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A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit—and the insidious ways this realm harms us all. Check out the book here. Have you ever fantasized about being ridiculously wealthy? Probably. Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies, surviving war and peace, expansions and recessions, econo...

The Amazon Labor Union's incredible victory in Staten Island!

Paul Ford at DS9 Capital takes us into the mind-bendingly complex world of health insurance and talks health equity with Wade.  ______ Support ACORN 's work around the world here . Subscribe to Social Policy , the journal of contemporary movements for social change in the workplace, the community, and the world. Questions? Comments? E-mail research@acorninternational.org .

An interview about the 47 year old war in west Sahara with Stephen Zunes after the invasion of Morocco that is a timely reminder of how long it may take to block such activities, like the ones we see in Ukraine. Find the book here  and more of Dr. Zunes' writings at his website . Dr. Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves...

Wade's take on the fight to make districts fair, and Republicans' fight to keep them unfair. 

Tracking developments with the National Labor Relations Board and their pro-worker General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo. 

Crystal leads the Food Research and Action Center 's work on the child nutrition programs that serve school-age children. She analyzes policy to advocate for legislative and regulatory improvements to increase low-income children’s access to the nutrition programs; develops strategy and direct field efforts to achieve program improvements; provides technical assistance; conducts training; and deve...

Wade covers ACORN's report on hospital price transparency in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. Long story short: it's bad. 

New environmental studies show that redlining's legacy is alive and well, and is directly related to intra-urban air pollution levels. 

What if the harbinger of our greener future was a small power plant set in the middle of nowhere in West Texas? Longtime renewable energy executive Andy Bowman’s book makes exactly this case, outlining what he suggests is a more sustainable future for American capitalism.  The West Texas Power Plant that Saved the World  takes the Barilla solar plant in Pecos County as a test case for th...

Baseball!

In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America’s metropolitan regions: first, that inequity is, in fact, bad for economic growth; second, that bringing together...

The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme Court In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court after centuries of male appointments, a watershed moment in the long struggle for gender equality. Yet few know about the remarkable women considered in the decades before her triumph. Shortlist...

Author of Dangerous Medicine : Check out Sydney's work here or on Twitter .  Sydney is, as she puts it, an "author, historian, sociologist. Passionate about ethics & the politics of power in biomedicine."

ACORN is working hard in France to fight for Muslim women's rights to wear the hijab. 

Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Spotify, and boycotts in 2022. 

Why don't we own what we pay for? 

Natasha N. Iskander, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service, conducts research on the relationship between migration and economic development. She looks at the ways that immigration and the movement of people across borders can provide the basis for the creation of new knowledge and of new pathways for political change. She has published widely on these questions, looking specifically...

Frank is the co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption — Transparency International and the Partnership for Transparency Fund (Frank is the Chair of the PTF Board).  He teaches at Georgetown University, writes regular “blog” articles on corruption for theGlobalist.com  and lectures extensively.  Frank is also a specialist in internati...

The Ecology Democracy Network was started by Ken Pentel in 2008 to create a new pro-active way of doing politics that will care for our collective home, Earth. The network is young, but growing quickly - take a look around to see what you think, and get involved !