The "skills gap" myth: What's really driving down wages?
There is an illusion that American workers' economic woes are attributable to their own lack of appropriate skills rather than to concerted efforts on the part of capital to disempower workers.
What kind of "healthy" economy is healthy for working people?
Many proposals to prop up or restore the health of our current economic system are at odds with improving the standard of living for workers in the U.S.
State of Silicon Valley 2015: A tale of two Americas
"If Silicon Valley were a country, it'd be sixth in the world in GDP per capita."
Taking on inequality
Finally, most people outside the one percent at the top are realizing that the vast gulf of inequality is very dangerous for our country and the world.
"The Country of the (Growing) Blind"
Today, all of us can be ordinary citizens, using the singular eye of smartphones, blogs, and shares, to expand everyone's vision.
How do we get out of this mess?
An economy that works for working people is one of the challenges for the CPUSA and the entire progressive movement.
Report: Economic concentration helps fuel the income gap
"The return of plutocracy to America was no accident. The drastic decline in market competition has been a result of conscious political decisions."
Can we cure inequality, and how?
Joseph Stiglitz views growing inequality (a Marxist might say "the growing class divide") as a threat that may block economic recovery.
The rich hurt you and me every day, new book reveals how
99 To 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking The World And What We Can Do About It, by Chuck Collins, helps readers gain a mastery over the practical politics of attacking inequality.
Tax wealth not work!
Tax Day demonstrations took place by the hundreds this week from one end of the nation to the other.
