This City Made Access to Food a Right of Citizenship
A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: End hunger.
Wealth and inequality
New Study Shows Wealth Inequality Hits Communities of Color Hardest
And it’s not just about rich and poor. The racial wealth gap is damaging to the economy as a whole.
The Green New Deal: Movements (Finally) Get Visionary Again
It’s bold, it’s inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
Ocasio-Cortez Was Not at Davos, and That Means More Than You Think
What does a Donkey Kong fundraiser have to do with the annual gathering of the world’s elite capitalists in Davos? They both mark a cultural turning point.
Why Old Buildings Are the Key to Transforming a City
Tucson’s alternative approach to growth preserves its older building stock and spurs a downtown renaissance.
Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
And we wouldn’t even have to tax the rich to pay for it.
Standing Rock’s Surprising Legacy: A Push for Public Banks
The effort to divest from Wall Street—and stop environment-killing projects gained momentum after the historic pipeline protest. Here’s what a city needs, and could gain, from municipal banking.
This Radical Plan to Fund the Green New Deal Just Might Work
A network of public banks could underwrite the new New Deal in the same way President Franklin Roosevelt financed the original.
Our Ladies of Perpetual Activism: Nuns for Social Justice
These spirited sisters act to change the world in specific ways.
10 Podcasts That Every Social Justice Nerd Should Listen To
These shows inspire, teach, advocate, and provoke.
A Practical Approach to Making Co-ops Work
We don't need a revolution to achieve a fair economy.
How Funding Black Businesses Can Help Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap
The Runway Project is making entrepreneurship more accessible to Black communities.
8 Gift-Buying Alternatives to Amazon That Support Communities of Color
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead.
Money Talks: How to Make Those Hard Conversations Easier
Tips for preserving your boundaries and other people’s dignity.
Why Universal Basic Income Is Not the Solution We Think It Is
The racial wealth gap is real. But a guaranteed income is not going to fix it.
The Co-op That’s Keeping Community Money Out of Big Banks
How marginalized groups are working to counteract historical wealth inequality.
Foundations Have a Not-So-Charitable Secret
Philanthropic organizations invest about 93 percent of their money in Wall Street. But they are starting to make better choices.
How to Use Money as a Tool for Healing
A conversation with Edgar Villanueva on decolonizing the nation’s biggest charities.
I Can’t Give My Children Everything My Parents Gave Me
And I spend a lot of time thinking about what they’re missing.
One Way to Skip Wall Street and Invest in Your Community
Take it from someone who gave away his inheritance 35 years ago: The act of distributing your wealth will propel you forward.
Indoor Plumbing Arrived in the U.S. in the 1840s. This Town Got Tired of Waiting
In 1992, after years of advocating for modern infrastructure, Black residents of rural Exmore, Virginia, took matters into their own hands.
Here’s Enough Money to Pay Off All Millennials’ Student Debt
The largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever is on its way.
This Kind of Wealth Really Can Solve Our Problems
A life devoted to frugality taught me about “natural wealth” and the value of investing in community.
Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen
The U.S. doesn’t have a problem of economic scarcity. The problem is unequal power.
Why Co-ops and Community Farms Can’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Circulating local dollars can’t create wealth when there’s not enough to begin with.
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