Gig Workers are in the Driver’s Seat in Europe. Is There Hope for the US?
Major legal and regulatory victories in the UK and EU should boost momentum for strengthening gig worker rights in the United States.
Corporate Power
A Last-Ditch Effort to Eliminate a Tax Dodge for Super-Rich Private Equity Executives
In the final stretch of Build Back Better Act negotiations, fair tax advocates are pushing Senator Sinema and other holdouts to end the carried interest loophole.
After a Year-Long Strike, Indian Farmers Score a Big Win
The country's prime minister has agreed to roll back laws that threatened to corporatize agriculture, jeopardizing the food security of more than 800 million people and further enriching the ultra-rich.
Greed Is Prolonging the Pandemic
The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we’ll see.
Biden Administration is Cracking Down on Corporate Recidivists
The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to fight corporate crime, which is particularly bad news for repeat offenders.
We Can’t Trust the World Bank to Stand Up to Powerful Fossil Fuel Companies
While the divestment movement is working to hold fossil fuel companies accountable, the World Bank is protecting and financing them.
Can We Automate Inequality Out of Automation?
We don’t have to let Big Tech define our technological future.
Missing from the Climate Talks: Corporate Powers to Sue Governments Over Extractives Policies
Allowing oil, mining, and gas companies to continue to file expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached in the COP26 in Glasgow.
Democrats’ Budget Deal Will Collect Billions from the Wealthy to Invest in Human Needs
The compromise is an important first step towards a fair tax system and a more equitable economy.