Running a profitable company and engaging in sustained activism on behalf of people and the planet is no easy task. Neither is writing a compelling book lighting the way for others to follow. Yvon Chouinard has done both.
A new study outlines the negative impact of contracting public services to private companies.
Regardless of the rhetoric, there's no substitute for simply raising the minimum wage to boost income in rural areas.
Clinton’s plan to expand the federal estate tax on the wealthy represents a bold step towards addressing today’s skyrocketing inequality.
A veteran sociologist argues we should "climb the empathy wall" to understand support for Donald Trump and the tea party.
Family caregivers and home care workers provide our nation’s backbone of care. Their work needs to be valued. The caretakers for the fortunes of America’s rich take home a pretty...
As proposals for universal basic income gain prominence, it's worth asking if the benefits outweigh the costs to alleviate extreme poverty. As much of the developed world struggles to address the growth...
What should Hillary Clinton say – and do – about inequality? Some ideas from a veteran chronicler of our unequal scene. An editor's note: James Lardner, one of the first...
Nothing signifies the Wall Street corruption of our political system and tax code as much as the “carried interest tax loophole.”
