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An Equal Pay Victory for Our Winningest National Team
The landmark collective bargaining agreement for the United States Women’s National Team creates a blueprint for equity across global sports organizations.
Debunking the Myth of the Fleeing Millionaire
As it turns out, high-earners won't leave if you increase their taxes.
Nurses are Standing Up to Profiteers and Demanding Universal Healthcare
The first-ever Senate hearing on Medicare for All examined how our profit-driven healthcare system endangers patients and betrays nurses.
The Height of Folly: Safeboxes in the Sky
Can’t our society find something better to do than give billionaires playpens over a quarter-mile up?
Why We Need a Black Worker Bill of Rights
“From warehouses to board rooms, from the Deep South to Silicon Valley, we face discrimination in hiring, promotions, treatment, and pay.”
The Gilded Glamour Met Gala Was a Fantasia of Inequality
Our second Gilded Age isn’t as enchanting as Condé Nast and celebrity spectacle make it seem – but a red carpet parade while event workers struggle for dignified treatment epitomizes the era.
Our Outrageous CEO-Worker Pay Gap: Unfair and Unwise
Why support for capping CEO pay will only keep growing.
Black Land Theft and the Racial Wealth Divide
Over the course of a century, white farmers and landowners developed tax and property law schemes that allowed them to strip African Americans of their land.
Making Childcare Work for Both Mothers and Our Climate
As if caring in times of economic crisis weren’t enough, mothers must now consider the climate crisis too as they care for their families and communities.
Bulldozing Away the Right to Tax the Rich
The rich all over, not just Elon Musk, are flexing their muscle.
Pressure Mounts on Biden to Take Action on Student Loan Debt
Executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.