Economic Justice

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The Midterms Were a Populist Blowout

Voters rejected Trump’s billionaire-backed politics and attacks on working people. The winners need to show that a different kind of politics can deliver.

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Six Inequality-Fighting Candidates Who Won Tough Midterm Races

These hard-fought victories are signs that Americans are ready for inequality-fighting, transformative change.

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What Are Billionaires So Afraid Of? A 5 Percent Tax, Apparently

California voters are considering a one-time, 5 percent billionaire wealth tax. The billionaires spending big to oppose it have seen their wealth grow...

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National survey: Voters support increased regulations on private jets

By wide margin, U.S. voters want less jet setting for politicians, tech bros, billionaire vacationers and ICE.

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‘Long Live International Solidarity!’

Words from La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicanas representatives Julio César Flores López and Adriana Barbosa Carranza at our 2026 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards

Reports

Lessons from Atlanta’s Municipal Grocery Store Experiment

How public support and purchasing cooperatives brought new options to Atlanta’s food deserts — and what other cities can learn.

High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess

How taxpayers and commercial passengers subsidize luxury private jet travel.

Gilded Giving 2026: Philanthropy Under Oligarchy

How wealthy donors are choosing whether to hoard, fold, or fight.

Executive Excess 2026

CEOs of the 100 largest low-wage corporations enrich themselves while turning a blind eye to policies harming their workers.

A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families

Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

Alternate Route: New Pathways to Better Jobs in Alabama Through Public Transit

Alabama has one of the country’s largest workforce shortages. Public transit is key to closing it.

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

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Economic Justice

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Six Inequality-Fighting Candidates Who Won Tough Midterm Races

What Are Billionaires So Afraid Of? A 5 Percent Tax, Apparently