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
What States Can Do to Reduce Poverty and Inequality Through Tax Policy
State governments have many options for recouping the windfalls large corporations and the wealthy received through the 2017 Republican federal tax law.
Answering the Attacks on the Green New Deal
Critics dismiss it as a dream. But that’s precisely what it is. It’s visionary.
Bernie Sanders’ 77 Percent Estate Tax for Billionaires is Not Enough
The tax will raise revenues. But unless a glaring loophole is closed, the corrosive effects on our democracy will continue.
Organizers Oust Amazon HQ2 from New York
Invest in communities, New Yorkers say, not a labor-busting, tax-avoiding corporation that profits off hate.
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems ‘inessential.’
Have the Rich Always Laughed Stiff Tax Rates Away?
Fans of grand fortune want us to believe that the rich have never paid much more of their income in taxes than they do now. History says otherwise.
If You Hate Campaign Season, Blame Money in Politics
The fact that 2020 candidates are announcing now is a testament to the huge expense of elections. Can a new law change that?
Youth Movements Changing Tactics in the Face of Climate Crisis
From occupying House offices to suing the federal government, young people are exploring creative strategies to spur action on climate change.
Taxing the Rich Is Bold — Can It Be Sustainable Too?
Innovative proposals like tying income tax rates for America’s riches to the minimum wage for America’s poorest could help high tax rates survive over the long haul.
How the Age of Billionaires Ends
Serious proposals are on the table to address the deepening divide between the uber-rich and the rest of us.