The shutdown is painful, but it is also an opportunity for labor to take a stand.
Read moreEconomic Justice
Combating inequality means both lifting up and building power at the bottom, and breaking up concentration of wealth and power at the top. That’s why we work at the intersection of economic and racial justice through projects designed to build leadership and self-empowerment of black workers, immigrant workers, and low-wage workers, youth and families affected by incarceration, along with projects aiming to reverse the rules that criminalize poor people of color, and projects fighting to ensure that the wealthy and Wall Street corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
Latest Work
Will the Longest Shutdown in US History End in a Power Grab?
If Trump declares a national emergency, he can fund his wall against the wishes of Democrats. Will he?
Read moreReport: Dreams Deferred
How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide
Read moreDemocratic Leaders Failed Their First Big Test on Climate
Kicking the can down the road appears to be a bipartisan sport in Washington.
Read moreTrump’s $5 Billion Wall Is a Waste
Here’s what we could spend it on instead.
Read moreNot One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Immigration Speech
The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing?
Read moreWill Trump Rule by Decree?
It’s a small leap from a “state of emergency” at the border to martial law throughout the country.
Read morePrices, Plutocrats, and Corporate Concentration
The more industries monopolize, the wider the gap between our richest and everyone else.
Read moreGet the Federal Government out of Washington
Relocating federal agencies to the heartland would create jobs, revitalize cities, and put government more in touch with the people.
Read moreStop Wasting Money on the Pentagon
Military leaders literally don’t know what they’re doing with our money, but they want more. People on the left and right have had enough.
Read more