DeVos and the Charter School Movement Use a Pandemic to Advance Their Agendas
The country might be in lockdown, but the school privatization movement steams ahead.
Research & Commentary
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Hondurans Protest as Elites Attempt to Use Pandemic to Enrich Themselves
With virtually no government assistance, laid-off Honduran factory workers have had no choice but to defy extreme lockdown measures and take to the streets.
Stop the Pandemic Profiteers
It’s time for indignant citizens today to confront a new breed of shameful greed merchants.
My Parents Have Always Been Essential Workers
We all rely on people like my parents, owners of a small grocery store in Maryland. They need our support in return.
Only Oversight of Oversight Will Keep Profiteers From Siphoning Stimulus Money Into Their Own Wallets
Just how much money is in the CARES Act? At $1 per second, it would take 60,000 years to hand it all out.
A Thank You to Martin Khor, Champion of Global Equity
The Malaysian economist was one of the world's leading advocates of policies to reduce economic disparities within and between nations.
The Rap Sheets of the Big Ventilator Producers
Many ventilator manufacturers have a history of government contracting and kickback scandals. Is this contributing to the challenge of securing equipment to save lives?
Five Ways Using Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency Would Reduce Inequality and Protect the Planet
An economic rescue package must include a nationwide initiative to retrofit homes and public buildings for low-income and people of color families and communities.
Not Everybody Can Work from Home
Black and Hispanic workers are much less likely to be able to telework.
A Pandemic is No Time for Precarious Work
There’s never an excuse to send people to work in dangerous conditions with no safety nets and benefits. It’s especially horrendous in the midst of coronavirus.