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The GOP Wants to Renegotiate Women’s Place in the Economy

March 2, 2023

By Domenica Ghanem

There’s no way I’m letting a few old men and an imaginary story about the debt ceiling put another glass ceiling over my future.

The GOP #TaxScamBill Is Another Way To Make The Rich Richer On The Backs Of The Poor

December 13, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

Back in September, Senator John McCain announced in a statement that he could not “in good conscience” vote for the GOP’s healthcare bill, effectively ending Republican efforts to repeal and…

How One Late Paycheck Messed Up My Life

December 4, 2017

By Sharisse Tracey

I know at a deep level that my family lived paycheck to paycheck. A check comes in. We pay our bills. We have no savings to speak of. But it…

Investor deposits lessons in financial literacy, freedom for a new generation

November 30, 2017

By Wendi C. Thomas

Despite persistent barriers to black wealth building, Memphis-based fund manager Floyd Tyler says it can be done—and it is

“SMILF,” Showtime’s New Series, Doesn’t Sugarcoat Single Motherhood

November 13, 2017

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land reviews SMILF from the perspective of a single mom who’s been there

EDGE Board signs off on Overton Square Hotel incentives

September 20, 2017

By Wendi C. Thomas

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County EDGE board signed off on tax incentives for a boutique hotel in Overton Square. The Economic Development Growth Engine signed off on $6.1 million…

Poverty Is Rampant In The U.S., But We Pretend It’s Not

May 18, 2017

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

When my older brother and I were in elementary school, the teacher assigned the class to bring a bug into class that was familiar in our neighborhood. My brother, who…

Why Trump’s Supporters Haven’t Abandoned Him

May 5, 2017

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Just 100 days into his presidency, Americans no longer expect President Donald Trump to keep the promises that got him elected. He walked back his promises on China, delivered nothing…

May Day, May Day! Immigrant workers and low-wage workers unite

April 28, 2017

By Micaela Watts

Struggle to survive on poverty wages builds solidarity among workers

Immigrant Rights Are Workers Rights

April 25, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

Bad policies that harm working Americans continue to chip away at our aspirations to strive.

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