The best of the Black Church has always been a love for justice and we need a candidate that reflects the core values of our faith. That candidate is Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders wants to eliminate the private credit reporting companies and substitute them with a government-managed credit registry.

Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president, the campaign announced Sunday.“A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate pa…

Nina is running to represent US, not corporate lobbyists or big donors.

The economist Darrick Hamilton discusses how policy proposals like “baby bonds” could help the country move toward greater racial and economic equity.

A remote hearing before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Joe Biden's expected nomination of a former Obama Treasury Department official to regulate national banks is triggering fierce opposition from progressive activists.

There’s a long history of government policies that facilitated wealth for white Americans but not for blacks.

Scholars and policymakers have proposed ways to fix the inequities between whites and people of color, including changes to Social Security and building wealth from birth.

Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to...

The Federal Reserve must reckon with its contributions to the problem of black unemployment and take responsibility towards crafting the solution, write Rep. Ayanna Pressley and David Stein.

Nina is running to represent US, not corporate lobbyists or big donors.

Thanks to a long history of exclusionary government programs, the typical black family now has only 10 cents for every dollar held by the typical white family.

Dorothy Brown has spent her career as a law professor documenting racism in a tax system that’s supposedly colorblind.

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have put forward a number of ideas aimed at eliminating the racial wealth gap. Ali Velshi talks about whether those ideas will work with Darrick Hamilton,...

As Congress passes a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, the first new aid since April, critics say the bill does not go far enough in providing direct aid to those most impacted by the economic...

In the last three months, 45 million workers have filed for unemployment insurance — and more workers are unemployed today at any time since the Great Depression.