Tag: economic inequality
Fearing government whitewash, scientists leak draft IPCC report urging bold emission...
"There is no point for us to just observe what a disaster is unfolding if nobody is doing anything about it."
Why the PRO Act is critical
The PRO Act alone won’t end economic inequality or return prosperity and opportunity to America’s working families. But passage of the PRO Act would help.
Linked dangers to civilization
Many of the serious dangers that we face today can be addressed by reforming our economic systems.
New report offers blueprint for a ‘clean slate’ for workers to...
“Democracy at work should be a right, not a fight.”
Fighting for America’s soul
Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded.
The exploitation time bomb
Since reducing inequality became an official goal of the international community, income disparities have widened. This trend, typically blamed on trade liberalization and technological advances...
One year later: The political cancer metastasizes
America was never what it had purported to be.
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Mississippi pension fund sues Apollo Global Management over downplayed Epstein ties
The fund manages retirement savings for hundreds of thousands of Mississippi teachers, police officers and other public workers, and a shareholder case like it can force a company to hand over internal records.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Watchdog reporting examines a pension officer’s fossil fuel trades and a fire truck monopoly
The Lever's latest investigations trace a California retirement chief's oil and gas stock trading and a spreading set of antitrust suits over who builds America's fire engines.
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a...
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
Del Monte Bankruptcy to destroy 420,000 Peach Trees in California
A steady decline in demand for canned products as consumers shift toward fresh produce and several other factors led to this collapse.