A closer look at IRS data shows our tax system isn’t keeping up with rising inequality.
I Was Already Suspicious of the Data Center Boom. Then I Stood in Data Center Alley
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Pockets of opposition to the data center boom are emerging all over the country.
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot.
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city’s primary ballot.
Attacks on Mail Voting Are Attacks on the Working Class
Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail would raise the economic barriers to exercising a basic democratic right.
Trump’s executive order to restrict voting by mail would raise the economic barriers to exercising a basic democratic right.
The App Is the Boss — and It’s Deepening Inequality in New York
Gig workers are under unprecedented surveillance. Algorithmic transparency is critical to protecting their rights.
Gig workers are under unprecedented surveillance. Algorithmic transparency is critical to protecting their rights.
The Oligarchy Virus
How America’s supposedly progressive tax system guarantees a wildly skewed national wealth distribution.
How America’s supposedly progressive tax system guarantees a wildly skewed national wealth distribution.
Two Bold Proposals to Tax Wealth Across the Land
Wealth tax proposals from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show a growing appetite to rein in the rich.
Wealth tax proposals from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show a growing appetite to rein in the rich.
Naming and Shaming Food Barons: A Q&A with Austin Frerick
Corporate consolidation in America’s food industry is making food more expensive and worse. What can we do about it?
Corporate consolidation in America’s food industry is making food more expensive and worse. What can we do about it?
The Billionaire Circus Is Back. Forgive Me if I Don’t Clap.
The annual rankings of the world’s wealthiest are the opposite of light entertainment.
The annual rankings of the world’s wealthiest are the opposite of light entertainment.
Union Candidates Can Win Back Working-Class Voters
Candidates with union backgrounds can help labor and the Democratic Party, a new report argues, but they are rarely recruited to run.
Candidates with union backgrounds can help labor and the Democratic Party, a new report argues, but they are rarely recruited to run.
Cuts to the IRS Workforce Will Delay Refunds Families Desperately Need
Tax refunds are a critical lifeline for struggling families.
Tax refunds are a critical lifeline for struggling families.
Private Equity Killed My Thrift Store
A treasured 55-year-old secondhand store in the nation's capital has become the latest casualty of the rapacious private equity industry.
A treasured 55-year-old secondhand store in the nation’s capital has become the latest casualty of the rapacious private equity industry.
‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Lived Through Before’: Labor’s Role in Minnesota’s ICE Resistance
A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis.
A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis.
The 99% Don’t Need a Billionaires’ Forum. They Need Democratic Power.
Real solutions will come from the bottom up rather than through elite gatherings like the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.
Real solutions will come from the bottom up rather than through elite gatherings like the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.
America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.