Research & Commentary

A nationwide strike takes charge at everything from slavery to sentencing. Organizers say it could be the largest U.S. prison resistance action to date.

Very few businesses have raised wages thanks to corporate tax cuts, but executives and lawmakers are buying new yachts.

‘Social offsetting’ could help us turn around an economic system where wealth gets created by the many, accumulated by just a precious few.

The retail behemoth wants your local government's business, but there's a hidden cost to low prices: Local businesses get shut out.

Billions are being warehoused in donor-advised funds in the face of urgent social needs.

The recent IMF-sparked fuel price crisis is just the latest example of wealthy nations and institutions pushing policies that worsen inequality.

Companies greenwash their records, drawing attention to their inconsequential initiatives instead of the environmental damage they cause.

Opposition to the nomination by the labor movement is no surprise. Kavanaugh’s record demonstrates consistent support for the interests of employers and a lack of concern for the interests of workers

The smartest way to create meaningful social policy is with a healthy amount of skepticism.

Anti-privatization organizers demand the government recognize that water is a right, not a commodity.