The Tie That Truly Binds Grand Fortune and Great Talent
Our world’s richest are increasingly monopolizing the smarts of our smartest.
To Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending
Most of us understand the need to cut carbon emissions. But a huge share of our tax dollars are funding the most carbon-intensive institution on the planet.
The Top 10 Inequality Victories of 2022
Champions of a more egalitarian society made important strides, building the power of workers while reducing the power of wealthy tax dodgers and greedy pharma execs.
Four options for Democrats to avert another debt ceiling crisis
The debt ceiling has one use: helping extremists take our seniors, veterans, and kids hostage to political demands. Congress should abolish it now.
Republican ‘Solutions’ Will Make Inflation Worse
If cutting corporate tax rates and making billionaires wealthier actually fixed inflation, it would have been fixed ages ago.
FACT SHEET: No National Security without Climate Security
How Washington’s climate spending compares to its investments in the military.
The data is in: Poverty is a political choice
Common sense federal investments caused poverty to plunge during the pandemic shock. If we fail to renew them, we’re choosing poverty.
Will 2022 Mark the Turning Point in the Climate Crisis?
Carbon emissions continue to rise, but this year the international community might finally be getting serious about climate change.
Biden’s Inflation Bill Is (Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet
But it needs to be a first step, not the last.
The Green New Deal Goes Local
The Biden administration will be spending hundreds of billions of dollars on addressing the climate crisis. But what does that mean for communities around the United States?