There are places where basic food, shelter, health care, and good schools are available to everyone, but not here.
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Economic 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.
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The 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.
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Washington 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.”
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The Lineup: Week of April 9-15, 2012
In this Tax Day special, Matias Ramos explains how immigrants face taxation without representation.
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Taxation without Representation
Undocumented immigrants consistently contribute to the government’s coffers through payroll, sales, property, and income taxes.
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Rich Freeloaders
It’s time for wealthy people like me to become more responsible and pay our fair share of taxes.
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Invoking Fake Job Creators to Cut Taxes on the Rich
We’re squandering an extraordinary opportunity to rebuild America.
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How the Rich Welsh on Retirement Taxes
Withdrawal rules provide big tax breaks to the retirees who need them the least.
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Chairman of the Con Man Committee
It’s hard to take Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal seriously.
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Reports
REPORT: Executive Excess 2023
These “Low Wage 100” large corporations are enriching CEOs at the expense of both workers and taxpayers.
REPORT: Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality
60 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the racial wealth divide persists.
REPORT: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare
Nearly two-thirds of the federal discretionary budget goes to militarized federal programs, leaving just over a third for our communities — a sliver some lawmakers want to cut even further.
REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023
Our tax code helps CEOs retire in luxury while ordinary workers struggle. Here’s how to fix it.
Report: High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.