In the Ukraine War, We Can Make Oligarchs — Everywhere — the Big Losers
Ending the tax-evading ways of Russia’s rich could be a giant step toward reining in oligarchy worldwide.
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Restaurant Workers Need a Bill of Rights
Hit hard by the Covid crisis, restaurant workers are joining with other essential workers to fight for policies at all levels of government that will allow them to live in dignity.
Top-Heavy Philanthropy Explained in 8 Charts
How the concentration of wealth is warping the giving sector, from our Charity Reform Initiative.
Biden Doesn’t Need to Wait for Congress to Begin Transforming the Economy
The president’s State of the Union address tasked Congress with an ambitious agenda, but Biden needs to do much more on his own to reduce inequality.
Guatemalan Water Defenders Celebrate 10 Years of Resistance
An attempted assassination, criminalization, and violent eviction in 2014 didn't stop the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in Guatemala, which won legal action suspending harmful mining activities.
How Did Flying Cars Become the Next Big Thing?
Another reminder that plutocracies can indeed solve problems — for plutocrats.
A Sea of Trouble: Seabed Mining and International Arbitration in Mexico
In the Gulf of Ulloa, a U.S. treasure-hunting company turned seabed mining outfit poses a dire risk to the environment.
What Can Biden Say About the Economic State of Our Union?
Strong jobs numbers are not enough. The president should keep pushing a bold legislative agenda while deploying every executive tool at his disposal to achieve a more equitable economy.
Building Back Unions With Executive Power
The Biden Administration is promoting pro-union organizing rules for federal workers. The legislature should follow suit.
Un mar de problemas: La explotación minera de los fondos marinos y el arbitraje internacional en México
En el Golfo de Ulloa, una empresa estadounidense dedicada a la búsqueda de tesoros y convertida en empresa de explotación minera de los fondos marinos representa un grave riesgo para el medio ambiente.
We Cannot Separate the Movements for Black Electoral Power and Economic Power
Civil rights leaders of the 1960s understood that without political power, racial economic gaps would persist.
Nearly Two-Thirds of Jefferson County, Alabama Residents Support a Union at Amazon
A new survey commissioned by the Institute for Policy Studies shows the extent of local support for unionization efforts at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse.