It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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UN Report Slams U.S. for Criminalizing Poverty As Destitution Grows
The report concludes that the persistence of extreme poverty in the U.S. is a political choice made by people in power, and criticizes U.S. policy for making health care a privilege, not a right.
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The End of Roe
Anthony Kennedy’s retirement ensures the Supreme Court will allow states to outlaw abortion.
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Rebel Cities 7: Water Wars for the Human Right to Water in Athens and Beyond
In Greece, which has faced austerity-on-steroids since 2010, privatization and asset stripping have driven the story as cities fight to preserve their water systems from corporate takeover.
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Brazilian Mom in Immigrant Family Separation Lawsuit Hopes Ruling Spares Other Parents Pain
"I joined this case to recover my son and so that what happened to me wouldn’t happen to other mothers."
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An Economy that Works for All: Learning from the UK's Labour Manifesto
What Bernie Sanders is not talking about is a more thorough transformation of the economy that would democratize wealth and how it is created – like the UK Labour Party is proposing.
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'Take Away Our Poverty, Not Our Children!': Poor People's Campaign Caps Off 40 Days of Action
Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, calling for a "moral revival" and demanding that America "Fight Poverty Not the Poor."
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Britain’s Burgeoning Wealth Inequality Shows A Nation More Divided Than Ever
London is now home to more than 4,500 multimillionaires – people defined as having net assets of at least $30 million – while poverty across the rest of Britain is reaching new heights.
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Fate of 2,300 Separated Children Still Unclear Despite Trump's Executive Order
NGOs say bringing parents and children back together is an enormous puzzle with no clear system from the administration.
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Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Put 80,000 Lives at Risk, Harvard Analysis Finds
The authors used EPA’s own risk assessments to estimate the number of illnesses and early deaths prevented by clean air and water rules Trump is now trying to erase.
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"These Are Prisons for Babies": Forcibly Separated From Parents, Youngest Kids Sent to So-Called "Tender Age" Detention
Those who have visited the facilites describe "play rooms of crying preschool-age children in crisis."
