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A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families
Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

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South Asian Americans Need Solidarity, Not The “Model Minority” Myth

The “model minority” myth has elevated some Indian Americans while leaving many South Asians behind.

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SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

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BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

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Trump’s War at Home

The administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as...

Reports

A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families

Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

Alternate Route: New Pathways to Better Jobs in Alabama Through Public Transit

Alabama has one of the country’s largest workforce shortages. Public transit is key to closing it.

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras

Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas.

Restoring the Land: The Movement to Address the Theft of Tribal Territory

The United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, also owes its fortune to a great crime—the theft of land...

2025 Rural Policy Action Report: A Roadmap for Rural Progress

A positive agenda to improve rural people’s lives and deliver lower costs, higher wages, and freedom.

The Reparations Movement: Flourishing Amid Backlash

State and local efforts are reshaping how racial justice can be pursued in practice.

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What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars.
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7 Progressive Policy Wins for Human Needs Over Militarism

Across multiple elections at the state and local government levels, voters chose pro-people and planet agendas over militarism, fossil fuels, and billionaire corporate...
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Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking the Economy.

Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
Demonstrators in Washington, DC protest against workplace immigration raids.
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A Cruel and Short-Sighted Attack on Low-Income Communities

The federal government has a powerful tool to spur investment in communities traditionally locked out of it. But Trump is dismantling it.
Pedestrians walk past a payday loan storefront.
Racial & Gender Justice | Articles

America’s Disappeared

Barack Obama wanted to create an administration that looked like America. Donald Trump wants to create an America that looks like his administration.
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Gaza: Deal or No Deal?

Prisoners have been released, the bombings have stopped. But Palestinians are no closer to determining their own future.
Palestinian prisoners released in February 2025
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The More Americans See of Trump’s Immigration Agenda, The Less They Like It

Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.
Demonstrators hold signs calling for the abolition of ICE.
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The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago

As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
Masked federal agents at an October 4 protest at the ICE detention center in Broadview, Illinois.
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Trump and Netanyahu’s 20-Point Gaza Ultimatum

The plan for Gaza does not promise an end to Israel‘s genocide—but does promise indefinite occupation.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House following a press conference on September 29, 2025.
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Video: “When Trump wants to stop this war, he has power to do so.”

On Al Jazeera, Phyllis Bennis says an arms embargo is the only way to end the genocide in Gaza.
A screenshot of Phyllis Bennis speaking during a recent interview with Al Jazeera
Economic Justice, Racial & Gender Justice | Articles

Black Wealth Infrastructure As a Safety Net

If policymakers act with purpose—grounded in evidence—Black families will not only weather economic storms, but thrive
Federal layoffs and industry cuts leave Black families most vulnerable to housing and income loss. Here are some things you should know about asset-building programs and fair lending reforms that offer pathways to lasting Black wealth and resilience.
Racial & Gender Justice | Articles

Trump’s Attacks on Citizenship Reveal a Deeper Problem with ‘Citizenship’ Itself

We must reimagine a world where freedom and equality are guaranteed to all, no matter their status.
Tenosique, Tabasco/Mexico--December 21, 2017. Young man holding a sign that reads, "no human being is illegal."

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