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Taroa Zuñiga Silva
Migrant Women Are Holding Society Together During This Pandemic
08 Apr 2021
The social impact of lockdowns has unequally been borne by women, with many having to leave the workforce due to mounting pressure of looking after families and home schooling of children.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Universal Health Care Is a Popular Idea in America—Will Biden Keep Enriching Private Insurance or ‘Go Big’?
30 Mar 2021
If Biden really wants to go big and bold, he could start by pushing for a truly universal health care system, instead of pouring tax dollars into private insurance companies.
Sonali Kolhatkar
How a Guaranteed Income Can Actually Solve Inequality
13 Mar 2021
Poverty in America disproportionately affects women and people of colour, and that is precisely what hinders political action to address it—even when solutions abound.
Robin Scher
Pandemic May Have Left Over 250 Million People With Acute Food Shortages
28 Feb 2021
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Richard D. Wolff
Minimum Wage: A Fake Debate on Small Business Viability
24 Feb 2021
Raising minimum wage can be one basis for a mutually beneficial alliance between wage workers and small businesses.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Why Amazon is Fighting so Hard to Stop Warehouse Workers From Unionizing
16 Feb 2021
Workers at one of Amazon’s warehouses are deciding whether or not to join a union. Amazon’s union-busting efforts indicate just how important the vote is
Richard D. Wolff
Centres of Global Capitalism Migrating Away From US, Europe, Japan
13 Feb 2021
Moving to new centres – China, India and Brazil – will also see the global 1% get richer because they will draw increased wealth from both the old and new centres.
Richard D. Wolff
US Economy Excels at One Thing: Producing Massive Inequality
29 Jan 2021
To solve the extreme inequality of US capitalism requires systemic change, an end to capitalism pitting employers against employees.
Sonali Kolhatkar
The Republican Dam on Immigration Is Cracking, and Now They Will Pay for Their Racism
24 Jan 2021
We saw what Trump’s anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric did to the country over four long years. The GOP has no right to oppose Biden’s plan for mass legalization.
Leonard C. Goodman
Will the Dems Sell us Out in the Midst of a Pandemic?
22 Dec 2020
When politicians sell out to win, we all lose.