It Is Time for a One-Time Pandemic Wealth Tax on Billionaires’ Windfall Gains
The 500 or so U.S. billionaires should make an extra contribution to the public health and economic needs of a country in crisis.
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Call the Victory Women
In a small city in northern New England, one local nonprofit mobilizes to meet the Covid-19 crisis in its New American community.
Make Corporate Landlords Pay the Bills During the Pandemic
With fortunes inflated by corporate welfare, wealthy real estate owners can afford to cancel housing-related expenses and debts for millions of struggling American families.
Within Health Care USA, Risk and Reward Have Never Been More Out of Kilter
Nurses are losing lives and jobs while execs rake in million after million.
Indigenous Peoples are Using Ancestral Organizing Practices to Fight Mining Corporations and Covid-19
The Xinka people of Guatemala are building on strong community organizing skills rooted in their culture to protect their community from the health threats of both mining and the pandemic.
Republicans’ Brute Force Approach to Economic Reopening Would Benefit Reckless CEOs, Endanger Workers
A GOP proposal would give corporate CEOs a five-year “get out of jail free card” for jeopardizing the health and safety of their workers while threatening the overall economic recovery.
SCOTUS’ Birth Control Decision Favors Medicare for All
Access to essential medications should not be subject to the whims of our employers.
Fair Tax Solutions for Cities Facing Covid-19 Budget Crises
Local policymakers are facing pressure to make painful spending cuts. Instead, they should raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.