Another Chance to Reduce Child Poverty
My story is proof that public programs can help kids escape poverty. Now lawmakers have a chance to help more kids get out.
Culture
What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty
Not one person I’ve ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs.
The Power of Fiction in Social Change
Institute for Policy Studies Executive Director Tope Folarin and Chuck Collins were both inspired by Ursula K. LeGuin to write fiction novels. Together they explore how can fiction shape new narratives for the future.
Until the River Runs Dry
Every year, wealthy donors divert more money into intermediaries, drying up the river of donations meant for working charities. We can change that.
Lights, Camera, Action: Why the Hollywood Writers Strike Matters
If you work for a living in this increasingly unfair economy — or just watch TV — you have a stake in the Hollywood writers strike.
We Must Not Dance, Harry Belafonte Understood, to a Billionaire Beat
This epochal artist helped us see that justice for all requires a just distribution of wealth.
Baseball’s Owners Have Ball Games Shorter — and Maybe Fan Lives, Too
These billionaires seem to care more about their bottom lines than fan safety.
Making Campuses Platforms for Labor Renewal
Campuses are becoming sites of labor organizing and struggle. The Labor Spring movement is emerging to build that energy across the country.
The Unconscionable Push to Bring Back Child Labor
Rather than offering wages attractive to adults, employers want lawmakers to push teens into some of the most dangerous jobs in the country.