Absolutely. The GOP Presidential hopeful from Bain Capital has become a walking, talking object lesson on how plutocracy works – and why we desperately need to end it.
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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 Lineup: Week of Jan. 23-29, 2012
Donald Kaul explains why it was hard to notice the official end of the Iraq War.
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Wealthy Tax Cheats
The rich don’t much like paying taxes when tax rates run high — or low.
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Cheering Obama’s Wise Tar Sands Choice
Big Oil will do everything it can to overturn President Barack Obama’s decision and build the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Climate Insurance
With climate change making extreme weather the new normal, it’s prudent to do everything we can to protect our food supply.
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Dollar Democracy
Some eras are more corrupt than others.
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A Zero on the Home Front’s Richter Scale
The end of the Iraq War was accompanied by the sound of one hand clapping.
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Afghanistan’s Poppy War
International efforts to stamp out opium production are failing.
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Fukushima Is So Yesterday
The United States is awaiting its own nuclear catastrophe before changing course.
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Endless War
Uncle Sam thinks he’s starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Reports
REPORT: The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy
New analysis details how the ultra-wealthy use charitable giving to avoid taxes and exert influence, while ordinary taxpayers foot the bill.
FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence
Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.
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.