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Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay
Americans across the political spectrum are rightly fed up with up with overpaid CEOs. But many also feel there’s nothing we can do about this problem. That’s where they’re wrong. People can use their...
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As Cities Resist Affordable Housing, This Homeless Shelter Fought Back and Won
On August 5, 2023, advocates for people experiencing homelessness in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, scored an upset victory. They opened a 20-bed shelter for short-term guests in a donated building...
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The True Cost Of Billionaire Philanthropy
INTRODUCTION: The news is full of stories about billionaires giving huge gifts to charity. Yet for all but the most generous, their giving is nowhere close to keeping up with the growth in their...
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Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
Immigration has been a touchstone of United States political debates for decades, and several cities claim to be at a “breaking point” as they struggle to absorb and support arrived migrants. But is...
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Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts
Highlighting the end of a yearslong trend of declining hunger in the United States due largely to federal policies like the expanded Child Tax Credit and universal school meals, a report published...
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West Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal with Russia
The United States has played a key role in fueling the wars in both Israel-Palestine and Ukraine. The US government has sought to prevent peace in Gaza, vetoing resolutions in the UN Security Council...
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New Tools Are Helping More Tenants Than Ever Fight Eviction and Rent Debt
On November 14, 2023, Liz Ruvalcaba was served with a summons and complaint notifying her that a lawsuit had been filed by her landlord to evict her from her home. It didn’t come as a shock. One week...
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Why We Need Degrowth
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how we can decrease overconsumption, overproduction, and consumerism through degrowth. Specifically, I look at why we need degrowth....
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Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
It’s been a difficult few years for poor people in this country. Just a year after the pandemic era safety net expansion saw poverty fall to its lowest level on record, we saw a historic 60 percent...
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It’s Time to Choose: Democracy, or Billionaires?
As we count down toward the 2024 general election, we should expect to hear from media pundits about candidates and their viability, swing states and the electoral college, likely voters and poll...
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New Massachusetts ‘Tax the Rich’ Law Raises $1.5 Billion for Free School...
A new “millionaire’s tax” in Massachusetts was expected to generate $1 billion in revenue last year to help pay for public education, infrastructure, and early childcare programs, but projections were...
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2024 Will See Wave of Minimum Wage Hikes — But the Impacts Won’t Be Felt Evenly
On January 1, 2024, the minimum wage increased from coast to coast. Indeed, 22 states and more than 40 cities and counties experienced wage increases in 2024 — most of them approaching $15. More states...
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It’s Not ‘Inflation’ — We’re Just Getting Ripped Off. Here’s Proof.
Many Americans are still experiencing the sticker shock they first faced two years ago when inflation hit its peak. But if inflation is down now, why are families still feeling the pinch? The answer...
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How Union Solidarity Showed This Homeless Veteran a Path Forward
Christopher Betterley arrived at the Altamont Veterans Facility in Buffalo, New York, a few years ago needing a home, a haircut, and a fresh start after treatment for alcohol use. He saw a sign tacked...
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Waking the Sleeping Giant of the Low-Income Voting Bloc
Amidst all the nail-biting uncertainty over the 2024 election, one thing’s for sure: turnout will be key. This week, the Poor People’s Campaign announced plans to mobilize a potentially powerful yet...
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In the Shadow of Silicon Valley
Seeing cars with no human inside move through San Francisco’s streets is eerie enough as a pedestrian, but when I’m on my bicycle I often find myself riding alongside them, and from that vantage point...
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Portraits of Widening Wealth Divide: On New Work by Matthew Desmond, Robert...
The American sense of a rigged or broken economic system has been erupting across the political spectrum. Encampments that occupied Wall Street shouted “Banks got bailed out! We got sold out!” A few...
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Take Back the Mic! Raise our Voices! Register Our Votes as Demands!
A Day of Nationally-Coordinated Simultaneous Direct Action in 31+ state capitals. Join us in Building a 3rd Reconstruction by demanding: There are more than 135 million poor and low-wage people in...
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Brazil to Propose Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to G20
Brazil will today propose to the G20 a global alliance against hunger and poverty, coinciding with the South American country’s rotating presidency of the group this year. The initiative was proposed...
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At Rallies Nationwide, Low-Wage Workers Tell Political Leaders: ‘Our Votes...
Low-wage workers, faith leaders, and allies rallied in state capitals across the United States on Saturday as part of a mass mobilization of poor voters ahead of the pivotal 2024 election. The...
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