A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to say no to gold mining and yes to democracy.
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Economic 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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The Lineup: Week of Dec. 26, 2011- Jan. 1, 2012
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Read moreTwo Cold War Milestones
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Czech leader Vaclav Havel, although political opposites, shared some things in common.
Read moreDefending the Ballot Box
African-American churches can make a difference in 2012.
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Resolve to Keep Science Experiments off Your Dinner Table in 2012
Engineered crops have steadily increased over the past 15 years, despite the lack of independent research on their long-term effects on human health and the environment.
Read moreNew Iran Sanctions Would Do More Harm than Good
Far beyond penalizing the people directly involved in Iran’s nuclear program, these sanctions would negatively affect Iran’s entire civilian population.
Read moreReading Frog Entrails
Although the media may behave otherwise, Iowa’s oddball caucuses are as apt to choose a loser as a winner.
Read moreThree Cheers for the Nine-Spotted Ladybug
Until recently, New York’s official bug had vanished from the state that honored it for three decades.
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Engineered Foods
You don’t even have to be smart to eat them.
Read moreRunaway Spending Cuts
The people who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of Washington’s austerity.
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Reports
REPORT: Silver Spoon Oligarchs
How America’s 50 Largest Inherited-Wealth Dynasties Accelerate Inequality
Executive Excess 2021
Low-Wage Workers Lost Hours, Jobs, and Lives. Their Employers Bent the Rules — To Pump up CEO Paychecks.
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
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.