Categories for Photo of The Month

Photo of the Month: January 2016

This month’s photo captures San Francisco’s mass displacement of the homeless in order to accommodate Super Bowl City.

Photo of the Month: November 2015

This month's photo captures the working class protests to increase minimum wage across the country.

Photo of the Month: October 2015

This month’s photo focuses on the strike notices by the United Auto Workers union that led to successful deals, heralding the promise of broader wage reforms.

Photo of the Month: August 2015

This month's photo pair captures both hope and despair on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which wrecked the lives of the poorest in New Orleans.

Photo of the Month: July 2015

A Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic set a record in providing over 1,600 rural Virginians with free medical care, including visits to the optometrist.

Photo of the Month: April 2015

This month's photo depicts employees of the online marketplace Etsy, a certified B-corporation, as the company became public on the floor of the NASDAQ.

Photo of the Month: May 2015

This month’s photo captures Perez, pizza, and the potential of raising the minimum wage.

Photo of the Month: September 2014

In our newest series, we share the human face of pressing economic issues. This month, controversy over locating new homeless shelters in New York City.

Photo of the Month: October 2014

This month’s photo captures the faces of a homeless couple living in Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the United States.

Photo of the Month: November 2014

This month’s photo highlights the recent strikes organized by federally contracted workers and their fight for a living wage.