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
Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons
Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.”
Will the Oil Market Drown in Its Own Supply?
The Iranian gusher means prices won’t rebound anytime soon.
The Housing Crisis Unfolding in America’s Destination Towns
People with working-class jobs in U.S. beach towns and ski resorts are getting pushed away by exorbitant housing costs.
The Latest on the Racial Wealth Gap
New analysis shines spotlight on the growing racial disparity in wealth with up-to-date figures and cutting edge public policy solutions.
Negative Wealth Matters
What the negative wealth at the bottom of the economic spectrum says about our overall economy matters deeply.
How To Stop The Endemic Problem of Prisoner Abuse in Federal Prisons
Federal prison guards are brutalizing inmates, and too many are turning a blind eye.
How Ethanol Became a Wedge Issue in Iowa
As Donald Trump and Ted Cruz face off over ethanol, the argument is of far greater consequence for the climate than the 2016 presidential race.
Get Ready to Be Forked
The leading advocate for U.S. restaurant workers is releasing a new book that aims to redefine success in the deeply unequal restaurant business.
How Will the Candidates Tax the Rich?
Bernie and Hillary have each laid out detailed plans to reduce inequality through reforming the tax code. Here’s where they stand.
Is President Obama Finally Abandoning His All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy?
As Nevada short-circuits its solar boom, the White House gets more committed to renewable energy.
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
