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
Tell the People about the People’s Budget
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard about the People’s Budget, though there’s been a mountain of media coverage of the budget mess.
America the Vulnerable
Violent right-wing extremism is surging, but the Department of Homeland Security is scaling back intelligence units that might catch the next Timothy McVeigh before it’s too late.
My Favorite Fourth of July Speech
Real patriotism requires coming to terms with the grimmer side of American history.
Perry’s Prayer-Palooza
I’m fairly certain that God doesn’t want anything to do with this goober’s show.
Pay Attention to Climate Change, Even if It’s Bad for Business
Leaving little to chance, corporations have purchased politicians, media, advertising, think tanks, and meteorologists.
Think Indifferent
I don’t want that Apple.
U.S. Nurses Bring Global Call to Tax Speculators to Wall Street
National Nurses United stands with activists across the globe to bring attention to the need for a financial speculation tax.
G20: Confusion Over the Characterization of the Current Crisis
This article is part of the presentations for the seminar “RMALC: 20 years resisting and building alternatives to free trade.” A summary in English is followed by the original Spanish version, including hyperlinks.
The Lineup: Week of June 20-26, 2011
John Feffer says that Sen. Jim Webb would make a great Secretary of Defense, and Donald Kaul explains why Michele Bachmann isn’t a serious presidential candidate.
A Politician Who Distinguishes Fact from Fiction
Jim Webb would make a great Secretary of Defense.