The Huge Paradox at Biden’s Summit of Latin American Leaders
While claiming to support social and environmental goals, leaders failed to challenge the excessive corporate powers that undermine those objectives.
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Poverty Just Jumped — And It Was No Accident
I’ve lived and studied poverty most of my life. But you don’t have to be an expert to see why it’s spiking after lawmakers let antipoverty programs expire.
Economists, Millionaires, and Elected Officials to G20: Tax Extreme Wealth
"The accumulation of extreme wealth by the world's richest individuals has become an economic, ecological, and human rights disaster."
With Women at the Crossroads, We Must Fight the Climate Crisis to Solve Gender Inequality
As with any disaster, the rich and powerful find ways to shield themselves, leaving women, the Black and Brown, the young, the poor, and the elderly to suffer disproportionately.
After Catastrophic Fire, Locals Fear Lahaina Rebuild Dominated by Rich Outsiders
"Disaster capitalism will happen yet again unless they act proactively."
Ukraine’s Trade Unions Are Playing a Critical Role in the War Effort – And Will Be Central to a Just Peace
Social justice, including the full respect of fundamental workers’ rights, must be the basis for Ukraine’s future.
Garment Workers Take on Wage Theft and Wall Street
A new international campaign is targeting fashion brands like Nike that are spending vast sums on stock buybacks instead of compensating workers for lost pandemic wages.
Thanks to Bezos, Musk, and Putin, ‘Gaslighting’ and ‘Oligarchy’ Rank as Top Words of the Year
The childish media antics of American billionaires paper over the real threat of wealth concentration to working people in Ukraine and the world over.
Is Mining Money Behind the Arrest of Salvadoran Water Defenders?
The five detainees include leaders of the campaign that won the world’s first metals mining ban in 2017 -- a ban the cash-strapped government may be moving to overturn.