Tell Congress: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage Tell Congress: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
It’s far past time that we make this necessary and common sense change.
Jan 15, 2014 / NationAction
Can House Democrats Really Support a Bill That Increases Hunger? Can House Democrats Really Support a Bill That Increases Hunger?
Early reports indicate that Congress may cut $9 billion from the federal food stamps program.
Jan 15, 2014 / George Zornick
West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe
Scores of West Virginians are reporting symptoms related to exposure to chemical-tainted water.
Jan 15, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Zapatistas at Twenty The Zapatistas at Twenty
There are two tests of social change movements: endurance and regeneration. After two decades, Mexico's Zapatista movement can now say it passed both.
Jan 15, 2014 / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty
Jan 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty
How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.
Jan 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Abramsky
How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up
Ten groups that are laying the foundation for an economic justice revival.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule
Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
Seventy-five Leading Economists Just Told Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage Seventy-five Leading Economists Just Told Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would grow the U.S. economy by about $22 billion and create 85,000 new jobs.
Jan 14, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Should Facebook Pay Its Users? Should Facebook Pay Its Users?
A new movement known as Wages for Facebook says yes.
Jan 14, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg