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A successful union drive at a bus manufacturing company demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.

The federal minimum wage’s 86-year history shows us that we used to know how to get this done. 

This women’s history month, we celebrate Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership and call on the Senate to stop this egregious delay and confirm her as nominee.

A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future   

We have the blueprint to take it back.

Spending on our collective well-being helps people keep a roof over their heads, feed their families, and help grow our overall economy.

On the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, we reflect on recent banking failures and the inequities inherent in our current financial system. 

Every inch of progress, from emancipation to voting rights, seemed impossible until grassroots organizing, and advocacy made it inevitable.

Justice Thomas’s egregious actions are part of a long pattern of justices with deep ties to wealthy, politically motivated far-right donors. Congress must act.

It's no coincidence that SCOTUS is choosing a moment when Black and brown workers are building power to threaten labor's gains. 

This recent wave of organizing is a direct response to corporate consolidation of power that has harmed Black and brown workers across the country.

Congress still has an opportunity to craft another legislative package and resuscitate crucial elements of the Build Back Better package.

A conversation about what’s standing in the way of progress towards an inclusive democracy and a just economy.

Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case that has great relevance for our efforts to build an inclusive, multiracial democracy.

The Build Back Better Act would dramatically help working people and families. Now, the passage of this once-in-a-lifetime framework is in the hands of a few legislators who are beholden to corporations and the ultrarich.

Congress must act swiftly to advance this pro-democracy legislation. The Freedom To Vote Act is a significant structural voting rights reform package that advances racial equity and moves us toward an inclusive democracy.

A commitment to paying Black women what we’re worth isn’t just about money. It’s about making sure we—and our communities—have a seat at the table.

Congress must include small-donor matching in final For the People package

Congress must act swiftly to put transformative pro-democracy legislation at the top of the agenda.

Our new Economic Democracy agenda is about building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people in the United States.