Program on Inequality and the Common Good
Extreme inequalities of income, wealth and opportunity undercut democracy, social solidarity and mobility, economic stability, and many other aspects of our personal and public lives. The Program on Inequality and the Common Good focuses on these and other dangers that income disparities pose for the U.S.
Through research and reporting, this program encourages policy interventions that can reduce extreme wealth inequality, and close the growing gap between the rich and poor. Recent reports have examined the estate tax, the racial wealth gap, inequality in philanthropy, and other topics related to extreme wealth concentration. The central theme of the program is that without significant reform and a systemic view of inequality on both a national and global level, the overall wealth divide will continue to grow exponentially.
Latest Work

It Isn't Nice, But Climate Activists Will Block the Doorways

More than Half of America’s 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds

Sixty Years Later, We Can Make King's Dream a Reality

Wealthy People Working for Justice? Michael Gast’s Map of an Unprecedented Movement

REPORT: Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality

A Perfect Example of Donor-Advised Fund Slipperiness in Silicon Valley

Here We Go Again, Again With the Commercial Donor-Advised Fund Industry

Why Not Tax Private Jets Out of Existence?

Boston’s Wealthy Real Estate Players Avoid Paying their Fair Share

How to Raise $1.8 Billion for Green Transit

The 5 Percent Foundation Payout Requirement May Be a Floor, but the Ceiling Is Awfully Low

Tax the Fat Cat Private Jet Class, Invest in Green Transit

More than $2.5 Billion in Donor-Advised Fund Grants Went to Other DAFs in 2021

How Do We Act Morally in the Face of Climate Change?

Taxes on the Wealthy Could Fund Reparations—and Create a More Equal America for Everyone

Wealth Hoarding and Capitalist Capture

From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality

Private Foundations Gave $2.6 Billion in Grants to National Donor-Advised Funds in 2021

Wealth Inequality, Trade Agreements & How a Progressive Annual Wealth Tax Could Help Promote Economic Democracy

Until the River Runs Dry
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