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Category: Economic Justice

What a Day Without Child Care Looks Like in Minnesota

May 28, 2025

By Val Weisler

Why providers and parents joined together to call for investment into our flailing childcare system.

What Drew’s Garage Taught Me About the Racial Wealth Gap

February 20, 2025

By Terrance Sullivan

When I was a kid, a friend handed me a full-size Gatorade after playing basketball. That’s the first time I realized the playing field wasn’t even.

More Than Milk Money

November 15, 2024

By Pamela M. Covington

Nutrition programs are a lifeline that give kids an equal chance to thrive. We can all advocate for them.

The Guaranteed Income Movement Isn’t Just Improving Economic Conditions, It’s Building Power

June 25, 2024

By Jasmine Nazarett

Community Change dubbed this month ‘GI June’ as our collective organizing heats up across the country.

Republican-led States Dash Hopes of Bridging The Summer Hunger Gap 

April 17, 2024

By Tyler Azure

Any parent like me knows that any leader who would take away food from children isn’t one that supports family values.

Families Like These are Counting on Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit 

February 5, 2024

By Domenica Ghanem

Poverty is a policy choice that we don’t have to keep making.

The Work Mothers Do Doesn’t Always Result in a Paycheck, But We Can Change That

November 21, 2023

By Eileen Sepulveda

For National Caregivers Month and beyond, caregivers like my mom deserve more.

La violencia doméstica y el abuso económico van de la mano. Los ingresos garantizados pueden ofrecer a los sobrevivientes una salida.

October 30, 2023

By Hazel Willow

La gente siempre pregunta: ¿Por qué no te fuiste? Deberían preguntarse cómo podemos crear seguridad económica para que la partida sea una opción real.

Domestic Violence and Financial Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand. Guaranteed Income Can Give Survivors A Way Out.

October 23, 2023

By Hazel Willow

People always ask: Why didn’t you leave? They should be asking how we can create economic safety to make leaving a real choice.

Hold the Pumpkin Spice – October Signals Student Loan Repayments

October 5, 2023

By Eileen Sepulveda

People have always told me pursuing an education would give me a chance at achieving the American Dream, but now I’m facing years of student debt.

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