The pandemic hit Black entrepreneurs especially hard. To recover, we need to treat the pre-existing conditions.
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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
Responding to Concerns about the Emergency Charity Stimulus Proposal
Make no mistake: this pandemic is the “rainy day” DAFs and foundations have been saving for.
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What Can We Do to Start Civilizing Our Richest?
Worldwide, ever more of us are realizing we need a ceiling on what our greediest can grab.
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A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic
U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase.
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Amazon Union Vote Shows Why We Need the PRO Act
In the face of intimidation by one of the largest companies in the world, Alabama workers bravely spoke out about the need for greater labor protections.
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Biden’s 2022 Budget Raises Military Spending Past $750 Billion
We must shift government resources away from what causes harm, and reinvest it in what can really keep our communities safe.
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Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care At Home
By supporting quality home care, the plan will help seniors avoid dangerous, for-profit nursing facilities.
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A Manchester Boldly United for a More Equal Metropolis
A major UK urban center takes on the most ambitious of goals: a fairer future for all.
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La 4T y los Derechos de los Inversionistas Extranjeros
Para que México despierte de la pesadilla neoliberal y poder garantizar la soberanía nacional, es imperioso reformar sus TLC y TBI.
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Biden’s Plan Invests in Quality Home Care, Not Dangerous For-Profit Nursing Homes
New research reveals nursing homes owned by private equity investors have higher death rates.
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Reports
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.
Tax Day 2023: Where Your 2022 Tax Dollars Went
IPS’s National Priorities Project takes a look at where American taxpayers’ money went in 2022, and how skewed our national priorities are.
Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash
Since 2008, the average Wall Street bonus has climbed by more than 75 percent, compared to just a 54 percent increase in average earnings of all private sector workers and a 42 percent rise in manufacturing wages. If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $42.37 today.