Fair Tax Solutions for Cities Facing COVID-19 Budget Crises
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has strained municipal budgets. How can cities close the gap fairly?
Will the Biden-Sanders Economic Task Force Report Rattle the Rich?
Wish-lists of progressive public policies never change the world. But they sometimes do excite the people who can.
Even in a Pandemic, Stocks Are Fueling a Billionaire Boom
Even with tens of millions out of work, billionaires are spending record sums at high-end (socially distanced) art auctions.
In the US, the Second Wave Is Already Here
While Europe and Asia track down three-digit infection spikes at worst, the U.S. is dealing with over 40,000 a day.
Time to Rethink the US-ROK Alliance
South Korea is trapped between a U.S. rock and a North Korean hard place. It should consider changing its relationship with the rock.
Welcome to Hectobillionaire Land
The concentration of America’s wealth has gone into overdrive.
The Victory of DACA Is a Reminder that Nothing Will Put Us Down
The passion organizers poured into DACA galvanized me and many others to keep organizing—and to aim for the collective liberation of all.
How $9.3 Billion Funds Coronavirus Outbreaks in Federal Prisons
Why are we spending billions on a system set up only to amplify harm, especially in the context of a global public health crisis?
Get Cops Out of Schools: A Factsheet
Educators are waking up to the grave emotional and developmental harm school resource officers cause. School districts must reallocate their resources.
Police and Pentagon Are Bringing Our Wars Home
From Kabul to Atlanta and Baghdad to Minneapolis, we need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier.
The Pandemic Is Accelerating the Racial Wealth Divide. Here’s How We Turn It Around.
If we want justice, we must help Black families invest in themselves
The De-Trumpification of America
What lessons can be learned from the end of the Confederacy, Nazi Germany, and Saddam’s Iraq?
Still More Reasons to Defund Our CEOs
Their relentless rush to hit the pay jackpot is fueling the calamities that confront us.
Democrats Need Both Climate and Jobs at the Center of COVID-19 Recovery
Across the globe, policies once dismissed as impossible have been implemented. To get America out of its post-pandemic slump, bold thinking is essential.
Land of the Unfree
This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom and equality we’ve celebrated for centuries, but seldom practiced.
Why Bolton Matters
You don’t need to lionize Bolton, a far-right hawk, to understand what makes his observations about Trump valuable.
Postal Workers Deliver a Message to Capitol Hill: Save the USPS
Two million Americans petitioned Capitol Hill to show their support for the survival of our public Postal Service.
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers Share Notes on the Storm
Between COVID-19, the resulting economic depression, and structural racism, Black Immigrant Domestic Workers are att he epicenter of three converging crises.
Let’s Work to End Racial Wealth Divide
Even before the pandemic, median white families had literally dozens of times more wealth than median Black or Latinx families.
Virtual Poor People’s Campaign Rally Draws Crowd of More Than a Million
Through personal testimonies of systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism, the event brought the campaign’s bold fusion agenda to new audiences.
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