Program on Inequality and the Common Good

Congress had to act swiftly to preserve the substance and the meaning of the estate tax.

The nation needs to commit itself to lasting Native American advancement.

Despite some growth, many disparities remain among indigenous Americans.

Wall Street might be bouncing back, but what about the rest of us?

These organizations can be a source of comfort and strength in a time of financial uncertainty.

A powerful lobby that’s spent a decade trying to eliminate the estate tax is changing their tune.

The Billionaires motto is: “If we’re not broke, don’t fix it.”

African Americans are taking on the brunt of the recession with disproportionately high rates of unemployment and foreclosure.

The 16th annual Institute for Policy Studies “Executive Excess” report exposes this year’s windfalls for top financial bailout recipients.

Business leaders and wealthy individuals call for a repeal of the Bush-era taxes on high incomes.

Left out of the commentary on race and class over the Gates affair has been talk of the increasing impoverishment — or, we should say, re-impoverishment — of African Americans as a group.

President Obama’s address to the NAACP acknowledged that racial inequality is not an African-American problem, but rather a problem of our entire nation. So why didn’t the New York Times?

The House Ways and Means proposal asks the wealthiest Americans to start to pay their fair share in taxes.

In a down economy, apologists for the awesomely affluent are having to dig deep for inspiration. In the process, they’re looking dopey.

New Treasury rules have backpedaled on CEO pay reform for bailed-out companies. But we can no longer afford the status quo.

Despite electing the first African-American president, the United States still faces deepening racial inequality.

Even though white privilege and racist socioeconomic orders in Latin America are different than those found in the United States, the deconstruction of the racial divide is something needed throughout the hemisphere.

Few Americans realize just how incredibly little our nation’s wealthy now pay in taxes. Our grandparents seriously taxed the rich. Why can’t we?

Tax Day 2009 will come upon a time of financial crisis and extreme economic inequality. The Institute for Policy Studies proposes a series of measures to alleviate both problems.

People of all racial and ethnic backgrounds must recognize the racial wealth divide, and work together to overcome it.