Self-Determined: Foundations Must Match the Far Right鈥檚 Commitment to Systemic Change. Here鈥檚 How.
In today鈥檚 hostile political climate, philanthropy must move beyond performative gestures and into authentic partnership.
Wealth
精东影业 Media鈥檚 coverage of wealth courageously names the deeply unequal systems created and enforced by racial capitalism, and lifts up alternative models that could create more holistic, just, and equitable economic systems for all. Our reporting illuminates promising solutions to close the racial and gender wealth gaps, including universal basic income, reparations, and free public education and health care to obliterate educational and medical debt.
Why Sanders鈥� Call to 鈥淔ight Oligarchy鈥� Resonates More Than Ever
Bernie Sanders is attracting crowds of tens of thousands across the U.S. as he rallies against the growing influence of billionaires within the federal government.
Activists Demand No Tax Dollars for Israel鈥檚 Genocide
The Not My Tax Dollars map is part of a major Tax Day of Action being organized by pro-Palestinian activists.
The Revolution Will Not Be Commercialized
Target鈥檚 DEI rollback and Kendrick Lamar鈥檚 Super Bowl performance make clear that Black capitalism will not save us.
An Easy Fix for Corporate Tax Cheating
Rather than increasing the tax burden on individuals, a new study offers a plan to force major corporations to pay their fair share.
Breaking Up With Capitalism
A paradigm shift for our economy begins when we name and see the anti-democratic bias that lies at the heart of our capital-centric system.
How to Defeat 鈥淲ealth Supremacy鈥� and Build a Democratic Economy
Marjorie Kelly's new book critiques the U.S. economy's embrace of "wealth supremacy," and explores alternate models of democratic economies.
Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn鈥檛 shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap鈥攁nd How We Undo It
The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.
What the Pandora Papers Tell Us About Ourselves
We can鈥檛 talk about corruption and tax dodging around the world when we鈥檙e encouraging it at home.
How 鈥淲hitey on the Moon鈥� Perfectly Captures Bezos鈥� Space Joy Ride
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron鈥檚 seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
Rethinking Money as a Force for Equity
Money has become concentrated in very few hands. Now some experts are considering that money itself may be part of the problem.
A Former Olympic Fencer Brings Her Sport Back to Her Community
The Olympics puts the spotlight on many sports that ordinarily don鈥檛 get attention. For some youth athletes, those niche sports become a vehicle for upward mobility.
Helping the Rich Let Go
A new generation of wealth advisers helps wealthy people give away their money instead of hoard it.
Addressing Child Poverty Beyond the Pandemic
The economic impact of the pandemic has created an opportunity for the federal government to reconsider its traditional responses to poverty and unemployment.
Why I Gave Away My Salary During the Pandemic
It wasn鈥檛 philanthropy. It was an investment in a marginally more livable world for us and our child.
Trump鈥檚 Biggest Advantage in Fighting Off COVID: His Wealth
Trump has a number of risk factors that increase the chance of mortality with the disease. But the president鈥檚 wealth may be the best medicine he has.
How a Black Commons Could Help Build Communal Wealth
The idea of collective ownership has a long history in the United States.
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