Nearly 500 Tenants Left a Los Angeles Apartment Complex Before a Judge Ruled Their Eviction Illegal. Now What?
Rent-controlled Barrington Plaza tenants, many of whom moved to more expensive apartments, are weighing a lawsuit.
To Best Understand Inequality, Think Class, Not Generation
Our age cohorts don’t tell the full story.
From Massachusetts, Some Tax-the-Rich Inspiration
The super rich, worldwide, are regularly cowing their critics. Bay Staters have pounded back.
The Well-Heeled and Our Personal Well-Being
Psychologists are helping us understand how inequality is conditioning us to accept lower ethical standards.
More for Them, Less for Us
Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.
It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It.
More people are serving life sentences without parole in Pennsylvania than almost anywhere else in America. An increasingly vocal movement is trying to change that.
What’s the Fate of Social Security in a Brutally Unequal America?
White House contenders ignore root causes threatening the program, potentially worsened by cuts. Is it due to reliance on wealthy donors?
Lawmakers Must Fully Fund the WIC Program
Half of all babies — including mine — rely on this essential program. But unless Congress acts, millions could face food insecurity.
Nonwhite People Are Drastically Underrepresented in Local Government
By Justine de Benedictis-Kessner / The Conversation Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The people who serve in local governments – cities, counties and…
Human Rights Watch Blames Louisiana Regulators for Low Birth Weights in Cancer Alley
In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.
Global 1% Own 43% of Financial Assets
The world’s richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to…
How Redlining’s Legacies Demand New Policy Action
Redlining has inscribed unjust boundaries in our cities and worsened inequality. It's time for bold policy solutions.
World’s First Trillionaire Just 10 Years Away as Richest Men Double Their Wealth
"This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring corporations deliver more wealth to them at the expense of everyone else," said Oxfam's interim executive director.
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality.
King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here’s how we get it back on track.
The Real Cost of Bottled Water
By Daniel Jaffee / CounterPunch The price of bottled water has frequently been the focus of both ridicule and concern. While often priced competitively with soda and other beverages, this…