To better prepare for climate disasters, cities must directly address legacies of discrimination.
Economy
A Tale of Two Co-ops
Two New York City housing co-ops debated whether to privatize. Only one chose profit over public good.
Chicago鈥檚 Guaranteed Income Project Shows Promising Results
CFF鈥檚 guaranteed income project provided $500 a month to 100 formerly incarcerated individuals for 13 months.
Insulin Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege
Trump is attacking the policies aimed at making prescription medications affordable and accessible to all.
Can Everyone Eat for the Planet? I Shopped at Dollar Store for a Week to Find Out.
In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. Can it work for most Americans?
Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here鈥檚 How.
Local food programs can make it easier to eat more fresh produce.
Does Trump鈥檚 Pick to Lead Medicare Want to End Medicare?
Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet 脰z to lead Medicare, though he owns significant shares in UnitedHealth Group.
This Argentine Prison Cooperative Ended Recidivism
Inside a maximum security prison in Argentina, Libert茅 offers more than education and recreation for incarcerated people鈥攊t offers lessons in solidarity.
Can Organized Labor Survive Trump鈥檚 Second Term?
Trump鈥檚 anti-labor policies don鈥檛 mean worker-led organizing will stop or even slow down. Here鈥檚 why.
Labor Unions Prepare to Protect Workers, No Matter What
Can organized labor continue its recent momentum into the next presidential administration?
Progress 2025: A Vision for Economic Justice
A progressive alternative to Project 2025鈥檚 anti-tax, anti-worker economy includes worker protections and a strong social safety net.
How to End Childhood Poverty
Childhood poverty continues to plague the U.S., though simple solutions exist to address it. Will the next administration implement them?
Workers Challenge Mega Grocery Merger
The Biden administration has sued to stop the largest grocery merger in the nation鈥檚 history, between Kroger and Albertsons.
Instead of Ending Taxes on Tips, Pay a Living Wage
Taxes on tipped wages have now become a campaign issue. But economic equality advocates say ending sub-minumum wages would help workers more.
USDA Will Compensate Black Farmers for Discrimination
The National Black Farmers Association just won a historic $2.2 billion in reparations from the U.S. government.
Setting a Black Economic Agenda
After conducting the largest-ever survey of Black Americans, Black to the Future has released a detailed Black economic agenda.
Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine
Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise
Rooting for Black Land Ownership
Exploring the history of land theft in the U.S., Brea Baker argues that the Black reparations and Indigenous Landback movements are stronger together.
Native rights | Local economies | Indigenous Sovereignty | Local power | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands
Cultivating Dragon Fruit鈥檚 Political Power in Ecuador
Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.
Meet the Mercaditas Fighting for Fairness in Mexico
Street selling is a risky activity in Mexico City. But the mercaditas movement aims to empower women and nonbinary sellers to protect themselves from economic exploitation.
Protecting Workers in a Warming Climate
At a time of extreme heat, a new proposed OSHA rule could protect millions of American workers from heat-related stresses and even fatalities.
Green Cities Are for People, Not Profit
Across the country, activists are battling gentrification and working to build sustainable cities that don鈥檛 displace working-class communities of color.
Are the Olympics Still Relevant?
In the face of catastrophic climate change and the genocide in Gaza, can the world afford to hold a spectacle such as the Olympics?
Land as Reparations
Author and activist Brea Baker explores why Black land ownership is a critical aspect of reparations for Black Americans.
Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?
Efforts to invest in 鈥渃are, not cops鈥� continue in advance of the 2024 election鈥攁lbeit at a slower pace than in 2020.
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