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Strippers Join Servers and Baristas in New Labor Movement

The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors’ Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.

John Logan | Jun 5, 2023

Television | Wealth

Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth

The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn’t shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.

Sonali Kolhatkar | May 30, 2023

California Runs the Numbers on Reparations

A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | May 15, 2023

A woman speaking to her peers in a group

Reproductive rights | Gender justice

Can Paying Parents Lead to Healthier Children?

It was like money falling from the sky. Except the city of Los Angeles would be sending it to her in a debit card every month. A thousand dollars. To

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Apr 6, 2023

Gender justice

Closing the Gender Wage Gap

The pay gap between men and women has stubbornly persisted for two decades. Here’s how to close it.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Mar 22, 2023

An illustration of authors Rainesford Stauffer (left) and Alissa Quart (right), by Fran Murphy.

Ambition Won’t Save Us

Neither will the American Dream.

Alissa Quart, Rainesford Stauffer | Feb 27, 2023

Activism | Affordable housing

The Grassroots Fight for Housing Justice in Baltimore

Tired of waiting for the city to address housing justice, Baltimore’s constellation of grassroots activists and institutions are charging forward to keep residents in their homes and increase availability of affordable housing.

Jaisal Noor | Dec 27, 2022

Education

Organizing to Cancel Debt Fuels Systemic Change

The elimination of student debt is just the first step in mitigating the pervasive effects of racial capitalism.

Cinnamon Janzer | Nov 14, 2022

Local economies

How Activists Are Trying to Change the Way Banking Gets Done

A public bank would allow the state of New York to keep its money closer to home, and put it to good work.

Syris Valentine | Nov 9, 2022

Assessing the True Extent of Poverty in the Richest Nation on Earth

To address the problems of our “surprisingly impoverished democracy” in the midterm elections, Liz Theoharis argues that policymakers would have to take seriously the realities of tens of millions of poor and low-income people.

Liz Theoharis | Nov 4, 2022

An infographic graphic showing blue sneakers and orange trunks cut by the the chart line.

Coronavirus

An Unprecedented Halving of Child Poverty … Twice!

A historic drop in the child poverty rate over the past 25 years showed us exactly what to do when the pandemic hit.

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Oct 17, 2022

We the People Are All in This Together

Changing course to transform into an ecological civilization will take international cooperation. But the U.S and China are setting a poor example.

David Korten | Oct 7, 2022

Sustainable food and farming

Black Farming Projects Look to Restore Historical Land Losses

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.

Carey L. Biron | Aug 26, 2022

Education

What Student Loan Forgiveness Means

Experts on banking, public spending, and education policy look at the impact of Biden’s plan.

Dominique Baker, John W. Diamond, Terri Friedline | Aug 25, 2022

Racial Capitalism | Wealth

The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap—and How We Undo It

The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.

Ericka Taylor | May 16, 2022

After Eviction, Help to Make a Home

People facing housing loss often have to move quickly, without funds. These volunteers are there to help.

Martha Rounds | May 12, 2022

Affordable housing

Breaking Down Racial Barriers in Real Estate

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.

Oscar Perry Abello | Apr 13, 2022