Truthout
Inequality
To Reduce Inequality, Let’s Downsize the Financial Sector
Economist Dean Baker proposes a plan to rein in the financial sector.
Decriminalizing Sex Work Is a Matter of Survival
Sex worker rights are tied to racial and gender justice, which is why D.C.’s decriminalization bill is crucial.
Flat Broke, Black Voters Want More Than Just Another Black President
Black voters increasingly view Black political leadership as complicit in covering up Wall Street crimes.
The Growing Wealth Gap Marks the Return of Oligarchy
What can be done so wealth is no longer concentrated with the few? Economist Thomas Weisskopf discusses.
To End the HIV Crisis, We Must Address Poverty
The main driver of the disease has more to do with social inequity than with the virus alone.
North American Expats Contribute to Inequality in Latin America
Retirees and lifestyle migrants are bringing gentrification and dispossession to local communities.
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems “inessential.”
An Antiwar Response to Trump’s Anti-Trans Military Ban Is Possible
If transgender people had better access to education and careers, they would not need to join the military.
Chomsky: Ocasio-Cortez and Other Newcomers Are Rousing the Multitudes
What else can one expect when 26 people now have as much wealth as half the world’s population?
States Are on the Front Lines of Fighting Inequality
Though states can make some progress, in the end, any substantial change in inequality will require federal action.