Bus Drivers Refuse to Help Police Transfer Protesters to Jail
Transit workers backed by unions and equity groups in solidarity with demonstrators demanding justice for Black people killed by police.
‘Failed State’ Status Here We Come?
Societies that tolerate deep divides in income and wealth invite pandemic disasters.
A Virtual Assembly Takes On BlackRock’s Big Problem
‘We can’t address the climate crisis without big changes at BlackRock.’
US Billionaire Wealth Surges $434 Billion as Unemployment Filers Top 38 Million
The combined wealth of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has climbed by nearly $60 billion in the last two months.
The Inefficient and Incredibly Lucrative Chase for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Our hottest biotech firm hasn’t yet manufactured an antidote to COVID-19. Still, the company has manufactured three billionaires.
Civil Disobedience, Billionaire-Style
Automaker mogul Elon Musk defends his ‘freedom’ to endanger the lives of his workers.
Racial Health and Economic Disparities are Two Sides of the Same Coin
COVID-19 continues to aggravate deeply embedded inequalities. We need bold policy solutions aimed at bridging the racial wealth divide now more than ever.
America’s Biggest CEOs Last Year Said They Cared About Us All. They Lied.
America’s corporate dividend cascade is revealing the emptiness of the top exec pledge to value workers, not just shareholders.
Time for an Emergency Charity Stimulus
Congress can help nonprofits come up with an additional $200 billion — without costing taxpayers another dime.
Slaughterhouses Aren’t Just for Cattle, Hogs, and Poultry Anymore. Add People.
A powerful industry is making workers choose between their lives and their jobs.
Postal Bankruptcy Would Hit Rural America Hardest
The 15 most rural states would face heavy blows to jobs, revenue, mail and package deliveries, and voting rights.
A Care for All Town Hall
Caregiving could be isolating, even before coronavirus. A Caring Across Generations virtual gathering offers caregivers a chance to connect in solidarity.
Shed No Tears for CEOs with Sinking Share Prices
In today’s corporate pay environment, even a global pandemic can’t deny chief executives their windfalls.
Taxes Paid By Billionaires Decreased 79 Percent Since 1980, as Percentage of Their Wealth
As we emerge from this pandemic, substantial tax increases are inevitable. Central to the program should be a tax that limits the hoarding of wealth by the billionaire class.
Jayapal Proposes Layoff Prevention Plan as the Fed Expands Corporate Aid With No Employment Strings
We could avoid a return to Great Depression-era unemployment rates if we follow European models and tie business assistance to preserving jobs.