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 Corporate-GOP Attack on America’s Middle Class
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is but one of a flock of far-right, corporate-crested Republican governors and Congress critters waging an all-out class war.
From Libya to Wisconsin, with Love
Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is a big fan of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Echoes of Fascism
Instead of “blackshirts,” we’ve got stuffed suits.
Europe Takes the Lead in Drive to Tax Speculators
There are still places in the world where folks from across the political spectrum can have a rational discussion about fair taxation.
Why Billions Eat Unhealthy Rice and Shouldn’t
How about a big campaign to shift consumption back to “brown rice”?
The Lineup: Week of March 7-13, 2011
William A. Collins laments the dangers that the nation’s health care system poses to our health while Robert Alvarez explains why managing nuclear weapons should be the Pentagon’s job, instead of an Energy Department task.
The Government’s Nuclear Millstone
There’s no transforming our energy future without completely overhauling the Energy Department.
China’s Wise Wheat Reserves
The idea of storing surplus grain in good times to guard against famine dates back at least as far as the Old Testament.
Sidelining Egyptian Women after the Uprising
All the members of the committee writing Egypt’s new constitution are men.
Moving Past the Jobless Recovery
Politicians need to hear from the public that this isn’t the time to cut middle-class jobs.