Jobs
Robert Reich Destroys Minimum Wage Myths
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since 2009 — the longest period without an increase since the wage was first established. This video,…
Blog
Income
Basic income and other ways to fix capitalism
This TEDx talk features futurist and social entrepreneur Federico Pistono, author of Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That's OK, arguing that automation poses…
Homelessness
The Last Address
Homelessness begins before the sidewalk; it begins as a chain of missed supports, unaffordable housing, health needs, job shocks, and paperwork that fails under…
Cost of Living
When the Receipt Becomes an Argument
A grocery receipt becomes more than a proof of prices; it becomes a lesson in how lived truth, measured truth, and political interpretation collide.
American Viewpoints
The Country We Actually Live In
A humane look at why Americans can live in the same country, follow the same headlines, and still carry different evidence about what is…
Housing
Support Tenant Education and Rights Info
Many tenants lose protections they already have simply because nobody told them. Sharing accurate, official information is a real service.
Politics
Follow the Money
Every federal candidate's donors and spending are public at fec.gov.
Social Safety Net
Why We Hate Welfare Freeloaders (But Shouldn’t)
This video opens with a real study — researchers in England and Germany studied human behavior toward "freeloaders" using an economic game where participants…
Corporate Power
The Contract You Cannot Negotiate
Corporate power often hides inside ordinary transactions where people technically agree to terms they have no real power to shape.
Cost of Living
The Price of Staying Put
The cost of living crisis is not one problem but a chain of housing, transportation, wages, care, debt, and local choices that make stability…
Income
The Elevator That Stopped Between Floors
Income inequality feels most corrosive when the old elevator of advancement still appears to exist but stops between floors for too many people.
Employee Representation
The Empty Chair at the Meeting
When workers have no seat where decisions are made, businesses lose the knowledge of the people closest to the work.