For most people facing poverty today in the United States, the concept of America as the land of opportunity is just a fable.
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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
The 1 Percent Candidate
There’s a secretive effort by mega-rich Wall Street titans to place a presidential candidate on the ballot in November.
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The Hottest TV Drama in 2012
The commercial broadcast media is threatening the most important act in a democracy: voting.
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The Risky Business of Post-War Contracting
Is the Iraq War really over or have we just outsourced it?
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Destroy Our Future
I’m forming my very own Super PAC.
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Buying Our Future
Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas-based global casino baron who has long been a major funder of far-right-wing causes, is Newt Gingrich’s very special political pal.
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Overthrow Wall Street
We may not yet have reached our Tahrir Square moment, but it’s looming.
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USS Super PAC
The fat lady sings.
Read moreGood News and Bad News about GDP Growth
Americans are in for a long, hard slog.
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Tax-Haven Abuse Film Hits the Fast Lane
“We’re Not Broke,” the new documentary about tax-dodging corporations, premiered at Sundance.
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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.