Economic Equality
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Address at Michigan State University
Tags Share At the outset we must make it unmistakably clear: A violent few cannot be permitted to threaten the lives and well-being of the many, not lawless gangs disrupt the peace of our cities and the hopes of their fellows for progress. But history offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair…
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Presidential campaign speech at Phoenix, Arizona
Tags Share If there is one overriding reality in this country, it is that we must resist any erosion of a sense of national decency. Make no mistake: Decency is at the heart of the matter—and at the heart of this campaign. Poverty is indecent. Illiteracy is indecent. The death or maiming of brave young…
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Announcement of candidacy for President
Tags Share I am announcing today my candidacy for the presidency of the United States. I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and because I have such strong feelings about what…
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Lecture to faculty and students at Nihon University
Tags Share Young men and women of my age in all countries, if they share nothing else, share the problems that torment our world and thus share responsibilities for all our futures. Our generation was born during the turmoil following the first World War. That war marked the dividing line—at least for the Western World—between…
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RFK Compass Investors Applauds NY State Common Retirement Fund for Supporting Ending the Subminimum Wage
Tags Share At an October 19 investor and legislator briefing co-hosted by RFK Compass Investors in New York City, Tom DiNapoli, New York State comptroller, shared the actions the New York State Common Retirement Fund is taking to end the subminimum wage as part of a coalition effort calling for One Fair Wage. The fund…
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Key takeaways from our Compass Investors fall summit
Tags Share Fair wages: On the precipice of historic change Restaurant workers who have suffered for decades under the federal subminimum wage of $2.13 per hour may be about to get some relief. Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, told summit attendees that “we’re on the precipice of historic change” when it comes to…
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It’s Way Past Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
It need not have taken a global pandemic to prompt restaurants to start paying their workers more. Still, without a federal minimum wage, many are leaving the industry altogether.
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How Investors Can Embrace the “S” in ESG
Tags Share DATA ON COMPANIES’ SOCIAL METRICS MAY STILL BE INCOMPLETE, BUT THAT SHOULDN’T PREVENT INVESTORS FROM SCREENING BUSINESSES FOR LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE KEY IS TO NOT LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Which company makes for a more socially-responsible investment: A car manufacturer that makes electric vehicles, or…
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Software Investing Hits “Overdrive Mode” in 2020
Far from being the terrible year that investors feared at the outset of the pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a pivotal one for online shopping, collaboration, and virtual events. Underpinning it all was the software sector, which is now hotter than ever.
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An End to Trickle-Down Economics?
President Biden’s agenda is aiming to fuel economic growth from the bottom up by helping low-income individuals and immigrants as well as state and local governments—the opposite of the approach championed by his predecessor.
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Fighting for a Fair Minimum Wage
RFK Human Rights, alongside its corporate social responsibility partners, is urging Denny’s to stop lobbying against the Raise the Wage Act.
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