Fighting for the Right to End Inequality

Fighting for the Right to End Inequality

Fast-food workers in hundreds of cities across the country and the world went on strike in mid-May to demand higher pay and better working conditions. These workers targeted the richest and most powerful fast-food corporations such as McDonald’s and Burger King....
Occupying the Koch Brothers’ Lobby

Occupying the Koch Brothers’ Lobby

The gabillionaire Koch brothers feel entitled to occupy the people’s elections, barging in with sacks full of corporate cash. So, how would the brothers feel if the people barged into their political affairs? To find out, a few citizens recently paid a visit to...
Reviving Government of, by, and for the People

Reviving Government of, by, and for the People

Here we are, 150 years after President Abraham’s Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg. Now, our democracy is imperiled not by guns and bullets, but by the greed of the rich. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case struck down...
Rigging the Electoral System for the Rich

Rigging the Electoral System for the Rich

A poll conducted late last year found that more than seven in ten voters think our election system is “biased in favor of the candidate with the most money.” While nothing about this number is surprising — except, perhaps, that it’s not even higher —...