Program on Inequality and the Common Good

If America could eliminate most serious poverty in the United States in the 1960s, surely we could do the same today.

State officials are allowing tax dollars to underwrite K-12 virtual disasters.

We’re letting top executives of giant corporations expropriate public “property” for private gain.

A national labor leader aims to expand the economic fairness debate.

It’s time to change course.

How our tax dollars subsidize exorbitant executive pay

A top authority on poverty has changed his mind about the urgency of fighting inequality.

New research shows that we shouldn’t swallow conservative claims about taxes.

The world’s super rich, according to a new report, are squirreling away phenomenal quantities of their cash in secret tax havens.

If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end.

Our founders wouldn’t be amused.

If we really want to narrow our waistbands, we have to narrow the income gaps that divide us.

The telecommunications giant twisted the truth when it said it wanted to set the record straight in the Record-Journal

Families with two breadwinners can end up paying more than twice as much in Social Security taxes as families with just one income.

IPS is grateful to Bill O’Reilly for this opportunity to showcase our proud history of public scholarship on inequality, peace, justice, and the environment.

From Manhattan to Monaco, the world’s wealthiest people are disconnecting into a class of stateless transients.

Founder Amadeo P. Giannini built a booming business while helping others improve their lot and their communities.

The author of “99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It” talks about how the Obama administration deals with inequality, what social movements can do to make their voices heard, and what fellow 1% youth Mitt Romney was like.

How can you tell a really smart rich guy from a really silly one? The really smart one would never spend four years writing a book that tries to justify the incredible riches of incredibly rich people. Mega-millionaire Edward Conard has done just that.

Verizon is the poster child for corporate irresponsibility.