When one country polices the world, who polices the police?
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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Grabbing Bigger Slices of Pie
New research shows that we shouldn’t swallow conservative claims about taxes.
Read moreTurning College Students into a Commodity
After graduation, students’ incomes would be “attached” by financiers.
Read morePrivatizing Public Schools
Watch the magic of the market at work.
Read moreWashington’s Democratic Double-Standard
Uncle Sam isn’t making much fuss over Latin America’s law-breaking lawmakers.
Read moreSupreme Court, Inc.
The precedents the Roberts Court is setting are making it easier for corporations to exercise the rights of American citizens without corresponding civic responsibilities.
Read moreThe Lineup: Week of July 30-August 5, 2012
This week’s OtherWords editorial package features Sam Pizzigati’s first column.
Read moreSmoldering Planet
Colorado’s wildfires and the record heat waves should sober up some climate change doubters.
Read morePlain Old Murder
The Pakistani government loudly protests that many of the casualties of drone strikes are civilian.
Read moreYour Labor Rights or Your Life
A hostile labor environment in a country like Colombia, connected through a trade agreement to the U.S., has repercussions for workers at home as well.
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