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As MegaBanks Post Massive Profits (Again), Everyday Americans Are Falling Behind
The biggest banks in America in the black by billions of dollars despite the Trump administration’s claims “overregulation” is impeding industry success.
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Allied Progress Launches Campaign Against the Trump-Kraninger CFPB Debt Collection Spam Plan
Mobile Billboard to Circle Debt Collector Trade Association Annual Conference New Digital Ad Revisits Trump’s Boast “I’m the King of Debt” New Report Spotlights Deceptive and Abusive Practices of Debt Collection Companies Poised to Gain Under the CFPB Proposal View Them All at www.ProfilesInHarassment.org Washington D.C. – As the public comment period deadline nears on the Trump-Kraninger CFPB proposal to…
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Bipartisan Consensus: Acosta Failed To Put Epstein Issue To Rest; He Needs To Go
Washington D.C. (July 11, 2019) — Pressure continues to mount for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to step aside, and it’s clear his disastrous news conference did little to clear the air surrounding his involvement in the Epstein plea deal. As Allied Progress begins its week-long ad campaign calling for Acosta’s resignation, critics across the spectrum agree:…
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Alex Acosta Announces Resignation, But His Enabler Still Sits In The Oval Office
In the wake of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta announcing his resignation, we’re asking the question many Americans are asking: How did we possibly get to this point?
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New Report: Secretary DeVos Stacked The Education Department With Execs From Shady For-Profit Colleges That Cheat Student Borrowers
No Mystery Why DeVos Is Proposing to Weaken College Accreditation Standards to the Benefit of the For-Profit Industry Read the Report at www.StackedDeck.org Washington D.C. – On the eve of the public comment deadline for the Trump-DeVos Education Department’s proposal to loosen college accreditation standards, consumer advocacy group Allied Progress released a new report on how Secretary Betsy DeVos has filled…
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Allied Progress Launches New Ad Campaign Demanding Secretary Acosta’s Resignation
Ad Highlights Acosta’s Testimony That He Considers His Handling of the Epstein Case a “Point of Pride” Watch ‘Point of Pride’ Washington D.C. – As Labor Secretary Acosta wraps up a combative and desperate press conference in which he once again failed to take any responsibility or offer remorse for allowing an alleged child sex predator…
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Pressure Mounts on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to Resign
Acosta Under Fire from All Sides as Epstein Sex Trafficking Details Emerge WASHINGTON D.C. — Following the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein for alleged sex trafficking and sexual assault of minors, a chorus of voices from across the political spectrum are calling on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign, given his role in giving Epstein a…
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Secretary Acosta Must Resign as Jeffrey Epstein Finally Faces Real Justice
Acosta Should Have Been Gone the Day a Federal Judge Ruled He Broke the Law By Not Disclosing His Wrist-Slap Plea Deal for Epstein to the Victims Washington D.C. (July 8th, 2019) – Following this morning’s press conference with federal prosecutors in New York announcing Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with sex trafficking involving underage girls and that…
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Congress Must Conduct Independent Investigation Into Alex Acosta’s Actions During The Jeffrey Epstein Case
No one should be above the law, especially not the people enforcing it.
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Allied Progress statement on the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges in New York
Washington D.C. (July 6th, 2019) — In response to reports that Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested on sex trafficking charges in New York, Allied Progress director Derek Martin issued the following statement: “Jeffrey Epstein’s victims are finally getting their day in court ten years after watching their horror stories swept under the rug to protect…