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
Energy Beast Still Running Wild
It’s easier for Wall Street to keep milking current fossil and agricultural fuel subsidies.
Profitable Immigrants
Homeland security: an opportunity to profit off your tired, your poor, and your huddled masses.
The Lineup: Week of December 27, 2010-January 2, 2011
William A. Collins reviews the gun lobby’s gains and Jim Hightower urges readers to move their money to small, locally based financial institutions.
Not Much to Celebrate with Obama’s Tax Deal
It could spell trouble for Social Security.
It’s Time to Protect Consumers from Toxic Chemicals
Because BPA is in canned food and receipts and on our money, it’s virtually impossible to avoid.
Protect Public Media
In tough economic times, public broadcasters are embracing their mission to serve local communities.
WikiLeaks Proves Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections
Government officials don’t want their huge mistakes and unethical actions to come to public view.
GOP: Man of the Year
The Republicans hit on the strategy of acting as though they’d won the 2008 elections.
Move Your Money
Appealing alternatives exist all across America.
Guns are a Guy’s Best Friend
In Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, you may once again carry a loaded pistol into a bar, just like in the frontier days.