Tag: equality
Don’t leave equality to the Supreme Court
In 29 states, trans people can legally be denied jobs and housing because of who we are. Congress should act.
The rich get more aid after floods, new research shows
Wealthier counties receive more federal home buyouts in the wake of natural disasters than poorer areas, regardless of whether or not these...
Don’t leave equality to the Supreme Court
Are you a woman? Imagine if you were fired for wearing a skirt to work.
Are you a man?...
Billionaires are a sign of economic failure
he New York Times published an editorial comment on its front page in January 2019, provocatively entitled “abolish billionaires.” The editorial raised a serious question: what...
When comedian Dick Gregory tried to bust the word
One afternoon in New York City in the spring of 1964, I marched at the head of a small civil rights demonstration,...
The myth of the rugged individual
The American dream promises that anyone can make it if they work hard enough and play by the rules. Anyone can make...
How businesses have changed since the #metoo movement
Equal treatment for women in the workplace has been a point of contention since the advent of the women’s rights movement a...
How a top chicken company cut off black farmers, one by...
After years of working as a sheriff’s deputy and a car dealership manager, John Ingrum used his savings to buy a farm...
US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling American
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important...
In New York, and beyond, our Plutocrats may need a new...
What happens at America’s state level can sometimes reverse the political momentum of the entire nation. We experienced just such a reversal...
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.