Let Them Eat Cake: On #PrideMonth & White Gay Men Outearning Straight Men for the 1st Time in History
On #PrideMonth & White Gay Men Outearning Straight Men for the First Time in History
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Class and the New Economy
It’s critical to center class in the work to build a new economy so that we don’t recreate classism in the alternatives we are trying to create.
On facing inadequacy: lessons from writer’s block
When I was growing up I wanted to be a writer. I was the kid who brought back stacks of books from the library and then stayed up late, hiding out in the bathroom reading until 4 AM. Throughout high school and college I pursued creative writing, and wrote a chapbook’s worth of poetry and…
The World To Come
Will we hide our inheritances and trust funds away in overseas bank accounts and repressed fears? Or will we heed the call of the marginalized everywhere to live into our responsibility and support the creation of a just world?
What Future Do You Hunger For?
I had a nagging sense that wealth inequality was at the root of so much violence, but that I, as someone with wealth, wasn’t doing much, if anything, about it.
Both/And: Getting Your People with Love and Rigor
My righteous teen self might be mortified that this is my work now, but I’ve seen firsthand how organizing around privilege can build power, connection, and long-term transformation.
Giving Big is Trusting Big — Supporting Sex Workers Now and Always
What is a “meaningful gift,” what is an antidote to shame, and why support sex worker organizing in this time? To answer these questions (and spark others), I want to write about sex work, about sex workers getting a seat at the table, and about funding sex worker organizing. Here are three stories on each…
1% for Redistribution
The wealth that has been accumulated over generations will take concentrated, long-term work to redistribute in ways that are aligned with our social justice philanthropy principles, and it’s clear that we won’t make a dent in wealth accumulation if we try to do it in isolation.
On Abolishing Inheritance and the Untapped Potential of Poor People
I do not believe inheritance should exist. If you search your heart, past any defensiveness, my guess is that you don’t either.
Brief Reflections on Janus vs AFSCME and the Importance of Public Sector Unions
This Supreme Court case is the latest blow in a 40-year racist and classist attack by the right wing and conservative billionaires such as the Koch brothers and Walton family on organized labor.