A New Poor People’s Campaign Is Rising — And It Puts Climate Front and Center
Only a system premised on extreme inequality would choose fossil fuel profits over the future of humanity.
Is It Really Fair to Call It Our ‘Justice System’?
The deaths of Alton Sterling and others show that black Americans rarely get justice.
The Racial Wealth Divide Holds Back Black Earners at All Levels
If our nation wants to put its history of racial inequality behind it, we must bridge the wealth divide.
Trump’s Year in Islamophobia
Five ways the administration has waged war on Muslims at home and abroad in its first year.
10 Resistance Victories in Trump’s First 100 Days
New social movements are making their power felt in ways that would have been unimaginable before Trump took office.
Four Wall Street Bonus Charts That May Make You Scream
The culture that led to the 2008 financial crisis continues to flourish.
Here’s What It’s Like to Work for Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee
A quarter of Andrew Puzder’s employees reported unpaid overtime, a third complained of wage theft, and fully two-thirds said they were sexually harassed.
One Hundred CEOs Have as Much Retirement Wealth as 41 Percent of American Families
In the richest country in the world, why do so many millions of working people have to worry about paying their bills in their golden years?
Minimum Wage Increases Won Big in 2016
Here’s how the key inequality-related ballot initiatives we were tracking turned out.
Ballot Initiatives to Watch if You Care About Inequality
On Nov. 8, voters in many states will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.
Mike Pence Is a Loyal Friend to Polluters
In 2015 the Indiana governor told Obama in no uncertain terms that his state would not be complying with the Clean Power Plan.
Pope Francis vs. Fossil Fuel Execs
The Pope has taken aim at a lucrative system.
The 3 Most Asinine Corporate Arguments Against CEO-Worker Pay Disclosure
As Dodd-Frank turns five, the SEC hasn’t been able to put the regulations into practice.
Why Democrats Should Think Twice About Voting for TPP
As President Obama twists arms to pass “fast track,” a look back at the Democrats who helped Clinton win the bloody trade battle of 1993.
Caitlyn Jenner Isn’t ‘Posing’ as a Woman—She Is a Woman
What makes us feel like and identify as a certain gender or genders is in our brain, not between our legs.