While some analyses contend that deprivation, rather than inequality, constitutes the primary societal challenge, a counter-argument posits that the fundamental issue resides in whether an economy generating unprecedented wealth at its apex simultaneously fosters broad opportunity and security for the general populace, particularly amidst widespread struggles concerning housing, healthcare, and economic stability.
Capitalism is a right-wing system of hierarchy that is based on the power of owners over workers, and is therefore incompatible with the Left’s opposition to hierarchy.
The wealthy have forgotten the importance of public institutions, such as libraries, which provide a space for people to exist without spending money and have become a sanctuary for marginalized people, and are now under attack by those who want to control what people know about the past.
Journalist Brian Goldstone argues that homelessness in America is not primarily caused by joblessness or individual dysfunction, but by economic and housing structures that make it difficult for working families to afford housing.
Community is often treated as an aesthetic concept rather than a material one, emphasizing cohesion without confronting inequality and prioritizing preservation over inclusion, resulting in a community that appears cohesive while becoming less representative of the people who sustain it.
A newly published paper in the European Economic Review finds that construction – specifically the supply and price of buildings – plays a central role in determining workers’ wages and the share of income going to labor, with important implications for housing policy.
The Bail Project has released a report showing that courts across the country are increasingly treating homelessness as a criminal issue, resulting in unnecessary jail stays for low-level offenses and perpetuating inequality.
Voter frustration is growing due to the disconnect between official economic indicators and lived experience, with many Americans feeling poorer and unable to afford basic necessities, as argued by writer Corbin Trent in his essay “It Works, If You Work It”.
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