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
The Iraq War Isn’t Over
With too many Iraqi deaths and too many tax dollars, it’s still a “dumb war.”
Rick Perry, a Lousy Amigo
Now that he’s seeking national office, he’s throwing Latinos under the bus to gain support from the tea party and far-right conservatives.
Right-Wing Politicians Expose Themselves on the Radio
It’s fascinating to hear what conservative lawmakers say when they think no one outside their core audience is listening.
Fired for Organizing a Union
Companies dump workers for union activity all the time, and they often get away with it.
So You Think You Can be President?
Likening Social Security to a Ponzi scheme was the least crazy thing Perry said during the recent debate among Republican presidential candidates.
DuPont’s Herbicide Goes Rogue
The company’s landscaping weed-killer turned out to be a tree-killer.
Enough War Already
Bring home the troops, military advisers, counter-terrorism experts, and the euphemisms.
Don’t Tread on My Guns
More than 30,000 Americans die from gunshots each a year, but gun control efforts are sinking.
Sen. Durbin Floor Speech on IPS CEO Pay Report [VIDEO]
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip, spoke about the IPS Executive Excess report during a floor speech about how corporate accountability can help the U.S. overcome the current economic crisis.
How Obama is to the Right of Reagan on Trade
I hate to break it to the Tea Partiers, but their presidential idol was less of a free-market hardliner in trade negotiations than Barack Obama.