‘Lock ‘Em Up’: An Update for Our Opioid Age
Our wealthiest tell pollsters they value their health over their wealth. What about our health?
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Will Greed Be the EPA Leader’s Downfall?
Activists are hoping to use Scott Pruitt's self-enrichment at taxpayer expense to get rid of a dangerous climate change denier.
Tracking Corporate Responses to the Tax Scam
A new online tool provides data on whether specific corporations are sharing tax cut windfalls with employees or only rewarding executives and shareholders.
The Fake Frugality of the Fabulously Fortunate
Scratch a grand fortune, one common media trope likes to suggest, and you’ll find a frugal lifestyle.
Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch
A major new report makes the case for a 'fusion movement' against systemic racism, poverty and inequality, militarism and the war economy, and ecological devastation.
Teacher Strikes are About Far More than Fair Pay
A growing movement is connecting labor struggles with justice in the classroom and the community.
A Timely Tale of Taxes and Toys ‘R’ Us
High taxes on the rich, cheerleaders for grand fortune tell us, kill the entrepreneurial spirit. What does history tell us?
White Amnesia and the Racial Wealth Divide
Chuck Collins speaks with Richard Rothstein about ‘The Color of Law,’ his new book on the government’s role in segregating the United States.
King’s Dream Included Economic Equality, Too
The late leader didn't just criticize racial segregation. He called for an end to economic injustice.