We Need A ‘Marshall Plan’ To Save Public Media
By Chris Mills Rodrigo Photos: YouTube Screenshots America’s media institutions have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start to 2024. The Messenger, a well-funded, high-profile news…
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Congresswoman Cori Bush On Puerto Rico: Congress Must “End The Injustice Of Colonialism”
Photos: Facebook\YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Washington D.C. (Mar. 12, 2024) – Tuesday, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) delivered a speech on the House floor in solidarity with the Puerto Rican…
‘Playbook For The Advancement Of Women In The Economy’ Launched Urging Policymakers To See Women As Drivers Of Economy
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Washington, D.C. — Women are driving many of the United States’ economic successes. Not only were they the primary drivers of the strong labor market…
‘Bearing The Cost Report’: Black And Hispanic Women Lose Billions Due To Job Segregation
Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON – New research released today by the U.S. Department of Labor reveals that Black women lost $42.7 billion in wages compared to white men…
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Announces Resignation
Photos: YouTube Screenshot\Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON – Today, Marcia L. Fudge, the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued the following statement announcing…
The Black-White Wealth Gap: Created Over Decades By Discriminatory Real Estate Practices, Biased Public Policies
By NAREB Photos: YouTube Screenshots The racial wealth gap across the United States is stunning. The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) has determined that the Black-White…
Black Americans Are Discussing Black-White Wealth Inequality. But What About Governmental Revenue\Expenditure Inequality?
By Dr. Brooks Robinson\BlackEconomics.org Photos: YouTube Screenshots A well-known saying is: “All politics is local.” However, there is no comparable saying for economics or commerce. Given that we…
Economic Policy Institute: Immigrants Are Not Hurting American-Born Workers
By Economic Policy Institute Photos: YouTube Screenshots The immigrant share of the labor force reached a record high of 18.6% in 2023, according to our analysis of Current…
Business Leaders Urge Fortune 500 CEOs To Maintain And Expand Business Diversity Initiatives
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Feb. 7, 2024–A dozen influential business leaders sent an open letter to Fortune 500 CEOs urging them to maintain and expand their commitments to…
Bidenomics–And Saving American Democracy–Is The Reason I’m Voting For Biden
By Tom H. Hastings \PeaceVoice I'm a no-compromise peace and justice person, for the most part. I served time in three prisons and many jails, coast-to-coast, offering nonviolent…