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
The Leaders of 1776 Philadelphia Would Be Appalled at Today’s Staggering Inequality
This Fourth of July, we should remember what the founders knew: wealth concentration is a threat to the success of the nation.
Free Trade Agreements Have Exacerbated a Humanitarian Crisis in Central America
Proposals like the Alliance for Prosperity Plan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership will only accelerate a race to the bottom for families in the Northern triangle of Latin America, Manuel Perez-Rocha said at the AFL-CIO conference on U.S. trade policy.
The DNC’s Draft Policy Agenda Shows a Major Shift in the Financial Transactions Tax Debate
Advocates will continue to push for the tax on Wall Street that could raise billions in revenue over 10 years.
From Mamie Till to Tarsha Jackson, Mothers Continue the Fight for Juvenile Justice
Emmett Till’s mother brought awareness to America’s failed, racist justice system over 60 years ago. Today, mothers are still at the forefront of the fight for justice for their children and all children.
The Spanish Left’s Proposal to Combat Inequality
Despite disappointing election results, the Podemos Party’s commitment on inequality has already reshaped the Spanish political landscape.
Could Elizabeth Warren Fix Clinton’s Progressive problem?
Clinton could address voter skepticism and shatter another glass ceiling by creating the first all-female presidential ticket.
Who and Where are America’s Working Poor?
Almost half of U.S. workers earn less than $15 an hour. This new report details their struggles.
Rising Inequality Hit us Twice: Once During Recession and Again in Recovery
New research shows that the same inequality that gets us into economic messes, significantly slows the clean-up.
These States are Taking Tax Reform into Their Own Hands
Massachusetts, California, and Oregon are all launching campaigns to combat rising inequality. Other states should take note.
Does the Fourth Amendment Really Protect People of Color?
A Supreme Court decision over a stop and search case makes it easier for illegal police searches to suddenly become legal—and that has an effect on Black and Brown people.
Reports
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
Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide
Report: Agricultural Cooperatives
