And how tax havens—including in the U.S.—are used to hide money from tax authorities.
Economy
The Bush administration used the attacks to label dissent and protests against international trade agreements as terrorism. Now movements have recovered their lost momentum.
Talks of work-life balance often exclude low-wage women workers of color. Including them means investing in basic policies like equal pay and paid time off.
The American Rescue Plan provided an opportunity for smaller communities to democratize their budgeting.
The climate crisis and the pandemic are spurring local governments to take action—and finally begin to address chronic homelessness.
Renewable energy isn’t just a green business venture; it’s a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
A team of researchers and administrators are revamping New Mexico’s social service networks to meet the needs of everyone. They hope to expand to the rest of the country next.
We keep saying we can’t go back to the way we were before the pandemic. But we just might be doing that.
Supplemental Security Income, a lifeline for the elderly and disabled, hasn’t been updated since the 1970s. Now is the time to close the gap.
“If it’s extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.”
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron’s seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
If we’re going to survive as a species and heal the Earth, we’ll need to drastically cut back on our consumption.
Research by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues show how people cooperate to manage, and sustain, common resources.
Money has become concentrated in very few hands. Now some experts are considering that money itself may be part of the problem.
The Olympics puts the spotlight on many sports that ordinarily don’t get attention. For some youth athletes, those niche sports become a vehicle for upward mobility.
Movements such as the four-day workweek, right to disconnect, and fair workweek aim to save our sanity and the planet.
What equitable resource distribution looks like.
“It’s like a radical new economy, except of course it’s an old economy that has been around forever.”
5 meditations on what “enough” means, from food to rest to diversity.
A new generation of wealth advisers helps wealthy people give away their money instead of hoard it.
One parcel at a time, Bay Area activists are pushing for land trust housing to decommodify land and take properties out of an unjust market.
During the pandemic shutdown, only government protection kept many people in their homes. That shield is gone now.
The people of Williamson, West Virginia, are rethinking how health care is provided in the community, starting with re-opening their closed hospital.
The Grubhub model is here to stay. But community-based delivery services could be lifelines for small restaurants battling huge commission fees.
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