America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.
A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy
Housing First policies are being replaced with punitive reforms that could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
Zohran Mamdani and NY Gov. Hochul Deliver on Mayor’s Free Childcare Campaign Promise
One of Mamdani’s central campaign promises becomes reality only a week after inauguration.
US Billionaire Wealth Surges to $8.1 Trillion as Affordability Crisis Hammers Working Class
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The collective wealth of US billionaires surged to $8.1 trillion in 2025 as working-class Americans faced a cost-of-living crisis made worse by President Donald…
Still the Golden State?
Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.
Trillionaire Cometh, Democracy Goeth
With the arrival of our first trillionaire fast approaching, America’s democracy is hanging by a thread.
First We End the War, Then We Restart the Factories
While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars, and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment.
Instacart’s AI Experiments Are Costing Americans
A hidden price adjustment scheme could cost families up to $1,200 a year.
Credit History Remains an Obstacle for Section 8 Tenants, Despite Anti-Discrimination Law
California prohibits the use of credit history to reject applicants with housing assistance without considering pay stubs and other alternatives. Big landlords keep doing it anyway.
Lax Oversight, Few Inspections Leave Child Farmworkers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides
Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations.
Police ‘Sweeps’ of Homeless Camps Are Worse Than You Think
As more and more communities criminalize homelessness, I want to share what it’s actually like to have the police take all your earthly belongings.
68 Cities, Counties, and States Will Increase Their Minimum Wage on January 1
By Sasha Abramsky for Truthout The Trump administration is one of the most anti-labor administrations in modern U.S. history — it has attempted to decertify the union representation of more…
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined
By: Jake Johnson For Common Dreams A landmark report on global inequality published Wednesday shows that the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else continued to expand…
Global System ‘Rigged for the Wealthy’ Delivers World With ‘More Billionaires Than Ever’
By Jon Queally Republished from Common Dreams A new assessment by the international wealth management giant UBS this week shows that the number of billionaires in the world has reached…
Free Buses Can Be a Reality — Just Look at Maryland
Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses is not a pipe dream. Montgomery County, Maryland, made its buses free this year.