Danny Glover: Why I’m in Alabama with Amazon Workers
The Hollywood actor is mobilizing support for warehouse workers who are making their mark on the long history of southern organizing.
Law Enforcement’s Dangerous Double Standards on Protest
We’re getting an up-close look at how law enforcement treats left and right protests differently. But the solution is protecting protest, not supercharging law enforcement.
Fossil Fuels Caused the Texas Freeze
The state’s fossil-fuel heavy electric power grid simply couldn’t handle the peak load.
Nomadland: The Impact of Gender-Bias in Wages
If you grew up agitated that “women earn 59 cents on the dollar,” for the same work as men, there’s a movie for you.
Caregivers Need Care Too
A new documentary exposes the need for a federal lifeline for child care providers and working mothers.
Could Biden’s Climate Policy Invite More Militarism?
Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
Black Families Have a Major Stake in the Future of the Postal Service
USPS is a vital source of decent jobs for Black workers. It could also narrow the racial wealth divide by expanding financial services.
Five Painful Charts on COVID and Black America
This Black History Month, hard data reveal how the pandemic has widened racial divides.
‘If Our Goal Is to Stop Killing Afghans, We’re Going About It All Wrong’
CounterSpin interview with Phyllis Bennis on ending the Afghan War.
America’s Future: Trillionaire Trust Fund Babies?
Billionaire wealth is exploding. They’re passing that wealth to heirs and heiresses virtually tax-free.
The U.S. Senate Is a Global Problem
The acquittal of Trump was bad, but the Senate’s approach to foreign affairs over the years has been even worse.
The ‘Pre-Existing Condition’ That Doomed the U.S. COVID Response?
The answer from a blue-ribbon medical commission on the Trump years: decades of rising inequality.
Beyond Lucrative: Jeffrey Epstein’s Billionaire Tax Avoidance Assistance Business
The infamous financier’s exploits cast a shadow on the one of Wall Street’s favorite tax avoidance schemes.
The Pandemic is Sparking a Wave of Union Drives on College Campuses
In Arizona, two universities are spearheading an effort to unionize the entire state’s higher education workforce.
Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be
A new IPS briefing paper highlights the unique role of tax policy in wealth concentration.