The gig economy provides no safety net for its workers, but some activists are hoping to change that.
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It’s time to stop believing the lie that gentrification is inevitable.
Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants helped organize far-reaching workers’ rights campaigns in industries that mainstream unions had thought to be untouchable.
Black and other farmers of color are seeing a restoration of land that was stolen or cheated from them as a key step to strengthening their economic power.
Experts on banking, public spending, and education policy look at the impact of Biden’s plan.
New York City’s Liberty Cleaners co-created an innovative training program that’s providing the skills to bring about their vision of the gig economy.
“When I think of the many ways we—laborers, neighbors, people in community with one another—are failing each other, I think first and foremost of the institution of work as we know it.”
The Dutch art of niksen—intentionally doing nothing, letting the mind wander—is much needed in our over-scheduled lives.
Frugality isn’t just a virtue practiced by bygone generations. It can also be a break with an all-consuming capitalist system.
Climate action, racial justice, and economic reform ultimately all have the same end goal. Our movements should unite behind it.
Solving the Mountain State’s endemic issues means a return to old-fashioned virtues of neighborliness and diligence.
From Amazon to Starbucks, employees are demanding better pay and working conditions from companies that have long had a free hand to maximize profits at any cost.
More than 40 million people provide unpaid care for adults. My mother was one of them.
Instead of kings, plutocrats, and generals, a new kind of historical walking tour focuses on the people they repressed, and tells a more complete story.
The seaside town of Maricá, Brazil, was struggling, but it had oil revenue. So the local government started a basic income program based on a local alternative currency.
People facing housing loss often have to move quickly, without funds. These volunteers are there to help.
Here are the basic steps any company will need to go through to give workers ownership.
A North Nashville market that showcases Black-owned small businesses helps invigorate their community.
Community land trusts have a long history of helping people afford a home. In a time of skyrocketing housing prices, that’s more important than ever.
The real estate industry has long had a Whiteness problem. An emerging Black developer in Baltimore is challenging the state to help fix the appraisal gap and other injustices.
Wichita, Kansas, is using about 70% of its vouchers to help unsheltered people and those fleeing domestic violence, one of the highest usage rates in the country.
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Republican America is poorer, more violent, and less healthy than Democratic America. But Republicans’ blame is misplaced.
The philanthropic sector needs to shift its focus toward those organizations that best understand the communities they serve.
A tech startup has developed a way to bridge the nutrition gap for families, at least in the short term.
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