A disturbing milestone in the concentration of US wealth.
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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My Great-Grandfather Faced Danger as a Mail Carrier. He’d Be Shocked by Trump’s War on USPS.
Donald Trump’s mail slowdown upends a centuries-old work ethic and undercuts essential postal services during a pandemic, just when we need them most.
Read moreMilitary Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools
Military recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.
Read moreThe Basic Case for a Wealth Tax
America’s 12 wealthiest now control $1 trillion of wealth. The only practical way to address this extreme wealth concentration: a tax on accumulated grand fortune.
Read moreRisk and Reward Have Never Been More Out of Kilter in the US Healthcare System
Nurses are losing lives and jobs while health care executives rake in million after million.
Read moreWorkers Need the Right to Sue
Republicans want to give corporate CEOs a five-year “get out of jail free card” for jeopardizing the health and safety of their workers.
Read moreIf we want a vital, creative society, we need universal dental care, too
I hope that I am among the last who will languish for years with swollen gums and big dreams.
Read moreVoices from the Field: Giving Pledge at 10, Peril and Possibility
The Giving Pledgers set out to give away half of their wealth. Ten years later, their assets doubled. How do we break this pattern?
Read moreIn a Pandemic, Billionaires Are Richer Than Ever. Why Aren’t They Giving More?
Billionaires get huge tax breaks to park money in private family foundations operated by wealthy heirs. Little goes to actual charity work
Read moreThe Perils and Possibilities of Billionaire Charitable Giving: MacKenzie Scott (Bezos) Makes Her First Move
Philanthropy is at risk of becoming another extension of the private power of plutocrats, alongside monopoly ownership and media domination.
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