“Input costs are coming down but your prices are high. That’s big corporations sitting there, juicing that gap for all its worth.” Rakeen Mabud joined Squawk Box to discuss today’s #PPI data.

Can we change the name to extractive pricing, not “dynamic pricing.” vox.com/money/24105250…

What if we thought of #taxes as a form of communal care instead of a burden. Of course we'd have to create an equitable tax system first which does not fund violence and war, but thinking of it as a form of care is a good first step.

NEW: The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary prices. The project covers 46 states, revealing an exploitative system that forces incarcerated people to pay up to 5x the outside price for some items. theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…

“This concerted effort led by Republican-majority states is fueled by the notion that Black people need to prove their worth in order to receive government support.” A little truth talk in Ms. Magazine on the push back on #guaranteedincome msmagazine.com/2024/05/02/tex…

Excited to share my first solo academic article. I intentionally did not publish much as a student. I am committed to truth telling. I am committed to meaningful scholarship. And now they cant take away my Ph.D so I will speak 🗣️. mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/2/…

Parents, providers call out of work to mark Day Without Child Care today.com/video/parents-… via TODAY. Thx Christine Romans for reporting on this critical story!

Are you a funder that is interested in hearing about how The Maven Collaborative Collaborative? Come join our funder briefing. Special guest stars Shana Bartley and Brandi Howard! mavencollaborative-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This op-ed is pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥

NEW: In response to Elizabeth Warren's speech on the 2025 tax fight at an event hosted by Equitable Growth, Lindsay Owens released the following statement: "To build the America we want to see, we must finally force corporations and the wealthy to pay up." groundworkcollaborative.org/news/groundwor…

"White supremacy has hardwired us to believe that Black people are different from the rest of us, further driving the false narrative that our struggles are not connected." - My latest for Ms. Magazine just in time for #Juneteenth msmagazine.com/2024/06/18/bla…

"It is by centering Black women that we get to meet the needs of all." msmagazine.com/2024/06/18/bla…

"Losing Black journalists means losing out on powerful, nuanced, and necessary story-telling that accurately depicts the lived experiences from within our communities." #MsReads via Refinery29 refinery29.com/en-gb/black-wo…

Re-upping this piece from Ms. Magazine cause it's critical we all see ourselves in Black women and do everything we can to care for and protect Black women right now. msmagazine.com/2024/06/18/bla…

U.S. Olympians are using their trip to the Olympics to get the basic preventative healthcare they can’t afford to get in the U.S. We should be embarrassed that we’re the only industrialized country without universal healthcare — all because lobbyists pay off our politicians.

"... the financial firm that admits it defrauded investors through its fueling of the subprime mortgage market that tanked our economy...now believes it is in a credible position to decide which orgs offer the most help to the people it ripped off." nonprofitquarterly.org/challenging-co…

Why are there never enough women’s restrooms. Men have too much architectural design power

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How California's high child-care costs wage war on families - Los Angeles Times ⁦Jhumpa Bhattacharya⁩ ⁦Anne Price⁩ 👊🏾🔥 latimes.com/opinion/story/…