The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.
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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
Taking on a Billionaire Landlord in the Twin Cities
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
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No, The Rich Are Not Paying Their Fair Share
The share of the nation’s wealth pie owned by the richest 0.01 percent has quadrupled over the last 70 years.
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How the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Deepens Income and Wealth Inequality
While working families are suffering under the pandemic, corporate boards have bent the rules to protect massive CEO paychecks.
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Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
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Did America’s Greediest Corporation Just Become Greedier?
Recently added to the Walmart governing board: still another expert in enriching top execs at worker and taxpayer expense.
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The Simple Rules of Wealth Inequality
The rich won’t be paying their fair share of taxes as long as our tax system speeds wealth’s concentration.
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To Win a Green New Deal, Pass the PRO Act
The PRO Act would establish a baseline for ensuring that working people can fight for and win transformative climate policies that benefit everyone.
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Billionaire Wealth Gains Could Pay for Two-Thirds of COVID Relief Bill
America’s wealthiest 657 billionaires stand $1.3 trillion richer than they were last March.
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Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers
It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.
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Reports
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Pandemic Super Bowl 2021: Billionaires Win, We Lose
Billionaires Win, We Lose
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.
Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
‘Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health’ report urges Delinquent Dozen companies to protect workers from exploitative owners and executives.
How U.S. Trade Policy Failed Workers — And How to Fix It
Now more than ever, we need a new trade policy to support an economic recovery from the pandemic and to start building an economy that works for everyone.