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Report: Gilded Giving 2022

Report: Gilded Giving 2022

Our nation’s charitable system is in danger of becoming a taxpayer-subsidized platform of private power for the ultra-wealthy.

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New Book Examines and Reimagines Warfare Economies

Olivia Alperstein | July 27, 2022
Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies Associate Fellow, "Six Stops on the National Security Tour: Rethinking Warfare Economies"
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It’s Time to Crack Down on Excessive CEO Pay

Sarah Anderson | July 27, 2022
The pay gap between workers and CEOs at America’s largest low-wage employers is now 670 to 1. That’s obscene.
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The Weaponization of Food

John Feffer | July 27, 2022
Russia and Ukraine have come to an agreement on food exports. Will the deal hold?
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Reining in Philanthropic Megadonors: What the Data Tell Us Is Needed

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery | July 26, 2022
While megadonor gifts are celebrated, the growing dominance of large donors speaks to an erosion of democratic values. This must be addressed now.
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Etsy Sellers Strike for a Fairer Marketplace

Nikki Ramsy | July 25, 2022
Artisans rely on Etsy to market their creations, but the platform’s profit-maximizing policies hurt more than they help. Here’s why the sellers went on strike.
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Janet Yellen’s Noble Effort Comes to Naught

Sam Pizzigati | July 22, 2022
To end the tax games rich people play, we need more oomph than isolated officials can deliver.
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The Fateful Fist Bump

John Feffer | July 20, 2022
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.

Biden in the Middle East

Phyllis Bennis | July 16, 2022
Phyllis Bennis joined Al Jazeera to discuss the significance and implications of Biden's trip to the Middle East.
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Reports and Resources

Report: Gilded Giving 2022

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery | July 19, 2022
Our nation’s charitable system is in danger of becoming a taxpayer-subsidized platform of private power for the ultra-wealthy.
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The Other Side of the Storm

Kimberly Freeman Brown, Marc Bayard | June 21, 2022
What Do Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of Covid-19 Teach Us About Building a Resilient Care Infrastructure?

Bay State Billionaires

Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo | June 9, 2022
Massachusetts billionaires' wealth surges 46 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executive Excess 2022

Sarah Anderson, Sam Pizzigati, Brian Wakamo | June 7, 2022
The CEOs at America’s largest low-wage employers are grabbing huge raises while workers and consumers struggle with rising costs.
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How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

Basav Sen | January 27, 2022
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
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Report: Taxing the World’s Richest Would Raise $2.52 Trillion a Year

Chuck Collins | January 18, 2022
A new joint report from Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires details what can be funded by simply taxing the rich.
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