Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuclear Deal a Prelude to War?
His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.
Building a United Working Class in North Carolina
Down Home North Carolina is organizing a multiracial movement to restore power to the state’s working people.
Five Charts that Show Why We Need to Tackle Gender Justice and Poverty Together
The Poor People’s Campaign’s first week of nonviolent moral direct actions will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.
Haspel Is the Most Qualified to Run the CIA — That’s Why She’s a Terrible Choice
Gina Haspel is just the type of status-quo choice that Donald Trump promised not to make.
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
Under the new GOP tax law, states that pay teachers a living wage subsidize states that pay them poorly.
May Day Parade Stands Up Against Wage Theft
Activists demand accountability from Power Design, a subcontractor enabling the “race to the bottom” at construction sites around Washington, D.C.
How to Tax Luxury Housing to Fund Social Housing
Taxing high-end real estate transfers can help keep city living affordable for everyone.
Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East
Trump believes he can simultaneously capture a Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea while leaping toward war with Iran.
This is the Wrong Time to Cut Back on Public Housing
More than half a million Americans are homeless — the size of a large city.
My Advice for High School Graduates: Learn a Trade
While millions of students rack up college debt and gain no skills, millions of high-paying trade jobs sit empty.
Demonstrators Disrupt Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
An annual protest tradition continues as activists demand accountability from the scandal-ridden bank.
Arizona Teachers Show Link Between Tax Cuts and Underfunded Schools
The state’s teachers go on strike, calling for a ban on tax cuts until education funding reaches national average.
The Black Hole of Concentrated Wealth is Sucking Up Talent
In everything from transportation to banking, people of modest means end up worse off when societies let wealth concentrate at our economic summit.
Inside “The Souls of Poor Folk” Moral Audit with Co-Author
“The Poor People’s Campaign was a project first introduced by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, who was assassinated months after he announced it. It has been restarted by the Reverends William Barber and Liz Theoharis. The revived campaign kicks off...
A New Progressive Standard on Campaign Cash: It Can’t Come from Corporations
PACs aren’t sitting well with left-leaning voters, leading candidates to move away from a reliance on corporate funding.