South Florida was known as a hotbed for modern day slavery. Now, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is using their innovative model to bring dignity to the tomato fields.
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.
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Poverty, Inequality, and the Poor People’s Campaign — 50 Years Later
How the diminishing value of minimum wage and declining unions are contributing to a poverty rate that hasn’t budged since 1967.
Read moreParkland Students Join Their Generation Z Peers to Change the Country
“Our voices are getting louder. Our political power is expanding.”
Read moreInvestors and Employees Gain a New Tool to Fight Inequality
The new SEC disclosure regulation finally sees daylight, bringing changes for shareholders, employees, and even consumers, Sarah Anderson explains in this Bloomberg Q+A.
Read moreThe Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In
While billionaires fund a PR push for the tax law, most ordinary workers report seeing no increase in their take-home pay.
Read moreBuilding a Labor Movement for the 21st Century
In preparation of the landmark Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case, workers across the U.S. rally to show their collective power and demand an end to the rigged economy.
Read moreWhy We Need to Talk More About Economic Vulnerability
New OECD data reveals nearly 40 percent of people living across 28 of the world’s developed countries are “economically vulnerable.”
Read moreThe Future of American Unions Hangs In the Balance
At a time when unions are increasingly under threat, a case before the Supreme Court promises to be the most consequential in a generation.
Read more5 Reasons Mexican Workers Would Cheer the Demise of NAFTA
And how those reasons could help Mexico reduce its economic and political subordination to the United States.
Read moreThe Big Pharma Family that Brought Us the Opioid Crisis
Who will bring to justice the billionaires who have profited so royally from addiction?
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