The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.
Nov 17, 2021 / Julie Kohler
It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad
You’d think the wealthiest country in the world could supply its own population with drinkable water. But you’d be wrong.
Nov 17, 2021 / Rajan Menon
Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks
The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor
Nov 16, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
Not Just a Kid From the Projects Not Just a Kid From the Projects
I never got the quality education I deserved during elementary school. Now, I want to become a teacher to help other poor students fulfill their dreams.
Nov 16, 2021 / StudentNation / Meagan Zullo
COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress COP26 Ends With Promises, but Not Nearly Enough Progress
The UN climate conference’s agreement acknowledges several key issues for the first time—but doesn’t do enough to address them.
Nov 15, 2021 / Tina Gerhardt
We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril
The survival struggles of the poor and dispossessed have long been both a spark for social, political, and economic change in this country.
Nov 12, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished
The Senate is a deeply undemocratic institution where white power thrives and the popular will goes to die.
Nov 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal
West Hollywood Just Won the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country West Hollywood Just Won the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country
The ordinance could—and should—serve as a template for wage protections and working conditions for low-wage workers across the country.
Nov 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About Vehicle Residency: Homelessness We Struggle to Talk About
Rendered statistically invisible and targeted by restrictive laws, those living in cars are the fastest-growing segment of the unhoused US population.
Nov 11, 2021 / Thacher Schmid
Green Jobs Shouldn’t Leave Black and Brown Workers Behind Green Jobs Shouldn’t Leave Black and Brown Workers Behind
There is a coming surge of green jobs, but the public workforce system is failing environmental justice communities. Let’s not waste this opportunity to do better.
Nov 10, 2021 / Daniel Munczek Edelman