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
Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.
Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn’t get people back to work. It just made them poorer.
Close Down the Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires
The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don’t go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.
House Tax Proposal Falls Short of Making Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
The Ways and Means Committee plan would make a down payment on much-needed public investments but doesn’t go far enough to address wealth inequality.
Another Colossal Waste of Our Society’s Talents and Skills
Our richest can now fly halfway round the world with their circadian rhythms totally intact.
94 Organizations Urge Congress to Stand Up to Pressure from Corporate Lobbyists and Pass President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan
Letter denounces corporate lobbyists’ assault on vital programs and services supporting children and working families and combating climate change.
94 Organizations Urge Congress to Stand Up to Pressure from Corporate Lobbyists and Pass President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan
Letter denounces corporate lobbyists’ assault on vital programs and services supporting children and working families and combating climate change.
93 Organizations Urge Congress to Stand Up to Pressure from Corporate Lobbyists and Pass President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan
Letter denounces corporate lobbyists’ assault on vital programs and services supporting children and working families and combating climate change.
Four CEO Pay-Related Taxes in Play on Capitol Hill
Revenue options that would also curb runaway executive pay have strong appeal across the political spectrum.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
Does Our Tax System Benefit the Rich on Purpose?
It’s a complicated question. But as a tax attorney, I believe firmly that the flaws are intentional.
Reports
REPORT: Silver Spoon Oligarchs
Executive Excess 2021
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
How U.S. Trade Policy Failed Workers — And How to Fix It
Reimagining School Safety
Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration
Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy
White Supremacy is the Preexisting Condition: Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of COVID-19
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2020
