How the Pandemic Recession Targets Black and Hispanic-Owned Small Businesses
Research suggests the economic impact of COVID-19 could be more than two times larger for Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses than for White-owned enterprises.
Wealth and inequality
Seattle Bets on Equitable Development
In an effort to counteract displacement in racially diverse neighborhoods, Seattle鈥檚 Equitable Development Initiative invests in community-led projects that aim to keep longtime residents in their neighborhoods.
What Will It Take to 鈥淏uild Back Better鈥�?
We鈥檙e in a time of global and national crises. President Biden must rise to the task.
Why I Gave Away My Salary During the Pandemic
It wasn鈥檛 philanthropy. It was an investment in a marginally more livable world for us and our child.
Trump鈥檚 Biggest Advantage in Fighting Off COVID: His Wealth
Trump has a number of risk factors that increase the chance of mortality with the disease. But the president鈥檚 wealth may be the best medicine he has.
What Community Land Trusts Can Do for Racial Equity
Empowering Black Americans with access to own property and build wealth is key to cities addressing decades of racist policies and inequality.
Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 Post-COVID Recovery Plan Puts Women First
The Aloha State is working towards establishing a new, more equitable post-pandemic normal for vulnerable communities.
The Secret to Corporate Power
Campaign finance is part of the problem, but have you heard of the 鈥渃apital strike鈥�?
How a Black Commons Could Help Build Communal Wealth
The idea of collective ownership has a long history in the United States.
Prolonged Uprising Is the New Normal
Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
It鈥檚 Time For a Black New Deal
We鈥檝e known for years what we needed to do to address poverty and systemic racism in America. It's long past time to just do it.
How Grocery Shopping Online Could Help Close Equity Gaps
Food policy advocates in California are asking the state to provide online purchasing opportunities for people who get benefits through WIC.
How to Get Food Where It鈥檚 Needed in Appalachia? School Buses
In West Virginia鈥檚 Kanawha County, school bus drivers are leaving meals on porches and meeting families at bus stops.
Fossil Fuel Bailouts Are Class War. This Is How We Fight Back.
Global oil markets are in turmoil, with crude prices at their lowest level in years, even going negative at one point in April. When the U.S. economy is in trouble,
Appalachia鈥檚 Front Porch Network Is a Lifeline
A traditional gathering place where the public meets the private is now the critical point of contact for families isolated during the pandemic.
Our Guidelines for Giving During the Coronavirus
蜜桃视频 Editors share the parameters they use for deciding where to donate their personal time and money when confronted by such overwhelming need.
90% Don鈥檛 Want to Return to the Way We Were
What should happen in the aftermath of the coronavirus?
The Rescue Operation Bridging a Food Access Gap in California
A nonprofit in Contra Costa County is adapting every aspect of its operations to address food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis.
Naomi Klein: How to Beat Coronavirus Capitalism
鈥淚n times of crisis, seemingly impossible ideas suddenly become possible.鈥�
How to Get Mutual Aid to Those Most in Need
The deep digital divide means organizers must step away from their screens to reach low-income residents.
Who Will Bear the Economic Burden of COVID-19?
The financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic is impacting working class families more quickly and more directly than the last recession.
Lessons From MLK for a Better Post-Coronavirus Economy
The civil rights icon fiercely advocated for redistributive wealth and social democracy.
People Are Fleeing to Appalachia to Escape COVID-19. That Needs to Stop
Wealthy urbanites 鈥渆scaping鈥� the coronavirus are overstressing already poor communities, and probably bringing the virus with them.
Public Banking Takes Hold
States and cities have introduced legislation to allow public banking.
A Better World Needs Better Economics
Our current economic paradigm is leading us to a world that nobody wants. To change that, we will have to invent an economics suited to the 21st century.
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