U.S. Workers Are Standing Up for Their Rights. A New Law Would Back Them Up.
The PRO Act would make it easier to form unions and force employers to pay a price for violating worker rights.
Research & Commentary
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Battling Stereotypes Against Older People
There's no fight as committed as the one being waged by older people in Spain to demand fully-funded state pensions.
Information Abounds on Inequality. Now We Need Understanding.
An eminent Australian political economist reflects on the challenge of synthesizing — for a broad array of readers — what we know about the gaps that divide us.
Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Nurses Tell Big Pharma: Put Patients Over Profits
"People shouldn’t have to crowdfund for their health care. We wanted PhRMA to have to face firsthand the toll their greed takes on Americans across our country."
Wall Street Money Buys Silence on Big Bank Abuses
The financial industry used $2 billion in political spending during the last election cycle to head off meaningful change and preserve its ability to rip off consumers.
Prosecuting Corporate Drug Dealers
The arrest of a former pharmaceutical CEO has opened an important new front in the battle against corporate involvement in the opioid crisis.
How Chance Creates Our Billionaires and Greats
Our idea of 'meritocracy' is often no more than being the right person at the right place and the right time.
The Planetary Cost of Amazon’s Convenience
That Prime membership enriches a company that’s aggressively marketing itself to help major polluters.
Massachusetts Begins Round Two in Its Fight to Tax Millionaires
After a devastating court loss dragged the Fair Share Amendment off the 2018 ballot, activists are back in front of the legislature to demand a fairer tax system.