Economic 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.
Latest Work
Do We Need ‘Student Loans’ for Billionaires?
Students of modest means must pay a stiff price to build their capacity to contribute to society – and pay interest if they can’t afford that price. A wealth tax could apply this same principle to America’s rich.
The Lineup: Week of Oct. 17-23, 2011
Salvatore Babones says that without a steady decline in earnings, American households wouldn’t be so saddled with debt.
A Dagger Pointed at Maryland’s Peace Movement
There’s nothing in Montgomery County’s local, non-binding peace resolution about firing Lockheed’s employees or tossing any corporations into the Potomac River.
What I’ve Learned Occupying Wall Street and DC
In squares, parks, and plazas all over the country, we’re taking the time for true democracy to work.
Shortchanging Our Paychecks
Income and benefits for most Americans have stagnated over the past four decades despite steady economic growth.
Obama: Reject the Tar Sands Pipeline
Here’s a chance for President Obama to uphold that campaign pledge to “end the tyranny of oil” in the United States.
Missouri’s Troy Davis
Reggie Clemons is seeking clemency for a crime he may not have committed, just as Troy Davis did until his last breath.
Newspaper Nostalgia
Serving the public trust instead of just chasing profits made the journalism business better in the old days, even without computers.
The GOP Loves the Federal Spending it Hates
Sen. McConnell’s tirade about the Solyndra debacle would’ve had a lot more moral punch if it were not for Zap Motors.
Tar Sands
Didn’t we already get our share of tar sands from BP?