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

Can Boston Tax Its Way To More Affordable Housing?

Can Boston Tax Its Way To More Affordable Housing?

From speculation to vacancies, taxing high-end condos may be the solution to affordable housing Boston has been looking for.

Trump is Spending $210 Million So Troops Can Hang Out With Border Agents Tear-Gassing Children

Trump is Spending $210 Million So Troops Can Hang Out With Border Agents Tear-Gassing Children

Military veterans are speaking out against the border stunt, calling it a “profound betrayal of our military.”

Be Wary of Billionaire Beneficence

Be Wary of Billionaire Beneficence

Massive donations are great, but they mask a troubling trend.

What Does Inequality Cost the Average American? About $150K

What Does Inequality Cost the Average American? About $150K

Americans pay a steep price for not spreading their wealth around as well as other developed countries.

GM, Jobs, and Corporate America’s Incentive to Exploit

GM, Jobs, and Corporate America’s Incentive to Exploit

Executive pay excess is driving decisions that are turning workers — and their communities — into sacrificial lambs.

No more half-measures — It’s time for ‘Medicare for All’

No more half-measures — It’s time for ‘Medicare for All’

Every other industrialized country has already made the transition and seen both improved health outcomes and reduced costs.

It’s Too Easy for the Ultra-Rich to Pass Down Wealth. Here’s How to Fix That

It’s Too Easy for the Ultra-Rich to Pass Down Wealth. Here’s How to Fix That

Hint: simply increasing the progressive income tax on top earners isn’t enough.

The Carcinogens That Come in Pay Envelopes

The Carcinogens That Come in Pay Envelopes

Cancer-treatment executives are reaping fortunes off deeply misleading marketing strategies.

Accessible Housing Should Be Affordable, Too

Accessible Housing Should Be Affordable, Too

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act 28 years ago, but accessibility is still treated as a luxury rather than a necessity.

Can the Next Congress Chase Down America’s Runaway Wealth?

Can the Next Congress Chase Down America’s Runaway Wealth?

The last Congress ensured that America’s wealth will concentrate ever more rapidly at the very top — unless the next one does something about it.

Black Worker Initiative

Criminalization of Race and Poverty

Program on Inequality and the Common Good

National Priorities Project

Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Reports

Utilities Pay Up

Janet Redman, Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger | July 19, 2016

How ending tax dodging by America's electric utilities can help fund a job-creating, clean energy transition.

Report: Mothers at the Gate

Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, Karen Dolan, Nell Bernstein | May 4, 2016

A movement of family members is developing around the country that aims to challenge both the conditions in which their loved ones are held and the fact of mass incarceration itself.

Executive Excess 2015: Money to Burn

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson | September 2, 2015

This 22nd annual report reveals how CEO pay is accelerating climate change.