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#NBCLatino20: The Equalizer, Carlos Mark Vera

#NBCLatino20: The Equalizer, Carlos Mark Vera

by POI Administrator | Oct 9, 2017 | In the News

“If you have rich interns, those rich interns become staffers, and then the decisions will be in the hands of 23-year-old rich kids who are mostly white,” he said. “That has implications for our democracy. We need to have them at the table.”...
USA Today: This nonprofit is fighting against unpaid internships

USA Today: This nonprofit is fighting against unpaid internships

by POI Administrator | Jul 14, 2017 | In the News

“Our biggest goal is to ensure that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds have the same opportunities than those who can afford to do an unpaid internship,” Creamer said. “Let’s face it: Most of the legislative assistants, legislative directors and the people...
Huffington Post: Congress Called Out For Not Paying Interns

Huffington Post: Congress Called Out For Not Paying Interns

by POI Administrator | Jun 30, 2017 | In the News

Vera is the founder of Pay Our Interns, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to increase the number of paid internships in government and the private sector. He is also one of the authors of a new Pay Our Interns report titled “Experience Doesn’t Pay The...
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