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
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.
A Right-Wing Jobs Program for America
To apply, just go directly to jail.
Deadly Fluff
News consumers have overdosed on lurid, salacious fluff.
Shredding the Safety Net
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow.
The Lineup: Week of July 25-31, 2011
Marge Baker sums up the Supreme Court’s tendency to rule in favor of corporations in an op-ed accompanied by a Khalil Bendib cartoon.
America Doesn’t Need a Tax-Dodging Industry
If the companies that offshore their profits and design tax scams paid their fair share, we might not have a budget crisis.
Getting Main Street to Call the Shots
America has plenty of cash, but it’s in the wrong pockets.