Beth Brockland - Dollars & Sense

Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections

A one-time tax on the super wealthy is an important step toward greater equality.

John Miller Oct 21, 2026

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2026

Left Hook Economics

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 2, 2026

Beth Brockland is a Communications & Research Associate at the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support. She can be reached at bbrockland@ communitychange.org.

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Issue 243

Reforming Welfare Reform

Catrina Weber never made enough at her fast-food jobs to be able to pay her rent and still have

Beth Brockland Sep 1, 2002