In an Unequal America, Empathy, Not Just Housing, Has Become Too Pricey
The wealthy feel aggrieved by the presence of homeless folks, yet they’re the ones driving the affordable housing crisis.
Undocumented Immigrants Fight for the Right to Drive
The Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center is organizing with immigrants across Massachusetts to allow undocumented people to apply for a driver’s license.
Great Fortunes are Suffocating Great Art
How can we save art from the soul-crushing dynamics that our extreme inequality imposes?
For Equality, This Labor Leader Gave a Maximum Effort
The transit worker union’s Larry Hanley lived a life that reminds us what beating back inequality truly takes.
Victory on Elder Care Equity Sets a Marker for 2020 Debates
Of the 11 members of Congress running for president, eight have endorsed expanded public support for long-term care. Washington Governor Inslee can claim real action.
Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO
Rideshare drivers around the world strike for better pay and working conditions from the multi-billion dollar company.
User Data Could Help Curb Inequality Spurred by the Tech Industry
The work we do online is making a precious few fabulously rich. Now stirring in California, a movement to share the wealth our data create.
Let’s Celebrate Striking Workers
Here’s a stat for International Workers’ Day that’s giving us hope.
The Reality Behind the ‘Surging’ U.S. Economy
A tiny uptick in wages won’t do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials.
Nurses Tell Big Pharma: Put Patients Over Profits
“People shouldn’t have to crowdfund for their health care. We wanted PhRMA to have to face firsthand the toll their greed takes on Americans across our country.”
Do You Really Care about the Threads You Wear?
If you like looking good, you ought to fear what rising levels of inequality are doing to America’s apparel future.
Justice is Global
A new movement is building towards an economy centered on global solidarity, rather than an international race to the bottom.
America’s Wealthy Want to Silence the Income Inequality Discussion
The richest among us are preaching the ‘opportunity’ gospel. Don’t fall for it.
A Green New Deal Town Hall: Paving the Way for a Just Transition
Truly effective climate policy will require ‘a cultural shift that is bigger than legislation.’