Several U.S. cities have ambitious approaches to tackle food insecurity. But have they missed the most important part? As a…
Category: poverty
De-colonial Joy: Puerto Rico’s Community Currency
While the United States has some of the most successful community currencies in use, such as the BerkShare , surprisingly few Americans…
Talking Amazon with Sonali Kolhatkar
Worker Strikes and Calls for Boycott on Amazon Prime Day from Rising Up With Sonali on Vimeo.
I spent a day with Rashida Tlaib
Photographers Eric Howard and Rosa Maria Zamarron were there too. We were there for In These Times, a socialist magazine out of…
About those Rocket Mortgage commercials
My take, for National Lampoon’s Final Edition Radio Hour: Apply Simply. Sign Quickly. Bend over.
Cooperative Acupuncture in the Heartland
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA–In a nondescript strip mall that could be just about anywhere in America, Cait Cain has set up nine…
Fight for your right to repair
You might remember, not that long ago, your town had a camera repair shop. It was probably a mom-and-pop place,…
NPR “Stateside” interview
You can hear me on NPR-Michigan Radio’s show “Stateside”: New immigrants turning to a community-based banking alternative to build savings, trust
Universal Basic Income is a Scam to Further Entrench Us in Capitalism
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a much-touted solution to our increasingly tech-driven society, proposed by everyone from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to conservative libertarian…
In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands
DETROIT—Linda Huff’s street is often dark because of frequent neighborhood blackouts, but her house always shines bright. New outdoor solar-powered…
Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops
A set of statistics from a new report provides a window into how misplaced economic priorities perpetuate poverty in the…
Outraged by ICE’s Treatment of Children? Stop paying money to companies that support them.
Are you sick of our government separating children from immigrant parents and putting them in cages? Do you think ICE…