Research & Commentary

A living interactive publication grapples with the dimensions, roots, and consequences of inequality in the United States.

Faced with displacement by corporate investors, residents of a manufactured home community fight back and win.

What would Olympic coverage look like if we considered national wealth alongside medal counts?

At a time when unions are increasingly under threat, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court promises to be the most consequential in a generation.

Until the very end, she used every tool she had to fight against trade rules that protect drug company monopolies and deny patients essential medicines.

President Trump is extremely unpopular in Mexico, but his crusade against the trade pact might benefit workers south of the border.

The French darling of American liberals is slashing taxes for the rich and cracking down on immigrants.

The Trump administration wants restaurant workers and other tipped employees to hand over nearly $6 billion to their bosses.

Fifty years ago, sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike to push for better wages and working conditions. Protesters across the country continue to make the same demands.

The new CFPB budget proposal, said one watchdog, further reveals the president's "unwavering loyalty to the big banks, predatory lenders, and Wall Street special interests."