I Can鈥檛 Give My Children Everything My Parents Gave Me
And I spend a lot of time thinking about what they鈥檙e missing.
Wealth and inequality
One Way to Skip Wall Street and Invest in Your Community
Take it from someone who gave away his inheritance 35 years ago: The act of distributing your wealth will propel you forward.
Indoor Plumbing Arrived in the U.S. in the 1840s. This Town Got Tired of Waiting
In 1992, after years of advocating for modern infrastructure, Black residents of rural Exmore, Virginia, took matters into their own hands.
Here鈥檚 Enough Money to Pay Off All Millennials鈥� Student Debt
The largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever is on its way.
This Kind of Wealth Really Can Solve Our Problems
A life devoted to frugality taught me about 鈥渘atural wealth鈥� and the value of investing in community.
Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen
The U.S. doesn鈥檛 have a problem of economic scarcity. The problem is unequal power.
Why Co-ops and Community Farms Can鈥檛 Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Circulating local dollars can鈥檛 create wealth when there鈥檚 not enough to begin with.
The First Guaranteed Basic Income Program Designed for Single Black Moms
The Magnolia Mother鈥檚 Trust asks participants what they need to not only pay the bills but also to fight generational poverty.
Free College Tuition Is Nice, But How About Food?
Some schools are looking to helping students meet much more basic needs.
This Shelter Gives Homeless People What They Really Need鈥擫ong-Term Jobs
A Fort Worth, Texas, program sees steady employment as an important step in helping guests rebuild their lives.
The Big U.S. City Trying to Break with Wall Street
In a push to divest public funds from corporate giants, Los Angeles is asking voters to approve a city-owned bank.
How the Economy Affects Our Mental Health
We evolved to be connected to nature and to one another, but our exploitative global economy is severing those relations.
What History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-ops
It would seem that a movement that provided livelihood for more than 300,000 people in California alone would merit discussion in the history books.
What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like
Economic justice goes a long way toward improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Activists are building meaningful connections among borrowers to counter the taboo of admitting they can鈥檛 pay their bills.
Here鈥檚 Why Capitalism Can鈥檛 Fix Climate Change
With all due respect to The Guardian鈥檚 economics editor, our planet will not be saved by capitalism.
World to Flint Kids: We Still See You
An 11-year-old social media celebrity collects thousands of encouraging letters from around the globe to remind her Flint schoolmates they are not forgotten.
Student Debt Anxiety Is Hard on My Mental Health
In the last 10 years alone, the number of people like me who owe at least $100,000 in student loans has quadrupled. But here鈥檚 how we can cope.
Who Represents Us When Our Political Parties Represent Only Corporations?
Our future depends on bridging the partisan divide that elevates corporate interests above our personal well-being.
How the Ultrarich Can Help Fix the Affordable Housing Crisis
A growing number of people invest in real estate they never intend to occupy and push up prices for the rest of us. Cities should make them pay.
Comic: The Upside of Crowded Living
What I went through to find a place to live in the fifth most expensive city for renting.
To Combat Gentrification, One City Is Changing How Homes Are Bought and Sold
The city of Buffalo is supporting its first community land trust, designed to give neighbors control over land use and to keep housing affordable.
Renters Get One Step Closer to Homeownership With This Innovative Program
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
How California Could Get Its Money Out of Wall Street
The world鈥檚 fifth largest economy could keep the money in a state-owned bank to fund local infrastructure.
Infographic: Why Normal People Can鈥檛 Afford a House
The U.S. is better at subsidizing wealthy people than low-income people.
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