Policy

Americans are their most charitable at year’s end. But even on Giving Tuesday, billionaire donors crowd out the impact of small-dollar gifts.

A delegation of farm workers lobbied Congress ahead of the holiday weekend to pass legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of workers who provide the food for our tables.

Taylor Swift fans had their time wasted and pockets emptied by Ticketmaster. Now they’re calling to break up the company’s live events monopoly – and joining the movement to crack down on monopolies, period.

Citizen-led initiatives scored big wins in the midterms. But now this form of direct democracy is under attack.

Voters approved proposals to tax the rich, build worker power, and make housing and education more affordable.

The Bay Area is home to some of America’s most frightening inequalities. But ballot measures supporting affordable housing, free college, and voter turnout offer a promising political horizon.

Labor unions and other pro-worker groups call for an end to taxpayer funding of harmful corporate practices.

A delegation of New York tenant advocates and legislators traveled to the European city renowned for its livability and social housing system. There, housing is a human right, not a commodity – and it looks good, too.

If the Livable Portland campaign proves successful in November, it will demonstrate the power of local organizing when the federal government is gridlocked.