A new ranking of America’s biggest donors indicates that where philanthropists made their donations didn’t change all that much, which has some experts saying there are other important national issues being ignored. … Read the full article at The...
A coalition of 93 labor, environmental and progressive groups on Thursday urged Democratic lawmakers to reject efforts from corporate lobbyists to water down the party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan. … Read the full article at The Hill.
A one-time tax on the billionaires’ collective wealth earned during the pandemic could finance vaccines for all adults across the globe, according to a new report. Drawing on data from Forbes, analysts from Oxfam, the Fight Inequality Alliance, the Institute for...
Growing up in Saginaw, Mich., I learned from a young age the unjustifiable poverty and violence that flows from our nation’s legacy of racism. Our schools were underfunded, and families and children were hungry. Though I never lost my faith in God, I certainly grew...
Two of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) ancestors owned a total of more than a dozen slaves, according to an investigation by NBC News completed shortly after McConnell spoke in opposition to reparations for the descendants of slaves. … Read the...
Advocates for the poor will urge Congress to pass a “moral” budget that addresses poverty and systemic racism, according to testimony obtained by The Hill that will be delivered before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday. … Read the full article at The...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said institutional racism had created a racial wealth gap and called for “broad and targeted” solutions to solve it, an issue that is gaining steam among the 2020 Democratic contenders. “Institutional...
The Wells Fargo scandal has reignited anger over Wall Street’s criminal activity and the havoc it has wreaked on ordinary Americans. That anger is all the more justified because the financial executives responsible for this damage take home millions in “performance...
