Trump is making false claims about his record in struggling states like Ohio and Michigan. The jobs haven’t come back. They’ve been offshored to China.
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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Remembering Ike, Our Unexpected Egalitarian
Former president Dwight Eisenhower deserves his new memorial. We deserve the greater economic equality he worked to help achieve.
Read moreHow 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.
Read moreWhy Don’t People Call You a Genius? You Don’t Have a Billion Dollars.
The latest Forbes 400 can help us see why you don’t need a great intellect to become insanely wealthy.
Read moreThe NFL Can’t Avoid Politics Even If It Wants To
NFL owners and even some fans might want to simply watch their teams compete and forget about the world’s problems. Right now, that’s just not possible.
Read moreSave Lives. Fill Out Your Census.
Taking the census ensures your community gets its fair share of funding — and representation — during the pandemic and beyond.
Read moreBlack Labor Leaders Are Needed Now More Than Ever
We’re working to build the leadership and strategists that a diverse labor and worker movement demands today.
Read more15 Years After Hurricane Katrina, It’s Time to Demilitarize Disaster Relief
Instead of funneling hundreds of billions of dollars each year into militarism, we can invest in the infrastructure of care we need to keep each other safe.
Read moreProfessional Athletes and the Power of a Union
If a few sports walkouts can force change on the national level, imagine what an Amazon or Wal-Mart walkout could do.
Read moreAll the Latest on Trump’s War on Our Public Postal Service
The House passed legislation to defend the Postal Service. If the Senate doesn’t do the same, Postmaster General DeJoy will continue dismantling it.
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