The wealthier the donor, the bigger the taxpayer subsidy.
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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Foundation Payout Mandate Would Raise $8.7 Billion in Revenue Over 3 Years
The mandate would also have both a positive fiscal impact and give a $200 billion boost to active charities.
Read moreA Senator Against CEOs Making Over 50 Times What Workers Make Now Has a Gavel
And that senator is using his gavel to boost a bill that ups taxes on firms that pay executives outrageously more than their workers.
Read moreCOVID Relief: The Biggest Health Care Expansion in a Decade
The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.
Read moreTaking 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.
Read moreNo, 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.
Read moreHow 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.
Read moreCashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Read moreDid 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.
Read moreThe 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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