This is only the beginning of extreme heat this summer — and if we don’t stop the climate crisis, for the rest of time.

Debt obligations are keeping the Global South from electrifying, holding back development and blocking millions from watching ...

For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.

U.S. workers, consumers, and taxpayers have a big stake in developing country debt crises — and they have the power to tackle ...

The fight for a wealth proceeds tax in Washington, DC lives on, at least for now. Instead of floating a proposal during this ...

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Men dominate the top of the economic summit while women are saddled with higher levels of debt, poverty, and unpaid care work. The global trend towards extreme wealth and income concentration has ...

Washington, DC is a city rife with economic inequality, especially on the basis of race. Black residents have watched outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser slash away at critical social safety net programs ...

Since 2020, we have tracked the money cycling between donor-advised fund sponsors. We found $23.5 billion over the five years from 2020 to 2024, and $7.5 billion in 2024 alone — all of which counts, ...

More than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an era of unprecedented influence by moneyed interests.

Two hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the hands of one person, one family, or a distant ruling class. Instead, they enshrined an ...