Progressive Analysts with a President’s Ear: Nice, But Not Nearly Enough
Real change only happens, the New Deal era suggests, when a president’s ear is hearing the shouts of mass movements.
Policy
A Black Agrarian Collective is Working To Build a Self-Sufficient Community
The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth.
A Minnesota Cooperative Shares the Wealth While Advancing a Clean Energy Future
Shared ownership is crucial for building the power of communities that have long had their wealth extracted by others.
US Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $1 Trillion Since Beginning of Pandemic
It’s going to be a Billionaire Thanksgiving. The combined wealth of U.S. billionaires has grown 34 percent since March 2020.
For Biden, ‘Building Back Better’ Should Be a Global Challenge
U.S. economic recovery efforts will not succeed if the global economy remains weak and serves only a small rich minority.
How Biden Can Tame Wall Street
The next administration has the power to take executive actions without Congressional approval that would help protect Americans from financial industry recklessness and greed.
Corporate Reps Are a Small Minority of Presidential Transition Team Members
Progressives have been pushing Biden and Harris to limit the influence of big corporations and Wall Street in their administration.
After Boosting Low-Income Voter Turnout, Poor People’s Campaign Mobilizes for Covid Relief
People did not turn out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic to vote for a return to normal. They want policy change based on a moral agenda.
14 Successful Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
On November 3, voters in many states and cities approved a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing the minimum wage and tenant protections.