We can’t buy happiness, but greater equality could make it more likely.
Read moreEconomic 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.
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The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More
Biden deserves praise for going big and bold on the economy. Let’s push him to go bigger and bolder.
Read moreDon’t Let the Rich Avoid Taxes
A progressive tax system is one of the few tools we can deploy to slow and reverse the growth of billionaire power.
Read moreCare Advocates Celebrate Big Wins in American Families Plan
Their mantra? Celebrate today. Organize tomorrow.
Read morePresident Biden’s Tax-the-Rich Plan: Just How Bold?
A little history can help us with the answer.
Read moreWhat Chinatowns Can Teach Us About Community
As our country looks to “build back better,” Chinatowns show how to foster vibrant, welcoming communities of all kinds.
Read moreThe Billionaires Who Couldn’t Kick Straight
America’s super rich and their European pals have failed spectacularly in a scheme to kill global football’s most egalitarian traditions.
Read moreProgressives Urge Biden to Go Bigger, Bolder, Faster in Spending and Tax Plans
Leading research and movement organizations and progressive Democrats call for rapid passage of legislation to transform the economy.
Read moreMigrant Women Farmworkers: An Invisible Essential Labor Force
The Biden administration must address the industry’s long-standing gender discrimination and systemic inequalities, which have become even more severe during the pandemic.
Read moreRebuilding Black-Owned Businesses after COVID-19
The pandemic hit Black entrepreneurs especially hard. To recover, we need to treat the pre-existing conditions.
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