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The Cargo Chain is an organizing tool for longshore workers that shows the players and pressure points in today’s globalized shipping network. This pamphlet was produced through a collaboration between the Longshore Workers Coalition, Labor Notes (a quarterly journal of labor journalism and research), cartographer Bill Rankin, and the graphic design office Thumb.  

2. Social Security Risk Machine 
This poster explains the mechanics of this “social machine”: how it works, why it was created, where the money comes from, and where it goes. Most importantly, the poster shows the many adjustments that can be made to keep the machine running. Social Security Risk Machine was written by Sam Stark and designed by David Reinfurt and Damon Rich.

3. Predatory Equity: The Survival Guide 
This poster explains how thousands of affordable housing units were put at risk by private equity investors and how to save them. Predatory Equity was produced through a collaboration between Tenants & Neighbors, the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, and Glen Cummings.

4. Vendor Power! 
This poster decodes the rules and regulations for New York’s 10,000 street vendors so they can understand their rights, avoid fines, and earn an honest living. Vendor Power was produced through a collaboration between the Street Vendor Project and Candy Chang.

This poster takes a look at formerly incarcerated people and the difficulties they face when trying to reenter the workforce. It also highlights state laws intended to protect them from employment discrimination. It's illegal to deny someone a job based solely on a criminal record! Barriers to Reentry was produced through a collaboration between the Fortune Society and Sara McKay. 

6. I Got Arrested! Now What? 

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