Cracks in Capitalism, Part III: "The Divide" Shows Inequality On the Big Screen

Katharine Round’s new documentary, "The Divide," adds substantially to the debate around inequality as it explains in clear terms how our 35-year experiment in neoliberalism has failed spectacularly.

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Verizon Strikers vs. U.S. Oligarchy: Here's What's Wrong with Our Economy

Verizon’s decision to prioritize short-term profits and executive compensation over investments in advanced services that rely on its skilled workforce makes it the poster child for corporate excess.

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Welcome to 1984

1984 America is about—unless we act quickly—to get ugly. It's in a moment of history that Antonio Gramsci called the “interregnum”: the period when a discredited regime is collapsing but a new one has yet to take its place.

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This Candidate for Baltimore Mayor Is Building A Platform for Real Economic Justice

Joshua Harris, running for mayor of Baltimore on the Green Party ticket, is a seasoned political activist who says the biggest issue facing Baltimore is the unequal “distribution of capital.”

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Why is the US Unwilling to Pay for Good Public Transit?

The U.S. has a major and growing infrastructure gap – though chasm is a more appropriate metaphor – as poor infrastructure and failing public transit means Americans spend $120 billion each year in extra fuel and lost time.

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Cracks in Capitalism, Part II: Publicly Owned Energy Comes to London

Switched On London, a publicly owned, democratically controlled energy company, intends to provide greener, cheaper electricity to millions of residents in the British capital, signaling a potential sea change in the way big cities produce power.

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Rising US Rents Squeeze the Middle Class

Middle-income renters across the country are bearing the brunt of rapid price increases as a result of growing gentrification.

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School Board OKs Policy Allowing Pepper Spray and Suggests Trans Students Could Be On Receiving End

The fight against trans people’s use of bathrooms often presents itself in schools.

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Here's How the Political Revolution Will Continue Long After Bernie Sanders' Campaign

Bernie Sanders' call for political revolution has inspired grassroots groups to continue his work post-November.

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Wealth Belongs To All Of Us – Not Just To The Rich

As a white male, everything I have is a gift of the system.

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