There are places where basic food, shelter, health care, and good schools are available to everyone, but not here.
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
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It
Chuck Collins’ new book provides revealing and powerful information about inequality in all realms of today’s world, including individual wealth and power, corporate wealth and power, media control, political influence, and other areas.
Read moreThe Great White Mancave
A study of three prominent op-ed sections highlights their byline diversity problem and the conservative tilt of the nation’s top columnists.
Read moreWashington Journal Discusses Wealth Inequality
Chuck Collins visited C-SPAN to talk about his new book, “99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking Our World and What We Can Do About It.”
Read moreThe Lineup: Week of April 9-15, 2012
In this Tax Day special, Matias Ramos explains how immigrants face taxation without representation.
Read moreTaxation without Representation
Undocumented immigrants consistently contribute to the government’s coffers through payroll, sales, property, and income taxes.
Read moreRich Freeloaders
It’s time for wealthy people like me to become more responsible and pay our fair share of taxes.
Read moreInvoking Fake Job Creators to Cut Taxes on the Rich
We’re squandering an extraordinary opportunity to rebuild America.
Read moreHow the Rich Welsh on Retirement Taxes
Withdrawal rules provide big tax breaks to the retirees who need them the least.
Read moreChairman of the Con Man Committee
It’s hard to take Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal seriously.
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