Inequality.org

Inequality.org

Inequality.org is the premiere portal for the public at large, journalists, teachers, students, academics, activists and any others seeking information and analysis on wealth and income inequality. Here, we collect the latest developments on inequality in the United States and keep readers abreast of relevant information concerning the widening wealth gap. We highlight stories from activists on the front lines of the fight for economic justice, and share information that can be used for ongoing campaigns.

Our content is created by our team of contributors, each with unique expertise and analysis that we combine to form a comprehensive picture of contemporary inequality.  Ultimately, our mission is to create and curate high-quality research and information, along with compelling stories, with the goal of ending economic inequality in the U.S. and abroad.

Latest Work

Donor-Advised Funds Now Consume a Quarter of Individual Charitable Giving

The National Philanthropic Trust’s latest report on DAFs reveals just how rapidly they’re growing.

Saving the Game Requires Cutting Coaches’ Bonanza

We need to take on this excessive compensation to start fashioning a healthier college football future

10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023

From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.

Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another

In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.

In Our Deeply Unequal World, the Garbage Rises Ever Higher

The rich aren’t creating jobs. On Everest and elsewhere, they’re creating waste.

Another Hardwood Shakedown: Your Money or Your Team!

The sports we love continue to make gaudy fortunes for the deep-pockets we don’t.

Scraping Away the Anti-Worker, Anti-Racial Equity Vestiges of the Reagan Era

The Biden administration aims to undo contracting policy holdovers from the 1980s to boost public investment benefits for workers and their communities.

The Transit Equity Movement Wins Their Biggest Zero Fare Victory Yet

A racial justice-focused community organizing group led the charge for Albuquerque’s free bus fare policy.

Sick of Outrageously Excessive CEO Compensation?

If you care about health, you certainly should be.

Red Cup Rebellion Redux: A Q&A with Starbucks Workers United

“You are making $15 an hour when your boss is making that in a breath.”

VIDEO: How Wealthy Donors Warehouse Charitable Funds “for Generations”

At Scripps News, Chuck Collins breaks down the true cost of billionaire philanthropy — and how to put charitable donations back in the hands of actual charities.

Our Rich: Fooling Themselves and Fouling Our Planet

Electric air taxis aren’t going to save the world. Really taxing the rich, on the other hand, could.

Revealing the True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy

How the ultra-wealthy use charitable giving to avoid taxes and exert influence — while ordinary taxpayers foot the bill.

Patriotic Millionaires to High Court: Don’t Preempt Taxing Grand Fortune

A wrong decision in the Moore case could set back tax justice for years.

Building Cleaners Rally for Fair Wages and Life-Saving Benefits

A Q&A with a veteran building cleaner on what’s at stake for her workplace, her union, and her city’s working class.

Would Your DAF Rather Be a Charity or a Warehouse?

It’s pretty hard to figure out donor-advised funds’ MOs. Our new analysis discerns sponsor priorities from their public websites.

Is a ‘Mayday!’ Now Looming for Our Billionaire Class

The disaster the global super rich fear most may now actually materialize — in 2028, with U.S. auto workers leading the way.

Why is Biden Cracking Down on Stock Buybacks in Just One Industry?

All companies receiving federal funds should face the same restrictions.

A New Portrait of the World’s Wealth — and Wealthiest

In the United States and globally, our richest are still flourishing at everyone else’s expense.

Amid Discouraging New Inequality Stats, Some Encouraging Rays of Hope

In California, a trailblazing move to a much more union-conscious tomorrow.