Alison Omens

Alison Omens, Chief Strategy Officer, JUST Capital

  • A poster demanding a higher federal minimum wage is seen near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. The Senate scramble over raising the federal minimum wage is presenting the first major test of the uneasy alliance between the Democratic Partys vocal progressive wing and President Joe Biden just 37 days into his administration. Photographer: Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    $15 an hour isn’t enough: U.S. workers need a living wage

    By Amy Glasmeier and Alison Omens
  • Rear view of African family walking down hospital corridor with wheelchairCommentary

    Why healthier families and communities belong on the corporate agenda

    By Alison Omens and Deborah Bae
  • Commentary-Gridlock-Biden PresidencyCommentary

    Why business shouldn’t want a divided government under Biden

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  • This year, the authors write, JUST Capital has “used polling to get the public’s guidance on how companies should be responding to COVID-19, racial equity, and our democratic processes.”Commentary

    Why surveying the American public can help us change capitalism

    By Martin Whittaker and Alison Omens