Why Hospitality Workers Are Quitting
Bad managers, burnout, and health fears are causing record numbers of workers to quit the industry for good.
Economy
How India鈥檚 Farmers Launched a Movement Against Modi鈥檚 Farm Bills鈥攁nd Won
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers spent a year relentlessly protesting the Modi government鈥檚 push to corporatize Indian agriculture. Their fight offers a model for social movements worldwide.
2022鈥檚 Imperative: Letting Go of Our Past to Birth Our Future
Building an ecological civilization is the only way forward to saving both the planet and humanity. And time is running out.
Martin Luther King Jr., Labor Activist
One often-overlooked aspect of Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 life and career was his strong support of labor unions, calling them America鈥檚 first anti-poverty program.
Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness
鈥淭he ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.鈥�
Custodians Ensure Our Well-Being. It鈥檚 Time We Ensure Theirs
Evalynn Romano, the daughter of custodians, offers clear, achievable solutions to affirm the dignity and health of this largely BIPOC workforce.
Black Farmers Are Rebuilding Agriculture in Coal Country
Jason Tartt saw opportunity in the terraced hillsides of his native West Virginia, both for restoring the land and for other Black farmers.
The Case for Slow Work
鈥淪low work is an exercise in doing less, and more aspirationally, doing nothing.鈥�
Housing Justice for Oakland鈥檚 Black Community
Unaffordable housing is a major factor that drives Black Oaklanders out of the California city鈥攕o what can we do about it?
In Boston, an Approach to Housing That Avoids Eviction
A major for-profit affordable housing provider hasn鈥檛 evicted a single tenant since early 2020. How did the company do it, and can its method be a model for other developers?
Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft
A historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.
Pushing Back Against Gentrification, One Home at a Time
A team of Portland activists is working to keep Black residents in their homes with maintenance and upgrades.
Can a Major City Go Car-Free? Berlin Might Know Soon Enough
A group of activists in the German capital are pushing an ambitious plan to eliminate private vehicles in the city center, an area twice as big as Manhattan.
How One Czech City Is Supporting Its Migrant Population
The city of Brno鈥檚 growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn鈥檛 enough. So the city brought the work in-house.
Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn鈥檛 Just About Abortion
The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women鈥檚 health, both physiological and financial.
Why Supporting Black-Run Child Care Centers Benefits Everyone
President Biden has already committed to addressing systemic racism. Here鈥檚 a good place to start.
A Guide to Climate Reparations
Reparations, debt cancellation, and climate justice are all regular features in climate solutions鈥攂ut what do they mean in practice?
Blowing Up a Few Myths About Inflation
Unchecked inflation can be damaging, but what we鈥檙e seeing in the U.S. is a fundamentally different issue: one in which inflation is being politicized.
Why Public Banking Is a Step Toward Revolutionizing Our Economy
The public banking movement is creating an opening wedge for the transfer of our financial system from private to public control.
Lending on Character, Not Credit Scores
Conventional banking hasn't worked for businesses owned by people of color. But a new network is designed to get money flowing fairly to BIPOC economies.
Put Philanthropy on the Front Lines
How to decolonize wealth through reparations.
Are Co-Op Restaurants a Practical Response to the Pandemic?
The pandemic has changed what we mean by 鈥渞estaurant鈥� to include market hybrids, more takeout, less brick-and-mortar鈥攁nd more restaurants that want to upend the hierarchy that defines dining out.
Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians
The Mountain State is mostly White, but one Black journalist looks to create the first publication for her community since 2006.
The Hidden Side of Fossil Fuel Investments: Private Equity
These investment firms face fewer disclosure and transparency rules. So their investors鈥攑ublic pension funds鈥攏eed to hold them accountable.
Restaurant Workers Organize for Fair Wages
Today鈥檚 subminimum wages are a legacy of racist policies that date from the Civil War.
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