In a deeply unequal society, the affluent will always sneer at public services and the men and women who provide them.
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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Joe Walsh’s Greatest Hits
It’s not easy to disrespect the disabled and the military in the same breath.
Read moreRyan Runs Into the Truth
Whether you run a marathon or run for office, facts and integrity matter.
Read moreSecond-Hand Smoke
Your health may be hazardous for my profits.
Read moreCigarettes: The Killer that Won’t Die
Taxes trump cancer every time.
Read moreMore Than 46 Million Americans Still in Poverty
As state anti-poverty programs around the country confront severe budget cuts, today’s report indicates income inequality has reached an all-time high.
Read moreRecord Poverty Persists While Gap Between Rich and Rest of Us Increases
Sadly, those who “occupied” Wall Street and city squares across the country in 2011, were right: All of the income gains have concentrated at the top, while the rest of us saw a deterioration or stagnation in our wages and income.
Read moreThis Week in OtherWords: September 10-16, 2012
OtherWords is running a debut column by Katie Halper, our new guest columnist.
Read moreA Glimmer of Military Budget Sanity
Even House Republicans can’t stomach spending $17,000 on a helicopter drip pan.
Read moreIllegal Interns
Unpaid internships have metastasized into a labor market scourge.
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