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
Harry Belafonte — and Library Named for Him — Embody a Dual Commitment to Arts and Organizing
Belafonte’s own version of a triple legacy — music, writing, and social justice — is still on the rise.
We Worked on Tax Reform Under Reagan. Trump’s Is Much Worse.
Reagan actually raised taxes on corporations.
If Trump Wanted to Help the Middle Class, He’d Focus on Employment Taxes
If President Trump has such concern for middle income Americans, why is he so focused on the one area — federal income taxes — where they’re not getting absolutely clobbered?
Mass Incarceration is a Women’s Issue, Too
The United States is one of the top incarcerators of women in the world, which breaks up families and endangers children.
Activist Groups Work on Inspiring Alternatives to the GOP Tax Plan
Rep. Jayapal of Seattle is among the leading Progessive Democrats working to educate constituents about a fast-moving Republican tax plan.
How To Stop Corporations from Blackmailing Congress
Local institutions should start leveraging their economic clout on behalf of the low- and moderate-income communities that surround them.
Jane Fonda Takes on ‘the Other NRA’
The actress and lifelong activist joins restaurant workers in the fight to end sub-minimum tipped wage.
10 Trumped Up Halloween Terrors
A look at the real-life horrors our government is peddling this year — and a look at the movements rising up to stop them.
This Year’s Real Halloween Horror
The family that has made billions off trick-or-treat candy has gone generations without paying any appreciable tax on its enormous fortune.
If You Want to Collect Social Security, Trump’s Tax Plan Is an Outrage
You probably pay about four times more of your income to Social Security than millionaires, who want to cut their taxes and your benefits.