Police Violence Is Enabled by Massive Spending
The Black Lives Matter protest movement shows again why America needs to defund bloated and militarized police departments.
Policy
The Oligopoly That Controls Our Digital Infrastructure Has Deepened Economic and Racial Divides
As we rebuild, let's remove control of wireless spectrum, cloud infrastructure, and broadband internet from corporate hands and put it under public, democratic control.
A For-Profit Postal Service Would Slam Small Businesses
Trump's false claims about Amazon ripping off USPS are a distraction from a privatization agenda that would be devastating for ordinary Americans who rely on the Postal Service.
Poor People’s Campaign: We Refuse to Allow Politicians and Big Corporations to Balance State Budgets by Denying Rights
Leaders are using the lie of scarcity to place the burden of the crisis on the poor while billionaires are becoming even richer and large corporations are getting bailouts.
Postal Bankruptcy Would Hit Rural America Hardest
The 15 most rural states would face heavy blows to jobs, revenue, mail and package deliveries, and voting rights.
A Care for All Town Hall
Caregiving could be isolating, even before coronavirus. A Caring Across Generations virtual gathering offers caregivers a chance to connect in solidarity.
Should Zoom Be a Public Utility?
Online platforms like Zoom and Skype have become basic, public necessities as our lives are upended by the coronavirus. Should they be nationalized?
How to Make the Airline Bailout Work for Workers, Not Just CEOs
The government should provide direct wage subsidies to airline workers while restricting CEO pay to no more than 50 times median wages.
Coronavirus Prevention That Works For Working People
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.