Taking Back Our Economy

Last week, a group of more than 500 people gathered in Washington, DC to start figuring out how we take back our economy.The event was put on by the National People's Alliance, and it was called the "Rising Voices for a New Economy Conference." Activists, workers, farmers, and various advocacy groups got together to say that it's time to change who is in the room when major decisions are made about our economy. They don't want Wall Street executives shaping the conversation, when real hard-working Americans aren't even allowed to participate in the discussion. Aijen Poo, the executive director of the National Domestic Workers' Alliance, said, "We are America and we should shape the future of this economy." It's our nation, and it's our future, and we should have the right to help decide it.