Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Tag: economic inequality

Tenants demand a national renters bill of rights amidst skyrocketing rents...

Rising up for housing justice: tenants unite to demand a national renters bill of rights.

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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Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
Carved stone entrance of the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington.

Justice Department’s interference before midterms was unsuccessful, unprofessional and unprecedented

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.
Abdul El-Sayed, a man with short dark hair and a beard, in a houndstooth jacket.

Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Senator as Democrats Rout GOP Across the U.S. in...

Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.
Interior of the domed ceiling of the Montana State Capitol with painted panels.

Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
Patients standing in line at a clinic.

A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for...

If you’ve heard about how people are struggling with affording healthcare but haven’t been touched by it or seen it, then this pop-up clinic just outside Washington, D.C., put the problem on full display.