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

Time To End the Capital Gains Rate Giveaway

Gustavo Petro’s Victory Brings an Opportunity to Reverse Inequality in Colombia

The Climate Case for Taxing Wealth

Visualize This: Donor-Advised Funds As Largest Recipients of Charitable Gifts

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Whither the Wealth Squad?

Activists Call on Davos Elite to Address Inequality and Hunger

Debunking the Myth of the Fleeing Millionaire

Billionaire Wealth up $1.7 Trillion as U.S. Passes 1 Million COVID Deaths Milestone

New Data Tells Us Where Donor-Advised Fund Dollars Go—And Don’t Go

An Oligarchy Expert Answers Our Questions About Wealth and Empowerment

Elon Musk Is Hiding the Ball Again on Taxes

Don’t Give Up on Taxing Billionaires

Closing the Loopholes America’s Super Rich Love: Can the Dog Catch Its Tail?

Time to Move the Money: Independent Research on Donor-Advised Funds

How to Fix America’s Roundabout, Badly Broken System for Taxing Our Richest

Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

How Russian Oligarchs Funnel Money to U.S. Charities

Top-Heavy Philanthropy Explained in 8 Charts
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