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
A Deep Data Crunch, a New Atlas of Inequality
Economic segregation divides much more than the neighborhoods where we live.
Why 21st-Century America Needs to Enact Reparations
The House Judiciary Committee finally debated HR 40, which would form a commission to study the legacy of U.S. slavery — and how to make reparations for it.
We Have the Money to Fix Our Food System
Imagine supporting farmers markets, child nutrition, and local agriculture with money we spend on factory farms.
Trump’s 4th of July Fiasco Is a Salute to Pentagon Waste
Trump is turbo-charging D.C.’s annual 4th of July celebration into an even more garish extravaganza of U.S. militarism than usual.
We Need More Discussion of Demilitarization During the Second Democratic Debate
The Pentagon budget didn’t come up at all during the first Democratic debate – even as Congress haggles over a $750 billion NDAA.
10 Inequality Takeaways From the First Democratic Debate
When 2020 candidates went head to head in the first Democratic debate, America’s extreme economic divide was front and center.
Bernie Is Right: 3 Billionaires Really Do Have More Wealth Than Half of America
And in addition to the 3 billionaires Bernie mentioned, we should also be worried about the expanding fortunes of multi-generational wealth dynasties.
Does a Presidential Candidate Who Thinks Billionaires Can Be ‘Deserving’ Deserve To Be President?
A clear majority of candidates for the Democratic Party’s 2020 nomination seem to have no problem with the presence of grand private fortunes.
$750 Billion National Defense Authorization Act Steamrolls Ahead
And the Senate is going along for the ride, against the better advice of a coalition including NPP.
Did the First Democratic Debate Ask the Right Questions?
Twenty candidates were questioned at the first Democratic debate. Here’s what they didn’t say, but should have.