Research & Commentary

Stock market trading in water futures is the latest battleground in the defense of the fundamental right to water.

By working towards creating 'land without landlords,' this East Bay cooperative is helping communities build pathways to collective property ownership and community wealth.

The new Netflix drama is set in the early 1800s, but the hyper-unequal patrimonial society it portrays is not far from current realities.

The new administration must use its power to crack down on exploitation of platform workers and reverse the erosion of decent work.

Corporations have been getting away with pocketing Covid aid while kicking tenants out of their homes.

While the annual gathering of the 1% had to move online, young activists from around the world showed up to flip the script and demand real solutions to inequality.

While the backpedaling is now in full swing, big financial firms have long supported a virulently anti-democratic strain in American politics that always takes aim at people of color.

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has shamed Prime Minister Johnson into addressing the scandal, but children shouldn't have to rely on a famous athlete to ensure they don’t go to bed hungry.

Dr. King called moderation the 'great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom.' Biden should heed that warning today.

Despite our sharp divisions, a majority of Americans are united behind many policies to combat poverty and reduce inequality.