The emotional distance between Freddie Gray’s moving funeral and the chaos that followed isn’t as wide as it may seem.

In a region dominated by coal companies and privatized prisons, activist Amelia Kirby charts a new path for her community.

The US and the world really have entered a new, uncharted era that demands great transformations, not just incremental changes.

The rise of these two groups is challenging the core American assumptions that people are paid what they’re worth, and work is justly rewarded.

To report on poverty, we need to be on the ground and understand the real life struggles of people.

As the upcoming election will likely focus on issues of poverty and inequality, it’s more important than ever to remind our political leaders that actions speak louder than words.

The crisis of inequality represents a tragic and painful failure of the old system and the old politics, but it's also an opportunity to create something new.

By taxing progressively, respecting worker rights and rethinking economics, we could make a great start at creating a more equal world.

Providing housing is critical, but the ultimate solution to ending homelessness is preventing it in the first place.

On the Gulf Coast, activists are working to unite communities to protect their environments.