Income
Engage Locally on Wages and Income
Cities, counties and states make many decisions that affect pay and income supports, and their meetings are open to you.
Blog
Jobs
Worker Voice and Representation
The most significant structural shift in the American labor market over the last fifty years is the collapse of collective bargaining.
Homelessness
Homelessness: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The video transcript presents an in-depth exploration of homelessness in the United States, emphasizing the lived realities of unhoused individuals and the systemic failures…
Understanding Bias
The Shortcut in Your Head
Bias is not only a vice other people have; it is a human shortcut that becomes dangerous when fear, institutions, and algorithms reward it.
Cost of Living
Help a Neighbor with Food and Energy Assistance
SNAP, WIC, school meals, and energy assistance reach millions of families, but many eligible people never apply. A helper with an hour can change…
Corporate Power
Host a Conversation About Local Economic Power
Who makes the economic decisions that shape your community, and how can residents weigh in? A structured conversation can map it out.
Housing
Help a Neighbor Facing Housing Instability
Someone close to losing their housing often needs a calm helper more than advice: someone to make calls with them and keep track of…
Income
Host a Conversation About Local Job Quality
Many people face the same local job problems without ever comparing notes. One well-run conversation can change that.
Social Safety Net
Help Someone Enroll or Recertify
Many people lose benefits not because they became ineligible, but because a renewal form was missed. Helping with paperwork prevents that.
Media
The Moral Majority: How Evangelicals Took Over American Politics
The video explores the origins, rise, and lasting impact of the Moral Majority, a conservative Christian political movement founded in the late 1970s by…
College Education
The Degree That Became a Bet
College once promised a clearer path to mobility; now many students must gamble on debt, completion, major choice, and labor-market timing before the payoff…
Politics
Primaries and Who Shows Up
In most of the country, the real choice for a seat in Congress or the state legislature is made in the party primary, not…