A new report by IPS shows that “Fix the Debt” CEOs hold an average of $9 million each to put toward retirement, but are running deficits in pension funds for their own employees.
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.
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A Pension Deficit Disorder: The Massive CEO Retirement Funds and Underfunded Worker Pensions at Firms Pushing Social Security Cuts
This report analyzes the retirement policies of the U.S. corporations leading the “Fix the Debt” campaign, which is calling for reduced spending on senior citizens’ benefits as part of a deal on the national debt.
Read moreThis Week in OtherWords: November 21, 2012
Guest columnist Mattea Kramer makes the case for deep, yet targeted military spending cuts.
Read moreName that Foreign Policy Legacy
Under Obama’s leadership, Washington is finally coming to terms with the world’s multipolarity.
Read moreWill the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?
Widespread efforts to suppress voting by people of color and the poor through a rash of voter ID laws make it clear that we still need the landmark 1965 legislation today.
Read moreDon’t Cut Our Kids Out of the Budget
America’s security and prosperity depend on our children’s ability to drive the economy of the future.
Read moreThe Classy Election of 2012
Big ideas can change voting patterns.
Read moreAnother Side of Inequality
A vast gulf between the rich and the rest of us is incompatible with democracy.
Read moreThe Real Problem with Military Spending
The Pentagon’s budget has plenty of fat, but cuts need to be targeted.
Read moreBosses Gone Berserk
Papa John’s and other employers are punishing their workers for Obama’s win.
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