Private Equity Firms Tighten Stranglehold on US, Angling for Boons Under Trump
Private equity has fingers in our homes, hospitals and jobs. Resisting it is crucial to our fight for a just society.
Les Leopold: Identity Politics and Its Discontents
Should progressives deploy the concept of "white privilege" to build and deepen a movement for economic and racial justice?
Seattle Activists Win Excessive Compensation Tax to Fund Social Housing
This huge victory is one more example of how cities and states can beat the oligarchs and ‘Trump-proof’ their communities.
Will the Current Musk Coup Define Our Future?
Only if we don’t start really pushing to prevent the ongoing concentration of America’s wealth.
LA Fires Didn’t Discriminate in Their Destruction—But Recovery Efforts Could
Amid rent gouging, land speculators and insurance woes, the cost of rebuilding may exceed working people’s means.
Kshama Sawant: Fight the Rich
There is no other path to avoid total disaster for human civilization and the planet.
What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People
Some cities take people’s belongings — ignoring their own policies and court orders — and then fail to store them. Our reporting shows there are more effective and compassionate ways…
‘A Policy Choice’: US Report Finds Homelessness Soared 18% This Year
"Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing," said one advocate.
Trump’s Choice for Social Security Admin Leads to Fears of Austerity and Cuts
The Social Security Administration’s incoming head is a Wall Street insider who may help the right slash benefits.
Sweeps Don’t Solve Homelessness
Instead, governments should prioritize safe, affordable, dignified, and permanent housing for all.
The First Seven Billionaires Trump Has Tapped for Top White House Jobs
Out of America's 800 billionaires, president-elect Trump has so far plucked seven for top spots in his administration.
A Win for the Poor
Our absurdly financialized economy has metastasized into something deadly for most people, as it dispossesses them of their trailer homes, their medical care and, for university employees, their wages.
CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24%
"Exorbitant CEO pay has contributed to rising inequality in recent decades—concentrating earnings at the top and leaving fewer gains for ordinary workers," said one expert at the Economic Policy Institute.
US Food Insecurity Rate Rose to 13.5% in 2023 as Government Benefits Declined and Food Prices Soared
Barring any major policy changes that continue to slow inflation and dramatically reduce the price of food in 2024 or 2025, this rate is unlikely to drop again in the…
Extreme Inequality Is a Threat to Free Speech
If money is speech, then speech isn’t free.