From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
The financial gap between wealthy and working class citizens is closely connected to other kinds of inequality. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_8872" align="alignright" width="296"] After World War II, most...
So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. By Karen Dolan The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by...
The Fight for $15 campaign has grown into a broad-based social movement. This past Wednesday, tens of thousands of low-wage workers in more than 200 cities across the U.S. demonstrated...
While America's wealth grew by 60 percent, so did the number of homeless children. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_8782" align="alignright" width="300"] The U.S. has one of the highest relative child...
Attacks on women's reproductive health are ultimately a war on poor women. By Claire Goldstene [caption id="attachment_8730" align="alignright" width="300"] Statewide campaigns to end abortion have led to shutting down women's...
A master economic narrative, financed by big business, shamelessly controls our politics. By Larry Checco [caption id="attachment_8716" align="alignright" width="276"] The prevailing American narrative about the economy is financed by big,...
Average Americans today have essentially zilch influence on public policy. You don’t need to trust your gut on that. Political scientist Benjamin Page has the data.
There are several factual and well-established reasons why corporations owe a great debt to the nation that has made them rich. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_8665" align="alignright" width="212"] Corporations use...
Millions of dollars are at stake in long-term public-private partnerships, and the public is losing out. By Larry Checco [caption id="attachment_8596" align="alignright" width="282"] Through public-private partnerships, or P3s, governments are...
A recent study reveals that the federal government spends more on private contractors than on public employees for the same services. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_8584" align="alignright" width="225"] A once...
