This Artist is Taking a Historic Step Forward in U.S.-Iranian Relations
Muralist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is the first Iranian artist to do work commissioned by municipal authorities in both Iran and the United States.
How Can You Keep Standing with Standing Rock? Move Your Money
With a Trump administration looming, the fight in North Dakota isn’t over.
Angry With Washington Inaction, Activists are Taking the CEO Pay Fight Local
Portland is realizing that national change may need to bubble up from the grassroots.
U.S. Military Names Climate Change an Urgent Threat, But Where’s the Money?
As our climate crisis plays out in increased refugee flows and natural disasters, the government is still wasting money on ineffective, traditional military security.
The Bad News about Good Census Numbers
Despite better numbers, the latest census data leaves much to be desired for closing the racial wage, wealth, and opportunity gaps in the United States.
The Black History of the New Economy
Black community organizing is at the root of the people and planet first agenda, just take a look at the Vision for Black Lives.
Long Live the Estate Tax
Taxing inherited wealth is America’s second best idea, behind the national parks.
Americans Want to Be More Equal
Economic inequality is a problem that unites voters across partisan lines.
Students, Not Criminals
Punitive school policies are funneling children – especially African-Americans – out of the classroom and into jail cells.
Death by Traffic Stop
Black people are twice as likely to be pulled over as whites — and three times more likely to experience the use of force afterward.
Poorer Than Their Parents
Young people are set to inherit the unequal economic heritage of their parents.
The Democratic Platform Goes After Wall Street
The platform draft shows Democrats are willing to bite the hand that feeds them – but will they follow through?
Paul Ryan’s “A Better Way” Proposal is Anything But
Predictable as ever, the House Speaker’s plan would give an average annual tax break of nearly $800,000 to the top 0.1 percent.
It’s Up to Us to Level CEO Pay
Let’s stop waiting for corporate insiders to fix staggering executive pay inequality.
What the IRS Says About the State of Our Democracy
Underfunding the IRS helps the very wealthy at the expense of the middle and working class. So why do we do it?