Economic Justice

New UN Report Warns Inequality Is Creating ‘Democracy Paradox’

J Nastranis / InDepthNews Mar 26, 2024 While 9 in 10 people worldwide endorse democracy, over half express support for leaders that may undermine it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

How a CEO Salary Cap Act Would Help Green the Economy

Daniel Wortel-London / Inequality.org Mar 13, 2024 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Voices

A Grassroots Movement Mobilizes Against Femicide in Kenya

Jacqueline Kubania / Truthdig Mar 6, 2024 Organizers are fighting for wide-ranging reforms and an end to systemic violence against women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Agonizing Reality Confronting the Post-Civil Rights Generation

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Feb 8, 2024 Reflecting on the systems that maintain racism and separatism in America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

It’s Time to Make MLK’s Dream a Reality

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins / OtherWords Jan 15, 2024 King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Book Review

Truths Not Always Self-Evident 

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 12, 2024 A new book looks at the history of equality in theory and in practice. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Women

The #MeToo Movement Wasn’t a Fad, It Marked a Systemic Shift

Mark Engler and Paul Engler / Waging Nonviolence Nov 30, 2023 It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Technology

Is the Much-Feared ‘Dystopian AI Future’ Already Here?

Beatrice Dias / FAIR Nov 24, 2023 Media narratives on the existential threat of AI look to industry leaders for advice, instead of examining the underlying systemic issues. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Fraud, Lies, Exploitation and Eugenic Fantasies

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Nov 9, 2023 The multibillion-dollar Effective Altruism movement makes rich people feel good about being rich — to hell with the bad publicity. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

When Your Boss Turns Out to Be a Serial Killer

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Sep 22, 2023 Examining serial killers past and present and how marginalized groups tend to be their most likely victims. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

Welcome to the New Green Colonialism

John Feffer / TomDispatch Sep 22, 2023 Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

World

A Just Global Contract Is Urgent Says Cuban President and G77 Chair

Miguel Díaz-Canel / People's Dispatch Sep 21, 2023 Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for "changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )