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‘Long Live International Solidarity!’
Words from La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicanas representatives Julio César Flores López and Adriana Barbosa Carranza at our 2026 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards

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Americans Should Reject All State-Sanctioned Murder, Live-Streamed or Not

Last year, the US was 1 of only 17 countries to record an official execution.

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Lessons from Atlanta’s Municipal Grocery Store Experiment

How public support and purchasing cooperatives brought new options to Atlanta’s food deserts — and what other cities can learn.

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$55 Billion in Stock Buyback Wealth for Google Oligarchs

A 1982 SEC rule change has turbocharged America’s extreme wealth concentration, adding $55 billion to the wealth piles of Larry Page and Sergey...

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Increasing Portland’s CEO Pay Surtax Would Boost Revenue and Encourage Narrower Pay Gaps

Sarah Anderson testified before the Portland, OR city council about a proposal to increase an existing tax on corporations with huge CEO-worker pay...

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Lessons from Atlanta’s Municipal Grocery Store Experiment

How public support and purchasing cooperatives brought new options to Atlanta’s food deserts — and what other cities can learn.

High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess

How taxpayers and commercial passengers subsidize luxury private jet travel.

Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy

How wealthy donors are choosing whether to hoard, fold, or fight.

Executive Excess 2026

CEOs of the 100 largest low-wage corporations enrich themselves while turning a blind eye to policies harming their workers.

A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families

Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

Alternate Route: New Pathways to Better Jobs in Alabama Through Public Transit

Alabama has one of the country’s largest workforce shortages. Public transit is key to closing it.

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

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Two Bold Proposals to Tax Wealth Across the Land

Wealth tax proposals from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show a growing appetite to rein in the rich.
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Naming and Shaming Food Barons: A Q&A with Austin Frerick

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Our Tax Dollars Should Be Funding Our Communities, Not Trump’s War

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Have You Paid Your “Intuit Tax”?

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Hegseth’s Request for $200 Billion for Iran War Should Go To Needy Americans

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How Cal State Became Ground Zero for the Fight Over AI in Higher Education

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Sixteen Billionaires Who Made Their Fortunes Off the Backs of Low-Wage Workers

Such obscene inequality is spurring actions to use tax policy to shrink billionaire fortunes.
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Rural Residents Face the Biggest Risks from Postal Delays

If the post office stops postmarking your mail the day you drop it off, that can lead to late fees, unpaid bills, and...
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Taking Aim at Overpaid CEOs

Landmark San Francisco and Los Angeles ballot initiatives aim to hike taxes on corporations with huge gaps between CEO and worker pay.
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The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets

Jeff and Deb Hansen spend hundreds of thousands to keep the state friendly to their business.
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Adios Kristi! Noem’s Long History of Lying to Protect the Powerful

Nearly a decade before she was the public face of DHS, Noem’s tall tales about the estate tax helped gut one of the...

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