Media Inquiries
The Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE) is a leading voice on issues of economic and racial justice and corporate accountability. We provide research and policy expertise, commentary and analysis with an explicit racial lens, and connections to members of our partner organizations. Our areas of expertise include:
- App & AI Worker Justice
- Billionaire Attacks on Public Education
- Billionaire & Corporate Influence in Politics
- Common Good Bargaining
- Corporate Complicity in War and Genocide
- Housing Justice & Corporate Landlords
- Municipal Finance
- Pension Fund Investment Strategies
- Progressive Revenue Solutions
- Tech & Finance Complicity in Islamophobia
If you are a member of the media, please contact media@acrecampaigns.org.
CBC News
U.S. bank busts are prompting a closer look at deposit insurance — there and elsewhere
MarketWatch
The number of gig workers murdered on the job hits highest level since 2017, report says
Chicago Sun-Times
ShotSpotter changed its name, but no matter what it’s called, the gunshot detection system must go
Digital Ad Tax Campaigns Undaunted by Corporate Attempts to Discredit Tax Experts
In These Times
As Mayor, Brandon Johnson Should Establish a Public Bank in Chicago
Organizations coalesce to demand accountability on Yass’s newest attempt to undermine democracy in Philadelphia
Chicago Sun-Times
Lightfoot administration quietly renewed ShotSpotter contract that Johnson has vowed to cancel
Action Center on Race and the Economy Welcomes Brandon Johnson’s Mayoral Victory
Truthout
April 4 Runoff May Determine Whether Chicago Remains Playground for the Wealthy