The writer and commentator says groups across the country are stepping up the fight for economic, political and social justice.

Frankie Tisdale makes less than $10 per hour working at a KFC in Brooklyn. Last month, he joined global protests for a higher minimum wage. A photo-feature.

Immediately after the Occupy Wall Street protests began, candidates and elected officials started echoing its themes on our growing inequality.

Across the world, workers took a stand last week demanding higher wages.