A Freedom Budget for All Americans

By Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates, Monthly Review Press Aug 18, 2013 Advanced in 1966 by central leaders of the activist wing of the civil rights movement, the "Freedom Budget for All Americans" promised the full and final triumph of the movement by going beyond civil rights and linking the goal of racial justice for African Americans with the goal of economic justice for all Americans. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Resilient Minority Wage Gap

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2013 At the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" almost 50 years ago, black leaders called for "decent housing, adequate and integrated education, a federal jobs program for full employment, and a national minimum wage of more than $13 an hour in today’s dollars." Greg Kaufmann at The Nation tells us how far we've failed to come. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Tax Cuts for Rich Not Path to Economic Growth

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 17, 2012 Contrary to what conservatives have been pushing, reducing taxes for the wealthiest Americans will not grow the economy. However, according to a new study by the Congressional Research Service, it does help to create income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Power and Sports Today

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2012 When John Carlos raised his fist in a salute at the 1968 Olympic Games, he encouraged untold numbers of people to continue fighting for racial and economic justice. Today, he says, the control corporations exert over professional athletes makes such an act impossible to imagine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The .0000063% Election

By Ari Berman, TomDispatch Feb 18, 2012 At a time when it’s become cliché to say Occupy Wall Street has changed the nation’s political conversation, electoral politics and the 2012 presidential election have become almost exclusively defined by the 1%. Or, to be more precise, the .0000063%. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Gazillions

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A Fair Share of Scrutiny

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 From all evidence, the issue of economic justice isn't going away. Break the news gently to Mitt Romney, who seems apoplectic that the whole "rich get richer, poor get poorer" thing is being discussed out loud. In front of the children, for goodness' sake. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Let’s Talk About Inequality, Baby

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 Occupy has opened up the conversation about economic inequality in the U.S.; UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi has had her hand in more than just the UC system; and a woman says she had an affair with Herman Cain for more than a decade. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beck’s Jeebus Boo-Boo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2010 Glenn Beck has managed to piss off religious folk by ordering his listeners to "run as fast as you can" from churches that talk about "social justice and economic justice." That doesn't sit too well with Catholics, people who like to quote that justice-loving hippie Jesus and even Beck's own Mormon church. (Audio after the jump). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )