American kids are getting ready to head back to school. But the schools theyāre heading back to differ dramatically by family income
Conservatives who claim to be on the side of freedom while ignoring the growing imbalance of economic and political power in America are not in fact on the side of freedom
Rather than confront poverty by extending jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed, endorsing a higher minimum wage, or supporting jobs programs, conservative Republicans are taking a different tack
Today, just like fifty years ago, people who have been treated as voiceless and disposable are standing up and demanding change
Momentum is building to raise the minimum wage
The āpaid-what-your-worthā argument is fundamentally misleading because it ignores power, overlooks institutions, and disregards politics
2013 marked one of the biggest redistributions in recent American history
So how to explain this paradox? As of November 1 more than 47 million Americans have lost some or all of their…
An old friend who has been active in politics for more than thirty years tells me he’s giving up. “I can’t stomach…
Congress is in recess, but you’d hardly know it. This has been the most do-nothing, gridlocked Congress in decades. But the recess…
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