Medical supplies are disproportionately available to the wealthy. To fix these inequities, we need an immediate, massive, humanitarian response to coronavirus from the federal government.
There are plenty of places you can direct your energies to support people taking an economic hit during the pandemic.
It’s well past time we joined the civilized world by giving workers federally mandated, paid sick leave. Our health and our lives depend on it.
Online platforms like Zoom and Skype have become basic, public necessities as our lives are upended by the coronavirus. Should they be nationalized?
Meanwhile, Republicans have proposed pathetically weak executive pay restrictions for companies relying on taxpayer support.
Back during the Great Recession, we bailed out Wall Street. This time, we need to make sure the bailout is for the rest of us.
As cities and states grapple with the spread of coronavirus, activists remind government why water is a human right and not a commodity.
It should not take a terrifying national emergency for us to wake up to the realization that we all pay the price when we treat people like they don’t matter.
This time around, let’s use the power of the public purse to reduce inequality.
