Blogging Our Great Divide

Democrats just passed a budget framework that could make millions of immigrant workers less vulnerable to exploitation.

If top U.S. corporate execs are still pocketing jackpots a decade from now, our environment has no shot.

As the wealth divide grows deeper, global advocates call for one-time 99 percent emergency tax on billionaires’ pandemic windfalls to fund Covid-19 vaccines for entire world.

Rep. Cori Bush delivered a big win for millions of renters during a pandemic. But inequalities that make Black women particularly vulnerable to evictions will continue until they are paid their fair share.

Instead of itching for a new Cold War, our superpowers ought to be itching for greater equality — on both sides of the Pacific.

The climate jobs program in the budget reconciliation deal should build on FDR’s initiative in ways that advance equity for all.

A CEO pay surtax would have two appealing selling points for Manchin and other moderate Dems. 

Over the next two years, they will study the problem of economic disparity and develop policy solutions.

The great painter Diego Rivera would not appreciate what our richest are using for collateral.

Immigrants have played a key role in keeping families and the economy functioning during the pandemic. Now Congress has an opportunity to ensure these essential workers share in the benefits of recovery.