Truthout
Inequality
DNC Should Change Its Process to Stop Shutting Out Candidates of Color
Why is the Democratic debate stage getting whiter?
Trump’s North America Trade Deal Is Poised to Worsen Climate Change
U.S. labor groups have thus far remained mostly silent on the concerns raised by environmental organizations.
Payday Lenders Have Embraced Installment Loans to Evade Regulation
Installment lending accounts for an increasingly large portion of the alternative credit industry.
UN: Climate Change Will Create “New Great Divergence” Between Rich and Poor
Uprisings around the world are a sign that societies are not meeting the needs of most of their people.
“Parasite” Reaches Toward a Classless Future We Haven’t Fully Imagined
The film exposes the cruelty of capitalism and urges us to keep imagining new futures.
As Global Inequality Rises, So Are the Movements Fighting It
In this era of far-right populism, an internationalist movement is possible and wanted by those who need it most.
The US Has Tried to Divide Iraqis. Now Protests Are Uniting Them.
Demonstrators are protesting corruption and lack of jobs and basic services, including clean water and electricity.
DACA Isn’t the Magic Wand of Access That Higher Education Made It Seem
Much more must be done to make college financially accessible for undocumented students.
Corporate Media Ignore Historic Inequality in Reports of “Strong Economy”
Almost half of U.S. families can’t afford basics like rent and food, even as corporate media talk of a “strong economy.”
Big Oil Needs to Pay for the Damage It Caused
The communities that deserve priority consideration for climate reparations are those that have suffered the most.