A veteran labor activist reflects on her decades of experience building mutual respect and support across borders.
The Future We Need: Economic Democracy
Building a more powerful people’s movement for economic democracy will require the spread of a more expansive view of democracy, one that moves past individual rights and into the realm of shared responsibilities.
Building a more powerful people’s movement for economic democracy will require the spread of a more expansive view of democracy, one that moves past individual rights and into the realm of shared responsibilities.
Two Years In, We Need To Learn the Lessons of This Pandemic
America’s pre-existing condition when the pandemic hit was inequality. That’s not a “normal” we should return to.
America’s pre-existing condition when the pandemic hit was inequality. That’s not a “normal” we should return to.
It’s Not Just Inflation — It’s Price Gouging
Corporations are using “inflation” as a cover to hike prices and record record profits. We’ve got the proof.
Corporations are using “inflation” as a cover to hike prices and record record profits. We’ve got the proof.
What’s Going On in Buffalo These Days Can Be Inspiring — And Plenty Sobering Too
Buffalo’s baristas give us hope. Buffalo’s pols, meanwhile, are giving oligarchy our hard-earned tax dollars.
Buffalo’s baristas give us hope. Buffalo’s pols, meanwhile, are giving oligarchy our hard-earned tax dollars.
Still Another Reason for Taxing the Rich
America’s wealthiest, new ProPublica data suggest, may be even richer than we thought.
America’s wealthiest, new ProPublica data suggest, may be even richer than we thought.
An Oligarchy Expert Answers Our Questions About Wealth and Empowerment
Northwestern professor Jeffrey Winters says he knows how to get billionaires to jump off the Forbes list of richest Americans.
Northwestern professor Jeffrey Winters says he knows how to get billionaires to jump off the Forbes list of richest Americans.
Closing the Loopholes America’s Super Rich Love: Can the Dog Catch Its Tail?
How we can prevent the wealthiest of our wealthy from exempting virtually unlimited billions from tax.
How we can prevent the wealthiest of our wealthy from exempting virtually unlimited billions from tax.
Biden Budget Pushes Back Against CEO Pay-Inflating Buybacks
The proposal includes restrictions on insider stock sales and an excise tax designed to dampen the buyback spree.
The proposal includes restrictions on insider stock sales and an excise tax designed to dampen the buyback spree.
Wall Street Bonuses Soar by 20%, Nearly 5 Times the Increase in US Average Weekly Earnings
If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $61.75 today.
If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $61.75 today.
Flacks for the Rich Tell One Philanthropy Story, the Numbers Tell Another
Our wealthiest give away only a fraction of what they could easily afford to give.
Our wealthiest give away only a fraction of what they could easily afford to give.
How Excessive CEO Pay Undermines Enterprise Effectiveness and Efficiency in the 21st Century
Enterprises that tolerate huge pay gaps “succeed” not by empowering employees, but by building and wielding monopoly power.
Enterprises that tolerate huge pay gaps “succeed” not by empowering employees, but by building and wielding monopoly power.
Stopping Traffic to Fund Excluded Workers
New York's essential workers have been excluded from relief and benefits. The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition is fighting to change that.
New York’s essential workers have been excluded from relief and benefits. The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition is fighting to change that.
Addressing Racial Inequality in Paid Leave Policy
Among care advocates, equitable paid leave policy needs to meet the triple a standard: Accessible, affordable, and adequate.
Among care advocates, equitable paid leave policy needs to meet the triple a standard: Accessible, affordable, and adequate.
What Makes More Sense, a Minimum Income Tax or a Maximum Income?
The U.S. Senator who chairs the GOP senate campaign effort wants america’s poorest to pay up more at tax time.
The U.S. Senator who chairs the GOP senate campaign effort wants america’s poorest to pay up more at tax time.
‘Reckoning’ With the Economic Marginalization of Native Americans
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation’s founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation’s founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.