Oil and gas companies aren’t only polluting our air, water, and soil. They’ve injected themselves into our education system as well.
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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
About 100 Million Americans Are Effectively Hidden by Official Poverty Statistics
Millions of us are living in poverty — we need investments to raise the standard of living.
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The GM Strike: A Century of Context
In deeply unequal societies, real gains for working people never come easy.
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What the Felicity Huffman Scandal Says About America
Low-income parents risk jail for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the poor out.
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Immigration Is a Climate Issue
The United States, the top historic contributor to carbon emissions, has been treating climate refugees from its own pollution as threats. We can do better.
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Concentrated Wealth Kills
Two new reports out of Washington trace our growing economic divide and the high price we pay, in dollars and lives, for letting that divide fester.
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The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy
The ultra-rich are using philanthropic vehicles to shield their wealth—it’s time Congress acted.
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Don’t Let ‘Carbon Capture’ Spoil New Mexico’s Leadership
New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act established it as a climate policy leader, but progress could be reversed by greedy new corporations entering the state.
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Born on Third Base: Chuck Collins Interview with The Question Lane Podcast
Inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins, who gave away his inheritance at 26, uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a new narrative.
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Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires
Protesters around the world are singling out the bad actors like Blackrock, Cargill, ADM, and others for profiting off deforestation.
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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.