Hit hard by the COVID crisis, restaurant workers are joining with other essential workers to fight for policies at all levels of government that will allow them to live in dignity.
A Sea of Trouble: Seabed Mining and International Arbitration in Mexico
In the Gulf of Ulloa, a U.S. treasure-hunting company turned seabed mining outfit poses a dire risk to the environment.
In the Gulf of Ulloa, a U.S. treasure-hunting company turned seabed mining outfit poses a dire risk to the environment.
We Cannot Separate the Movements for Black Electoral Power and Economic Power
Civil rights leaders of the 1960s understood that without political power, racial economic gaps would persist.
Civil rights leaders of the 1960s understood that without political power, racial economic gaps would persist.
Keep it Simple. Our Elected Officials Shouldn’t Trade Stocks
Members of Congress use their power to profit off elected office, but both the public and new legislation hope to stop them.
Members of Congress use their power to profit off elected office, but both the public and new legislation hope to stop them.
How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
Why Student Body Presidents Are Calling on Biden to Eliminate Student Loan Debt
Over 110 student body presidents from across the country penned a letter to the Biden administration, urging them to take action on student loan forgiveness to address inequality.
Over 110 student body presidents from across the country penned a letter to the Biden administration, urging them to take action on student loan forgiveness to address inequality.
Inside the Campaign to Abolish the Subminimum Wage in 25 States by 2026
"This is the only future for the service sector and the economy overall: wages must go up or there will be no future.”
“This is the only future for the service sector and the economy overall: wages must go up or there will be no future.”
For New York Home Care Workers, Fair Pay Is Possible
Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, New York has an opportunity to transform its care economy by investing in workers.
Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, New York has an opportunity to transform its care economy by investing in workers.
America’s Inherited Wealth Dynasties Park Trillions Out of Reach of Taxation
A new report estimates that $21 trillion of that wealth will pass internally within America’s already dynastically wealthy families between now and 2045.
A new report estimates that $21 trillion of that wealth will pass internally within America’s already dynastically wealthy families between now and 2045.
A Labor Stunner in Mexico Augurs Greater Equality — on Both Sides of the Border
Mexican GM workers, after years of living in fear, are now feeling their own power.
Mexican GM workers, after years of living in fear, are now feeling their own power.
Government Contracting: The Next Big Battleground for a More Equal America?
Our tax dollars don’t have to be feeding executive-suite greed and grasping.
Our tax dollars don’t have to be feeding executive-suite greed and grasping.
Report: Taxing the World’s Richest Would Raise US $2.52 Trillion a Year
A new joint report from Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires details what can be funded by simply taxing the rich.
A new joint report from Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires details what can be funded by simply taxing the rich.
Student Debt Cancellation Is a Racial Justice Issue
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
Worshiping Markets, Genuflecting to Grand Fortune
Today’s ‘utopians’ have reserved heaven on earth for the richest among us.
Today’s ‘utopians’ have reserved heaven on earth for the richest among us.
Tornados Can Kill. So Can Amazon’s Business Model
How long will we tolerate the corporate executive ‘risk taking’ that puts only workers at real risk?
How long will we tolerate the corporate executive ‘risk taking’ that puts only workers at real risk?
Against Plutocrats, Platitudes — About Democracy — Will Always Be Pitiful
The Biden administration’s democracy initiative is missing the all-important inequality connection.
The Biden administration’s democracy initiative is missing the all-important inequality connection.