This post was guest authored by Elisa McCartin. On May 27, 2021, 166 workers in Janesville, Wisconsin awoke to a...
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We Stand with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
This post was guest authored by Surina Goel. We stand with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in...
The House Always Wins if You Own the House: Private Equity Housing Billionaires during COVID-19
This post was guest authored by Madeleine Johnsson Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s 61 billionaire-landlords saw...
If we want to renew democracy, we need to tax the ultra-wealthy
This piece was guest authored by Madeleine Johnsson. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021...
Rioting, insurrection, and racism: brought to you by Wall Street
This post was guest authored by Surina Goel. The attack on the Capitol on January 6 should not have been...
The Megalomaniac Supervising the Maniac: Schwarzman, Trump, and Anti-Democracy
This post was guest authored by Madeleine Johnsson. Time may be up for Donald Trump in the White House, but...
Let’s audit Trump and his friends, not families who get the EITC
This post was guest authored by Anissa Arakal. As President Trump leaves the White House to retreat to a billionaires’...
COVID-19, who? Private equity firms thrive in pandemic
This post was guest authored by Madeleine Johnsson. Private equity firms have apparently discovered a vaccine that protects their bank...
In Coronavirus, Wall Street Senses An Opportunity to Privatize Our Schools. We Can’t Let Them.
This post was guest authored by Joseph Miller. In the throes of the 2008 financial crisis, the Denver Public School...
Postal Banking: Brought to you by JP Morgan Chase?
This post was guest authored by Raúl Carrillo, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund Fellow. Imagine if activists and elected...