“Debt shaming” has dampened democracy
As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancelation of student debt.
Jimmy Kimmel to Sen. Bill Cassidy: “Stop using my name!”
“Most of the congresspeople who vote on this bill probably won’t even read it.”
160 Americans now control $2 trillion of wealth
These 160 Americans had a combined net worth of $1.7 trillion. In the last year, they have increased their net worth by $312 billion.
Chelsea Manning: We got this
"We need to start pushing back. And the way we do that is by focusing on the systemic problems."
Justice for Layleen Polanco: Community demands answers after trans black Latinx woman died at...
Layleen’s death came at the beginning of Pride Month and just one day after the NYPD apologized for the first time for its raid a half-century ago on the Stonewall Inn, a gay- and trans-friendly bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
Behold the 21st-century penthouse: Peak decadence?
From the summit of our new 'needle towers,' the ultra rich can look but never really see.
A year after the Tree of Life shooting, anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant racism thrive
Keeping communities safe against hateful rhetoric will require a bold, expansive vision.
A New Year’s development resolution
As 2016 comes to an end, so should the old modes of economic thinking that have produced so much economic hardship and fueled so much tumult.
Who really pays for corporate subsidies?
Beyond local business, our larger society pays a substantial cost for these subsidies.
The racist origin of the Second Amendment and the rise of black gun ownership
Throughout history gun control laws have been used against people of color.