Donor-Advised Funds and Foundations Could Eat Up Half of U.S. Individual Gifts by 2028
Charities depend more than ever on donations from our country’s wealthiest donors. Their gifts aren't directly reaching working charities.
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We Need Child Care, Not Partisan Threats
Freezing child care funding on the basis of partisan allegations only hurts working families like mine.
‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Lived Through Before’: Labor’s Role in Minnesota’s ICE Resistance
A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis.
The 99% Don’t Need a Billionaires’ Forum. They Need Democratic Power.
Real solutions will come from the bottom up rather than through elite gatherings like the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.
The Federal Retreat on Child Labor Enforcement Threatens America’s Children
Trump’s gutting of workplace safety enforcement comes as many states have rolled back their own efforts. That puts young workers at risk.
America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.
Congress Must Stop This War and Help Working Americans Instead
Health costs are doubling, food prices are rising, and the safety net is shredded. So why are we launching an illegal war to help oil companies?
Scams All the Way Down
In Little Bosses Everywhere, Bridget Read traces how the pyramid scheme transformed America.
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