win: Report on Organizing for a Just Future
Organizer Jennifer Epps-Addison reflects on lessons from decades of movement work and the Power to Win report, exploring how collective organizing builds durable power for racial and economic justice.
Mass Protest and the Missing Revolution: Interview
Vincent Bevins discusses lessons from "If We Burn" on what movements can learn from the 2010s protest wave, including the limits of decentralization and the importance of organized readiness before crises erupt.
Anthony Ramos Talks 'Anthony Ramos Day' Honor After Supporting Brooklyn High School Arts Program
Anthony Ramos reflects on supporting arts education at his local Brooklyn high school and being honored with “Anthony Ramos Day” after helping bring funding to a long-underresourced program.
Actor Anthony Ramos and Brooklyn beep team up to revive after-school theater program in Bushwick
Actor Anthony Ramos and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso support the return of a free after-school theater program in Bushwick, expanding access to arts education for public school students.
Reynoso, actor Anthony Ramos donate $40,000 for after-school theater program at Bushwick Campus
A $40,000 investment from Antonio Reynoso and Anthony Ramos brings free after-school theater education back to Bushwick Campus, following a social justice and arts convening organized by The Action Lab.
Brooklyn Borough President and Actor Anthony Ramos Bring New Life to Bushwick School Arts
Antonio Reynoso and Anthony Ramos team up to bring sustained after-school theater education back to Bushwick Campus, reinforcing arts education as a core investment in public schools and community life.
Tiny Desk Concert: Ana Tijoux
In this Tiny Desk performance, Ana Tijoux blends joy, protest, and political reflection, performing songs from across her career that center resistance, culture, and collective memory.
Building Social Housing from the Ground Up: Grassroots Perspectives
From tenant unions to ballot initiatives, organizers share how social housing campaigns are reshaping housing politics and creating permanently affordable, community-controlled homes.
