Inequality

Citizenship DACA Protest

Undocumented Students Still Need Support Undocumented Students Still Need Support

The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Feb 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela

Quality Control Engineer

A Transformative Green New Deal Requires Inclusive Manufacturing A Transformative Green New Deal Requires Inclusive Manufacturing

Without a new approach to manufacturing, we may protect the environment better but continue to reinforce racial and economic inequality.

Jan 28, 2022 / Carl Davidson, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Nina Gregg

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

Residents of the wealthy block in New York City spent a fortune fighting against it. Now, they’ve got to learn to live with it.

Jan 27, 2022 / Audra Heinrichs

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

A conversation with George Aumoithe on the history of disease prevention, the economic roots of the crisis American hospitals face, and why we need to do better.

Jan 19, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty

Democrats failed to embrace his Freedom Budget for All Americans in the 1960s. That failure needs to be addressed today with a bold program to abolish poverty and injustice.

Jan 17, 2022 / John Nichols

Dakota Access Pipeline Protest

It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change

Students are boycotting Gibson Dunn for representing the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, undermining the Indian Child Welfare Act, and more.

Jan 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona and David Cremins

The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt

The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt The Indomitable Rev. Addie L. Wyatt

The trailblazing Black labor leader and civil rights activist took her fight for equality from the packinghouse to the pulpit.

Jan 11, 2022 / Kim Kelly

US-virus-HEALTH-vaccines

The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron

With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.

Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney

The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work

The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work

Workers used the additional resources of the past year to demand better pay and conditions.

Jan 7, 2022 / Mike Konczal

Striking Coal Miners

Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike Why Alabama Coal Miners Are Still on Strike

Greg Pilkerton has been fighting for better pay and working conditions for 10 months. He explains why he and his union comrades aren’t giving up.

Jan 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly

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