How One Czech City Is Supporting Its Migrant Population
The city of Brno鈥檚 growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn鈥檛 enough. So the city brought the work in-house.
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Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn鈥檛 Just About Abortion
The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women鈥檚 health, both physiological and financial.
Why Supporting Black-Run Child Care Centers Benefits Everyone
President Biden has already committed to addressing systemic racism. Here鈥檚 a good place to start.
Blowing Up a Few Myths About Inflation
Unchecked inflation can be damaging, but what we鈥檙e seeing in the U.S. is a fundamentally different issue: one in which inflation is being politicized.
Why Public Banking Is a Step Toward Revolutionizing Our Economy
The public banking movement is creating an opening wedge for the transfer of our financial system from private to public control.
Are Co-Op Restaurants a Practical Response to the Pandemic?
The pandemic has changed what we mean by 鈥渞estaurant鈥� to include market hybrids, more takeout, less brick-and-mortar鈥攁nd more restaurants that want to upend the hierarchy that defines dining out.
Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians
The Mountain State is mostly White, but one Black journalist looks to create the first publication for her community since 2006.
The Hidden Side of Fossil Fuel Investments: Private Equity
These investment firms face fewer disclosure and transparency rules. So their investors鈥攑ublic pension funds鈥攏eed to hold them accountable.
Restaurant Workers Organize for Fair Wages
Today鈥檚 subminimum wages are a legacy of racist policies that date from the Civil War.
Planting a Life鈥攁nd a Future鈥擜fter Prison
The residential and employment program on a North Carolina organic farm helps formerly incarcerated women find a new path.
10 Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Legacy Remains Strong
Occupy Wall Street gave the left ideas, skills, and a base in a way no one could have imagined a decade ago. The radicalization of a generation, the ability to easily explain class, the potential for mass nonviolent direct action, and crowbarring politics to let in socialist ideas and elected officials are all invaluable legacies.
What the Pandora Papers Tell Us About Ourselves
We can鈥檛 talk about corruption and tax dodging around the world when we鈥檙e encouraging it at home.
Growing Food and Latino Culture in Tucson鈥檚 Barrio Centro
T-shirt entrepreneurs-turned-farmers are turning an abandoned elementary school into a community hub.
What the Pandora Papers Reveal About the Wealth of World Leaders
And how tax havens鈥攊ncluding in the U.S.鈥攁re used to hide money from tax authorities.
How 9/11 Set Progressive Causes Back鈥攁nd How We Rebounded
The Bush administration used the attacks to label dissent and protests against international trade agreements as terrorism. Now movements have recovered their lost momentum.
Cities Tap Into Citizen Feedback to Guide Federal Relief Spending
The American Rescue Plan provided an opportunity for smaller communities to democratize their budgeting.
States Are Buying Hotels to House Displaced Wildfire Survivors
The climate crisis and the pandemic are spurring local governments to take action鈥攁nd finally begin to address chronic homelessness.
Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
If We Can Pass Big Infrastructure Bills, Why Can鈥檛 We Keep People in Their Homes?
We keep saying we can鈥檛 go back to the way we were before the pandemic. But we just might be doing that.
Being Disabled Shouldn鈥檛 Mean Living in Poverty
Supplemental Security Income, a lifeline for the elderly and disabled, hasn鈥檛 been updated since the 1970s. Now is the time to close the gap.
When Less Is More
If we鈥檙e going to survive as a species and heal the Earth, we鈥檒l need to drastically cut back on our consumption.
Lobster Gangs and Debunking 鈥淭he Tragedy of the Commons鈥�
Research by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues show how people cooperate to manage, and sustain, common resources.
Rethinking Money as a Force for Equity
Money has become concentrated in very few hands. Now some experts are considering that money itself may be part of the problem.
A Former Olympic Fencer Brings Her Sport Back to Her Community
The Olympics puts the spotlight on many sports that ordinarily don鈥檛 get attention. For some youth athletes, those niche sports become a vehicle for upward mobility.
3 Essential Reads About the Expiring Eviction Moratorium
During the pandemic shutdown, only government protection kept many people in their homes. That shield is gone now.
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