Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
Non-profit Trying to Rebrand Jesus for Gen Z Is Main Funder for Us Hate Group
By Sydney Bauer and Diana Carboni / openDemocracy US non-profit attempting to rebrand Jesus for Gen Z is also the main funder of a designated hate group opposing abortion and…
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…
‘Jarring Wake-Up Call’: Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts
"Effective federal public policies over the previous few years were spectacularly successful in stemming U.S. hunger, but as many of those policies have been reversed, hunger has again soared," said…
Super-Rich 1% Match Carbon Emissions of the Poorest 5 Billion People, Oxfam Report Reveals
New report exposes how the ultra-rich 1% maintains massive carbon emission discrepancies with the poorest 66% of the globe.
We Analyzed Over 3.5 Million Written Teacher Comments About Students and Found Racial Bias
By Angus Kittelman, David Markowitz, Kent McIntosh, Maria Reina Santiago-Rosario / The Conversation Written teacher comments about students can show implicit racial or ethnic and gender biases in school discipline,…
Amid Discouraging Inequality Data, Some Signs of Hope
By Sam Pizzigati / CounterPunch Back in the early 20th century, earnest middle-class reformers out to overturn America’s plutocratic order gravitated to the pages of The Public, a weekly magazine…
Mexican Auto Parts Workers Face Blacklist After Union Campaign
By Charlie Saperstein and Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes In August 2022, auto parts workers at VU Manufacturing won a landmark election to gain recognition for a new independent union,…
Over 2,500 Migrants Died or Went Missing While Trying to Reach Europe via the Mediterranean This Year: UNHCR
The land routes taken by migrants through Sub-Saharan Africa and the sea crossing points in Libya and Tunisia are also extremely dangerous due to wars and local conflicts. Those who…
Human Existence Is in Danger. The UN at the Crossroads
By Partido Humanista de Chile / Pressenza In 2015 the UN (United Nations), whose main functions are to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights and support sustainable development…
US Sees Highest Ever Increase in Poverty
Natalia Marques responds to a property developer’s recent call for more “pain” in the U.S. economy by highlighting what happened after pandemic-era aid ended.
Mandatory Overtime Is Inhumane and Dangerous
Mill workers are battling harder than ever against overtime requirements that strain families and put lives at risk.
More Than Half of America’s 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds
The highest-earning DAF now takes in $11 billion more than the highest-earning working charity.
We Still Have a Dream
Sixty years after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, our racial economic divide is vast as ever. But it can still be closed — and quickly.
Don’t Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs
New data shows big retailers have the cash to hire more workers and pay them well. They just spend it on stocks and CEOs instead.