Keep it Simple. Our Elected Officials Shouldn’t Trade Stocks.
Members of Congress use their power to profit off elected office, but both the public and new legislation hope to stop them.
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From the Kingpins of Private Equity, A New Dagger to Democracy
Profit maximizing in the newspaper industry is corroding the knowledge base that sustains government by the people.
Inside the Campaign to Abolish the Subminimum Wage in 25 States by 2026
"This is the only future for the service sector and the economy overall: wages must go up or there will be no future.”
For New York Home Care Workers, Fair Pay Is Possible
Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, New York has an opportunity to transform its care economy by investing in workers.
A Super Bowl Musing: Can Pro Sports Be More Than a Billionaire Bacchanalia?
A cyber-savvy deep pocket is claiming he has the key to ‘democratizing’ our sporting landscape.
President Trump Axed an IRS Report on the Richest 400 Americans. Let’s Bring It Back.
Turning up the spotlight on tax dodging by the wealthy would increase momentum for fair taxation to pay for needed public investments.
America’s Inherited Wealth Dynasties Park Trillions Out of Reach of Taxation
A new report estimates that $21 trillion of that wealth will pass internally within America’s already dynastically wealthy families between now and 2045.
A Labor Stunner in Mexico Augurs Greater Equality — on Both Sides of the Border
Mexican GM workers, after years of living in fear, are now feeling their own power.
After Amazon Tragedy, Workers Come Together to Demand Safe Working Conditions
“Amazon was supposed to keep them safe. They didn’t do that. How does a company worth over $1 trillion let this happen?”
Government Contracting: The Next Big Battleground for a More Equal America?
Our tax dollars don’t have to be feeding executive-suite greed and grasping.
How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty?
My daughter and I were on the verge of homelessness before the Child Tax Credit. What’s going to happen to vulnerable families now?