Corporations have achieved total tax loophole parity with America’s individual super rich.
Read moreEconomic Justice
Combating inequality means both lifting up and building power at the bottom, and breaking up concentration of wealth and power at the top. That’s why we work at the intersection of economic and racial justice through projects designed to build leadership and self-empowerment of black workers, immigrant workers, and low-wage workers, youth and families affected by incarceration, along with projects aiming to reverse the rules that criminalize poor people of color, and projects fighting to ensure that the wealthy and Wall Street corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
Latest Work
The Lineup: Week of Nov. 7-13, 2011
William A. Collins, Donald Kaul, and Gerald Scorse look at the intersection of wealth and taxes.
Read moreThe GOP’s Empty Rhetoric on Obama’s Immigration Record
This administration is deporting immigrants at a record pace.
Read moreProtect the Public Schools’ Whistleblowers
It’s hard for them to protect their institutions when neither their school districts nor the legal system shield them from retaliation.
Read moreForeign Influence: Inappropriate for Lawmakers Tasked with Shrinking the Deficit
The supercommittee’s members shouldn’t accept campaign contributions from lobbyists representing foreign governments or companies.
Read moreEqual Taxation for Wealth and Work
Windfalls from gambling in the Wall Street casino should be taxed at the same rate as wages.
Read moreAsk the Columnist: A Primer on Wealth and Taxes
It’s not fair to ask sacrifices only from those least able to afford it simply because they have the least political power.
Read moreShouldn’t Americans Repair America’s Infrastructure?
The $7-billion reconstruction of the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland is in the hands of a state-subsidized Chinese company.
Read moreLobbying the Supercommittee
No moneybags, no service.
Read moreNot All Taxes Have to Hurt
Millionaires, who rightfully are the target for paying more, want us to think that any changes in the tax code will mean that we’ll all be paying more too.
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