Sharing our Stories
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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What I Learned From a Multi-Racial, Cross-Class Fundraising Project
If we want to start taking wealth redistribution seriously, talking to each other about wealth and putting our assumptions on the table is a necessary…
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Meet Ekundayo Igeleke, RG’s Chapter Organizing Director!
I come from a radical Black tradition of organizing similar to SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and the Pan African Movement. Since I was 16,…