Racial Health and Economic Disparities are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Covid-19 continues to aggravate deeply embedded inequalities. We need bold policy solutions aimed at bridging the racial wealth divide now more than ever.
Research & Commentary
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Global Struggles
Indigenous Peoples are Using Ancestral Organizing Practices to Fight Mining Corporations and Covid-19
Bailed-Out CEOs Should Have Skin in the Game to Keep Them Honest
As Congress debates a fourth crisis relief package, lawmakers must enact oversight and accountability measures that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and the White House cannot waive.
The Ride Gets Rougher: Gig Workers Organize Through a Pandemic
As companies around the world turn to contactless service, the guidelines and protections gig workers win in the midst of coronavirus will have an incredible impact in the future.
Poor People’s Campaign: We Refuse to Allow Politicians and Big Corporations to Balance State Budgets by Denying Rights
Leaders are using the lie of scarcity to place the burden of the crisis on the poor while billionaires are becoming even richer and large corporations are getting bailouts.
‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay’: Thousands Take Part in U.S. Rent Strike
"People aren't striking because they don't feel like paying rent. They're striking because they can't pay rent."
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Insecurity Today, More Austerity Tomorrow?
High levels of inequality and weak public health and safety net systems make the region extremely vulnerable to the ravages of the pandemic.
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.
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.