Economic Justice

Today’s Trade Agreements Benefit Corporate Profits, Not People

Jim Goodman / The Progressive Feb 23, 2024 These treaties harm both farmers and consumers by squeezing food systems for maximum profit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 28, 2020 A new book shows how the activist's positions on issues like the Vietnam War and environmental justice helped move civil rights leaders left. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Has Failed Its Millennials

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Massive economic inequality has forged a generation that is deeper in debt, poorer paid and half as likely to own a home as its parents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Governments Beware: People Are Rising Up All Over the World

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 When people have had enough, they meet force with resistance and resilience. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Free Markets’ Will Be the End of the Middle Class

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Nov 5, 2019 Only by shedding the neoliberal shibboleths of the past 40 years can we create a sustainable industrial policy and an economy for all. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Millionaires’ Grip on the Globe Is Only Tightening

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 22, 2019 According to Credit Suisse's annual Global Wealth Report, just .9 percent of the population now owns nearly half of the planet's wealth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Anti-Establishment Fury Isn’t Going Away

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Aug 26, 2019 A new poll finds that as much as 70 percent are "angry" our political system only seems to be working for insiders with wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Appalling Numbers Behind America’s CEO Pay

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Aug 15, 2019 A new study finds that compensation for top executives has climbed 1,000% since 1978 while wages have remained virtually flat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Link Between Austerity and Our Global Mental Health Crisis

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 24, 2019 A U.N. health expert warns increasing inequality is taking a steep psychological toll on the U.S., the U.K. and nations across the West. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Numbers Behind America’s Appalling Wealth Gap

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 17, 2019 A People's Policy Project analysis finds the top 1% has gained $21 trillion since 1989 while the bottom 50% has lost $900 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Number of Giant Companies Paying $0 in Corporate Taxes Doubles

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Apr 29, 2019 Sixty profitable Fortune 500 companies have managed to avoid paying taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Inequality Could Spell the End of American Democracy

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Apr 2, 2019 In amassing tremendous wealth and political power, the rich have rendered the voice of the majority—the very will of the people—irrelevant. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )