Economy and Inequality Archives – The Real News Network

A group of preschool children with their teachers walking by Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park in downtown Chicago in July 2010.

Economy and Inequality

Media indifference to report on deadly Chicago water contamination an object lesson in how crime is socially constructed

by Adam Johnson September 30, 2022October 1, 2022

One week ago, The Guardian published a blockbuster report showing widespread lead contamination in Chicago’s water system. The rest of the media barely took notice.

A customer walks into a Kroger grocery store on September 9, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

One year later, friends and family of Kroger employee driven to suicide want justice

by Maximillian Alvarez September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

The bench in front of Fra Carnevale's "The Ideal City," at the Walters Art Museum.

Economy and Inequality

Walters Art Museum sends public Labor Day email criticizing staff for not unionizing quickly, yet refuses to recognize union

by Rebekah Kirkman September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

A worker puts a ballot into a dropbox.

Economy and Inequality

‘A burger costs $20 and I’m getting $15’: SFO Airport food workers strike for better pay

by Michael Sainato September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the new Family Code referendum in Havana, on September 25, 2022.

Politics and Movements: International

Cuba passes historic new Family Code in nationwide referendum

by Peoples Dispatch September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Forest Park Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland.

Economy and Inequality

Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library workers move to unionize

by Maximillian Alvarez September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Tom Morello stands on stage with striking Warrior Met Coal miners and their families during a solidarity rally held by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in Brookwood, Alabama, on Sept. 14, 2022.

Economy and Inequality

Tom Morello meets the miners striking against Warrior Met Coal

by Kim Kelly September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive.

The Marc Steiner Show

Jackson’s long fight for environmental justice

by Marc Steiner September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

A handmade "Go Home Scab" sign leans against the fence outside the Case New Holland Plant in Burlington, Iowa, where workers have been on strike since May 2

Economy and Inequality

Case New Holland workers’ strike enters fifth month as negotiations stall

by Mel Buer September 21, 2022September 23, 2022

Aelicia Hodge helps hand out cases of bottled water at a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition distribution site on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Marc Steiner Show

Vangela Wade: Environmental racism from Jackson to Flint

by Marc Steiner September 19, 2022September 19, 2022