New Year minimum wage hikes hopeful to boost consumer spending, strengthen businesses
In 2025, 15 states plus Washington D.C. have scheduled minimum wage increases to $15 or higher.
The Oligarchic Dozen: Top 12 US billionaires amass $2 trillion in wealth
The wealth of America’s richest 12 billionaires has doubled since 2020, raising concerns about democracy, climate, and economic inequality.
University of Toronto students score a win for the climate—and campus protests more broadly
“This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."
Lessons on building independent progressive power in a city
An interview about the policy impact and political lessons of Richmond Progressive Alliance-led municipal reform efforts in a majority-minority city of 115,000.
World Central Kitchen halts operations after Israeli airstrike kills staff in Gaza
Humanitarian efforts in Gaza face new challenges after an Israeli airstrike kills aid workers, highlighting the dangers of delivering aid in conflict zones.
Book bans across the U.S. disproportionately target children’s books by authors of color
Study reveals book bans in U.S. schools disproportionately target works by authors of color, using censorship as a political tool amid cultural conflicts.
MIT’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism: Bans, censorship, and retaliation against students and faculty
MIT faces backlash for silencing pro-Palestine activism, raising concerns about academic freedom and its ties to Israeli military institutions.
Landlords evicted Maui residents and housed wildfire survivors for more money. FEMA didn’t take...
When the agency inked contracts with private companies to identify homes they could rent for survivors, it didn’t prohibit them from signing up properties that had been occupied by long-term residents.
Illinois students face felony charges for protesting Gaza genocide
University of Illinois students face felony charges for peaceful Gaza protest, raising concerns over free speech suppression and institutional bias.
A reformist program on immigration (or what Harris might have said)
A radical program would embrace the freedom to migrate as universal and therefore reorient the global location of investment to serve that freedom both domestically and internationally.