Research & Commentary

Vast fortunes, inherited or otherwise, simply would not exist without the assaults now destroying our planet. Taxing those fortunes to fund climate action could give us a shot at survival.

And many of us, like my son, need home care today. Our leaders should close the Medicaid coverage gap and bolster funds for home and community-based services. What will it take for Congress to act?

Federal Reserve leaders should be representative of the country’s population. If they don't understand us, they can't represent us.

A Mexican fair trade activist reflects on the past two decades of battles against neoliberalism and for a more just and equitable alternative in the Americas.

Politicians who cry that they’re “pro-life” are voting against feeding babies. Others look away while monopolies undercut food safety.

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.

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.

There are better ways to close the racial wealth gap while giving a leg up to Americans of every color.

This Earth Day, we don’t have to look too far to find examples of public policy investments in our future.

NLRB funding has a crucial impact on the rights of workers and directly impacts whether the law is enforced or not.