The NFL strives to keep politics out of football ahead of the Super Bowl, except for when it comes from billionaire owners.
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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Iowa’s ‘First in the Nation’ Contest Is Also One of the Most Inequitable
Voting must be accessible for all citizens, regardless of their income, language spoken, skin color, or whether they served time in prison.
Read moreLuanda Leaks and the Global Wealth Defense Industry
Why we should focus on the enablers exposed in the Angola scandal: Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and PwC.
Read moreDear Billionaires: Pitchforks or Fair Tax System?
Taxes are the best and only appropriate way to ensure adequate investment in the things our societies need.
Read moreThe Evolution of ‘Davos Man’ into Trump Fan
With everything from tax cuts to deregulation, the president has made himself indispensable to the world’s mega rich.
Read moreBraggadocio in the White House, Carcinogens in Our Neighborhoods
In Trump America, science no match for ‘free market’ fundamentalists and CEOs chasing windfalls.
Read moreCalifornia Debate Over CEO Pay Tax Foreshadows Federal Fight
Abigail Disney testified in support of a California state senate bill to tax large CEO-worker pay gaps before the committee voted to advance the proposal.
Read moreWith Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico
The U.S. Senate has just approved a deal that perpetuates the excessive powers of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities threatened by oil, mining, and gas projects.
Read moreYes, We Really Can Cut the Pentagon to Pay for Medicare for All
Moderators at the Democratic debate asked if Medicare for All would bankrupt the country, but failed to ask about the cost of the last two decades of war.
Read moreLearning From King’s Last Campaign
Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.
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