Candidates should pledge that the middle class won’t pay $1 more in new taxes until billionaires put up at least $1 trillion.
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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
Big Pharma to Pay for Opioid Crisis, But What Happens to the Money?
Big Tobacco settlements didn’t help those in need. Let’s ensure opioid settlements actually go toward helping impacted people and communities.
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We’re the Wealthiest Country — Our Kids Shouldn’t Go to School Hungry
The Trump administration recently proposed cuts to SNAP. Now they want to roll back national nutrition standards for school lunches.
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Reflections on the Opioid Epidemic
What we can do to stop America’s next horrific eruption of corporate greed?
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This Labor Day, We Need Real Plans to Build Worker Power
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have far-reaching proposals to give workers something even more important than money: power.
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400 Years After Slavery, No More Band-Aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.
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What It’s Like to Grow Up Hunted
When I was just 10, I already knew what it was like to plan for a future without my parents.
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Trump’s Public Charge Rule Is an Attack on Legal Immigrants
After demonizing undocumented immigration, Trump’s new public charge rule targets legal immigrants on the basis of income and race.
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Red States Cut Worker Pay By $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
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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.