Cities and states are experimenting with trust fund accounts to narrow the racial wealth divide.
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Our Super Rich Are Fretting About Their Great-Great-Grandkids
By deflating today’s political ‘dark money,’ we could start securing decency for all our descendants.
By deflating today’s political ‘dark money,’ we could start securing decency for all our descendants.
Want More Teachers? Start Valuing Education
Too many lawmakers are happy to dole out subsidies for the rich and corporations while resisting pay increases for educators.
Too many lawmakers are happy to dole out subsidies for the rich and corporations while resisting pay increases for educators.
Biden’s Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide
Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
Baseball Immortality Meets Ungodly Inequality
Superstar Juan Soto gets a new team. His fans get heartbreak. His owners get richer.
Superstar Juan Soto gets a new team. His fans get heartbreak. His owners get richer.
Does the Future Belong to People Who Profit Off Our ‘Excessive Wealth Disorder’?
A promising new national campaign is aiming to ‘TURN’ around a profoundly unequal USA.
A promising new national campaign is aiming to ‘TURN’ around a profoundly unequal USA.
Do You Need Luck To Get Really Rich?
A little ruthlessness, Elon reminds us, can go a long way.
A little ruthlessness, Elon reminds us, can go a long way.
Should We Let Scam-Artists ‘Educate’ Our Young People?
We’ve been doing just that — with our tax dollars.
We’ve been doing just that — with our tax dollars.
You Can’t Fix the Economy by Hurting People
We can have a strong job market and lower inflation — and we don’t need more painful interest rate hikes to do it.
We can have a strong job market and lower inflation — and we don’t need more painful interest rate hikes to do it.
Why the Great Migration Did Little to Bridge the Great Racial Divide
Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race.
Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race.
Tax the Rich, House the Homeless
In L.A., 1 percenters currently pay less than a 1 percent city tax on the mansions they make millions selling.
In L.A., 1 percenters currently pay less than a 1 percent city tax on the mansions they make millions selling.
Does the Amazon Now Have a Shot at Survival?
Colombia has new leaders who see the direct link between plutocracy and the plunder of our most valuable ecosystem.
Colombia has new leaders who see the direct link between plutocracy and the plunder of our most valuable ecosystem.
Gustavo Petro’s Victory Brings an Opportunity To Reverse Inequality in Colombia
Running on a platform of gender equity, progressive taxation, and environmental protection, Colombia’s first leftist president could bring much-needed change to a deeply unequal nation.
Running on a platform of gender equity, progressive taxation, and environmental protection, Colombia’s first leftist president could bring much-needed change to a deeply unequal nation.
With CEO Pay Skyrocketing, the Unionization Surge Is Hardly Surprising
Pandemic disparities have driven workers at Starbucks and several other low-wage employers to demand a fair reward for their labor.
Pandemic disparities have driven workers at Starbucks and several other low-wage employers to demand a fair reward for their labor.
A Pastor Marches for a Moral, Equitable Economy for All
The Poor People's Campaign marched on Washington to demand that politicians legislate to protect the fundamental rights of 140 million poor and low-wealth people in America. Here's why a pastor from New York joined them.
The Poor People’s Campaign marched on Washington to demand that politicians legislate to protect the fundamental rights of 140 million poor and low-wealth people in America. Here’s why a pastor from New York joined them.
Why the Language We Use to Talk About Inequality, Power, and Class Matters
A century after violent efforts to suppress resistance to class exploitation, the nation has learned to think about people and the economy with a language that favors the wealthy and elides issues of power.
A century after violent efforts to suppress resistance to class exploitation, the nation has learned to think about people and the economy with a language that favors the wealthy and elides issues of power.