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
America’s Real Job Creators are Broke
Despite the GOP’s ideological claptrap about corporate executives being “job creators,” it’s ordinary Americans who actually create jobs.
The Defense Industry Threatens America’s Economy
The military-industrial complex is driving America to the poorhouse.
Raised Ceiling
Will this raised ceiling put a roof over our heads?
Budgeting for the Great American Train Wreck
Our economy needs a new stimulus package, not a poison pill.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 1-7, 2011
Donald Kaul underscores the GOP’s intransigence over raising the debt ceiling.
Murdoch Gets Caught Red-Handed
He created the perfect atmosphere for criminal activities and called it “freedom of the press.”
Heading for Havana
These days, you need not brave the sharks that populate the Straits of Florida to visit Cuba.
End the Annual Fluff Outbreaks
Every summer, we’re bombarded with overplayed and unimportant news stories.
Making the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Less Toxic
The United States should work to change the game altogether through engaging Pakistan in new ways, including increasing humanitarian aid and supporting stronger democratic institutions.
Blame the No-Way Party for the Debt Ceiling Collision
Commentators who say that the two sides were almost “unable to come to an agreement” in the debt talks are laughable.