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
Beyond the Paris Accord
In an interview with CounterSpin, Basav Sen says the U.S. should fund international climate mitigation and climate adaptation policies.
Do You Really Care about the Threads You Wear?
If you like looking good, you ought to fear what rising levels of inequality are doing to America’s apparel future.
Report: Extraction Casino
Extraction Casino Mining Companies Gambling with Latin American Livesand Sovereignty Through International Arbitration Manuel Perez Rocha | Jen Moore Introduction: This report exposes 38 cases of mining companies that have been filing dozens of multi-million dollar...
Bring Back May Day
The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t mark International Worker’s Day. So how are our workers doing?
The Economy is Thriving. Are You?
Trumpeting rising GDP and disposable income ignores harsh economic realities for working class people.
Justice is Global
A new movement is building towards an economy centered on global solidarity, rather than an international race to the bottom.
How to Shrink the Wealth Gap for Minorities and Everyone Else While We Study Reparations
Reparations need to be part of this discussion, but we should also look at policies that would turn around our regressive economy for all Americans.
America’s Wealthy Want to Silence the Income Inequality Discussion
The richest among us are preaching the ‘opportunity’ gospel. Don’t fall for it.
Q+A with Lindsay Koshgarian on the US’ Abhorrent Military Budget
The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.
The Roots of Economic Inequality and the Racial Wealth Divide
Inequality in the U.S. can be reversed, in part, through intentional social programs and tax reform.