Infographic
Interactive
Photo
Video
Romney’s Budget Idea: Double Down on Inequity, Create a New Recession
by Imara Jones on September 13 2012, 9:47AM
At their core, Romney’s priorities assert that the few should have more, and that the rest of us should pay for it.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Politics
Brooklyn Is the Second Most Expensive Place to Live in the U.S.
by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2012, 12:27PM
Brooklyn rents grew at an average rate of nearly 6.58 percent last year, compared with 0.37 percent in 2010.
The Real Invisible Obama Shows Up on Race and the Economy
by Imara Jones on September 6 2012, 9:50AM
The president has a plan to end the Depression-level unemployment in black and brown communities, thereby reversing the overall jobs picture. He refuses to say that, and it matters.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Jobs Crisis
RNC Custodial Crew Paid Below Minimum Wage
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 4:30PM
The janitors working around the clock at the Republican National Convention ended up going home making less than Florida’s hourly minimum wage.
Did One Of Romney’s Housekeepers Make a Cameo in RNC Video?
by Jorge Rivas on August 31 2012, 1:22PM
The video featured the Romney family inside their home several times but in one of the scenes a women who appears to be working for the family in the background was simply ignored.
Romney’s Campaign Wedge: Taxpayers vs. Welfare Queens
by Imara Jones on August 30 2012, 9:57AM
Romney doesn’t have enough white support to win. But he knows how to get it.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Politics
GOP to America: ‘We Built It.’ But Who’s the We?
by Imara Jones on August 27 2012, 1:15PM
As the Republican National Convention kicks off this week, the question remains: What’s Romney’s economic plan, and who’s it actually for?
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, /NOW Blog
Actress Amy Poehler Stars in California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights PSA
by Jorge Rivas on August 24 2012, 12:21PM
Actress Amy Poehler (SNL, Parks and Recreation) has taken the bill’s message and filmed a PSA in support of the passage of the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
Wall Street’s Africa Land Grab
by Imara Jones on August 15 2012, 8:05AM
Yet another example of the way in which the financial system thrives off of inequality, both internationally and here at home.
Topics: Economy, Global Affairs
It’s Hard to Imagine a Worse Choice for People of Color Than Paul Ryan
by Imara Jones on August 13 2012, 8:31AM
Though abhorrent, Ryan’s ideas are not new. Touted as an attempt to rescue America’s future, they’re ripped right out of America’s past.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Paul Ryan
An Olympic-Sized Income Gap Even Among Our World Class Athletes
by Imara Jones on August 6 2012, 3:06PM
The division between the 99 percent and the 1 percent extends to the U.S. Olympic team. The United States sent 529 athletes to compete in 25 sports. The gaping income inequality seen in the wider society is stark even amongst…
Why Chick-fil-A Hasn’t Reconciled Itself With the Future of America
by Imara Jones on August 3 2012, 12:00PM
The company president’s LGBT politics are in line with the region where it makes all its money now, but not with where it wants to grow. He should stick to selling chicken.
Topics: Economy, LGBT Pride 2012, /NOW Blog
How Our ‘Growth’ Obsession Drives Inequity, and May Kill Us All
by Imara Jones on July 31 2012, 9:35AM
The problem starts with the very thing we use to measure prosperity: GDP. The seemingly arcane data point is leading us into darkness.
Topics: Economy, Environment
Romney: Israeli ‘Culture’ Makes It More Wealthy Than Palestine
by Kai Wright on July 30 2012, 10:09AM
Palestinians ask the obvious question about the presumptive GOP nominee’s analysis of poverty in the Middle East: “Isn’t this racism?”
Topics: Economy, Global Affairs, Kai Wright, /NOW Blog
![Why is the 2012 Farm Bill Punishing Single Moms for Being Poor? [Reader Forum]](http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2012/05/comment_073010-thumb-640xauto-471-thumb-640xauto-1216-thumb-640xauto-1288-thumb-120x120-5978.jpeg)
Why is the 2012 Farm Bill Punishing Single Moms for Being Poor? [Reader Forum]
by Channing Kennedy on July 30 2012, 9:08AM
Readers discuss Akiba Solomon’s explainer on the impact of the proposed cuts in 2012 food-assistance programs.
Topics: Economy, Gender & Sexuality
More than 100 House Democrats Introduce Bill to Increase the Minimum Wage
by Jorge Rivas on July 26 2012, 2:10PM
This would be the first increase in the minimum wage since 2009 and the first increase in the minimum wage for tipped-workers in 21 years.
Food Stamps, Poor-Shaming and the Very Scary 2012 Farm Bill
by Akiba Solomon on July 26 2012, 9:58AM
Why we can’t afford to have moralistic debates about the choices desperate parents make as they try to feed their families.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Economy, Food Stamps
Young Latino Smartphone Users Spend $17.6 Billion on Mobile Devices
by Jorge Rivas on July 23 2012, 11:58AM
According to a new report, young Latinos in the U.S. spent $17.6 billion on mobile devices and more than $500 million on mobile apps in 2012.
AARP: Black and Latino Seniors Losing Homes at Twice the Rate of Peers
by Kai Wright on July 19 2012, 1:28PM
An AARP poll shows 16 percent of borrowers over 50 are underwater, and that black and Latino homeowners are the hardest hit.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, /NOW Blog
What’s in Your Wallet? Capitol One’s Predatory Lending, Apparently
by Kai Wright on July 19 2012, 12:05PM
Capitol One Bank has deceptively sold needless add-on products to credit card holders who are unemployed or have poor credit, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, /NOW Blog
Popular Threads
Recent Comments