Americans are deeply worried about wealth and income gaps. But the issue evinces only confusion on the campaign trail. By Eric Alterman Were it not for Trumpmania, we might be using this endless election season to discuss the fact… Read More ›
Economic rights
Corporate Welfare Is Draining Baltimore
On May 4, Stephen Curry, deadeye starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors, was named the 2015 National Basketball Association MVP. In honor of his award, Baltimore-based athletic gear firm Under Armour announced a special edition of his Curry… Read More ›
Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right
If we look at what is happening today in major cities throughout the United States, the same principles and legal precepts are at work. Now, instead of military might, overpowering economic forces are pushing low-income people of color out of… Read More ›
Palestinian Grassroots Resistance to Occupation Growing
Palestinians resist occupation in the West Bank in new ways
This Kid Made An App That Exposes Sellout Politicians
By Hannah Ewens A 16 yr. old kid has created a plug-in for browsers that, when you hover over the name of a member of congress mentioned on any webpage, popups to give you a list of donations made to… Read More ›
Conservatives Try To Make Criminal Justice Reform A Signature Issue
By Wesley Lowery in The Washington Post Many of the headlines after day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference were about Rick Perry’s well-received speech, in which he harped on what he deemed the “two Americas”: red-state America and… Read More ›
World News Forum 