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.
Policy
Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay
A new report highlights effective policies to narrow CEO-worker gaps and marks progress to date.
The Medicare for All Movement Has Lost a Hero
Ady Barkan, a powerful moral force in the fight for a just healthcare system, died last week at the age of 39 from ALS.
Corporations That Forgo Stock Buybacks Have a Better Chance of Winning CHIPS Subsidies. Let’s Expand That Precedent.
The administration is using semiconductor subsidies as a lever for discouraging CEO pay-inflating stock buybacks in that industry. All companies receiving federal funds should face the same restrictions.
The UAW Wins Fight for Just Transition
What the United Auto Workers won from the manufacturers and why it matters so much.
Let’s Trash Deceptive Junk Fees
President Biden is cracking down on hidden fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year.
Private Jet Excess Doesn’t Justify Airport Expansion
Climate justice activists are taking a stand against the expansion of New England’s largest private jet port: Hanscom Field.
Reclaiming Antimonopoly for Racial and Economic Justice
The burgeoning movement to rein in Amazon shows how antimonopoly can democratize power.
End Wealth Supremacy
15 years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street is as predatory as ever. But a more democratic economy could be rising all around us.