It’s hard to take Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal seriously.
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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
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
The people and companies pushing the tar-sands pipeline don’t want you to know that most of this oil won’t be made into gasoline for our vehicles.
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Taxing Job Creators
I’ve created lots of jobs….in China.
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Where We Dwell Is Changing Fast
The American homeownership rate has declined.
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Conservative Candidate Supports Wall Street Speculation Tax
The right-wing in France seeks popular support by getting behind a transactions tax on securities trades.
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Obama and North American Counterparts Keep it Low Profile at Today’s Three Amigos Summit
Experts available to discuss the failed promises of Obama’s policies towards Canada and Mexico.
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The Lineup: Week of April 2-8, 2012
Chuck Collins explains what’s behind the “99 percent spring.”
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The 99 Percent Spring
The people aren’t powerless in the face of extreme inequality.
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Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation
In an election year, presidential candidates spend a great deal of time bowing before the altar of the creaky Cuban embargo.
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Catching up to the Local Food Revolution
Government policies and spending primarily support industrialized agriculture and the giant farms and corporations that profit from it.
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Reports
REPORT: Hanscom High Flyers
Private jet travel is a monumental example of private excess at public expense. Here’s a local case study.
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.