A Minnesota Cooperative Shares the Wealth While Advancing a Clean Energy Future
Shared ownership is crucial for building the power of communities that have long had their wealth extracted by others.
Environment
For Biden, ‘Building Back Better’ Should Be a Global Challenge
U.S. economic recovery efforts will not succeed if the global economy remains weak and serves only a small rich minority.
14 Successful Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
On November 3, voters in many states and cities approved a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing the minimum wage and tenant protections.
Amazonian Indigenous Leader Sônia Guajajara: ‘In the Flames, They See Money’
The Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil received the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award for standing up to powerful corporations and an oppressive government.
What the Flint Water Crisis Cost My Family
Greed created a fiasco that caused years of suffering for this community. A recent settlement for victims feels like too little too late.
When Police Repression is Not Enough: A U.S. Corporation is Suing Guatemala to Crush Local Mining Opposition
In the face of resistance from poor and Indigenous communities, global mining companies are increasingly turning to international arbitration to strong-arm governments into bending to their interests.
The Fox is Still in the Henhouse at the Post Office
In the face of a historic public outcry, the postmaster general has promised to stop sabotaging essential services — temporarily.
A Virtual Assembly Takes On BlackRock’s Big Problem
'We can’t address the climate crisis without big changes at BlackRock.'
A Thank You to Martin Khor, Champion of Global Equity
The Malaysian economist was one of the world's leading advocates of policies to reduce economic disparities within and between nations.