The people who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of Washington’s austerity.
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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Engineered Foods
You don’t even have to be smart to eat them.
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‘Tis the Season to Shop at Tiffany’s
Retail sales are up in the top 1 percent’s plutonomy, but down in the realonomy where the other 99 percent live.
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[VIDEO] Peru’s Cocaine War: Traffickers vs. Farmers
The government of Peru is getting tough on traffickers and encouraging farmers to plant alternative crops, but will it work?
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Traitors to Their Class
The Harvard students who occupied their campus are not betraying their class, but forming part of a long tradition of citizens with a conscience.
Read moreVIDEO: World Bank Protest, Pacific Rim v. El Salvador
On December 15, 2011, a number of civil society groups came together to oppose the World Bank tribunal that is deciding the case Pacific Rim v. El Salvador, a case that may set a precedent for future tribunals and chart a devastating course for El Salvador.
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The Lineup: Week of Dec. 19-25, 2011
Donald Kaul explains why he never participates in the supposed war on Christmas.
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Chained COLAs and the Battle over Social Security
The supercommittee shouldn’t have considered this unreasonable, unprincipled, and unfair cost-cutting plan.
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Too Many American Children Live in Poverty
The latest numbers are a moral outrage and a wake-up call.
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Cereal Crimes
Your family’s “natural” granola may contain toxic chemicals and sewage sludge.
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Reports
Pandemic Super Bowl 2021: Billionaires Win, We Lose
Billionaires Win, We Lose
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.
Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
‘Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health’ report urges Delinquent Dozen companies to protect workers from exploitative owners and executives.
How U.S. Trade Policy Failed Workers — And How to Fix It
Now more than ever, we need a new trade policy to support an economic recovery from the pandemic and to start building an economy that works for everyone.
Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration
Across the Global South, international mining companies use disturbing tactics to forcibly open mining operations against the wills of local communities.