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
Free Those Corporate Slaves
Murray Hill Inc., wants to run for Congress.
How about High-Speed Buses?
Government doesn’t support intercity buses today, but why not?
Avatar’s History Lesson
The blockbuster film’s storyline is far from original.
The Top 10 Reasons We Don’t Need More Nukes
Solar, wind, and geothermal power, combined with energy efficiency, can overcome our reliance on fossil fuels, provide energy security, and mitigate the climate crisis.
I Play an Objective Expert on TV
Scores of pundits appearing on television news are actually paid corporate lobbyists and public relations pros.
Raise My Taxes, Please
Those of us who have disproportionately benefited from these investments have a corresponding patriotic responsibility to reinvest in the common good.
That’s Rich
Laughing all the way to the bailed-out bank.
Don’t Apologize if You’re Sorry about Getting Caught
I don’t see why I’m supposed to feel better because you apologize for getting caught.
Big Pharma Divorces Billy Tauzin
Next time you’re gouged by the drug giants, remember: It wouldn’t happen without the work of self-serving hucksters like Billy.
Down and Out…in America
We have a long-term growth in income disparity between rich and middle-class, which has since been mostly obscured by the recent meltdown.