Iowa’s ‘First in the Nation’ Presidential Candidate Contest is Also One of the Most Inequitable
As the big caucus night approaches, activists are working to help low-income residents overcome multiple barriers to participation
Policy
Naomi Klein: Climate Solutions That Neglect Inequality Are Doomed to Fail
"We have to figure out what kind of people are we going to be and what policies will help us be our best selves."
Learning From King’s Last Campaign
Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.
As Citizens United Turns 10, We Need Candidates Who Will Fight to Get Money Out of Politics
In the decade since this disastrous Supreme Court ruling, just 11 wealthy people have made 20 percent of super PAC donations.
California Debate Over CEO Pay Tax Foreshadows Federal Fight
Abigail Disney testified in support of a California state senate bill to tax large CEO-worker pay gaps before the committee voted to advance the proposal.
A Federal Job Guarantee Is a Crucial Tool to Fight Inequality
A new campaign is building support for proposals to ensure that everyone who wants to work can have a good, living wage job.
Postal Workers Deliver 20 Million Packages Per Day. What Can We Give Them in Return?
Congress should take bipartisan action to protect this vital public service and the good jobs it maintains.
Industry Seeks to Flatline Universal Health Care
A deeply funded lobbying group is out to kill Medicare for All. Its ideological roots run back to the Truman era.
We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality
A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.