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
To Protect Our Children, Let’s Tax Our Rich
A century-old political lesson from the first grand champion of America’s kids.
The Trouble With Taiwan
Wherever one stands on the independence vs. accommodation spectrum in Taiwan, everyone should agree that a U.S.-China war is in nobody’s interest.
Private Jets Are Dirty Luxuries for the Ultra Rich. Let’s Tax Them.
The private jet industry is destroying the climate and intensifying inequality. Rather than providing subsidies, we should tax the hell out of it.
The Ultra-Wealthy Have a Private Jet Problem
This expensive, carbon-intensive form of travel is bad for both the earth and the taxpayers who subsidize it for the ultra-rich.
Right-Wing Judicial Activist Using Schwab Charity DAF to Move Funds
Secretive funding from ultra-wealthy donors has shaped the courts and public policy. Here’s how one donor-advised fund has facilitated that.
The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined
World military spending reached a new record high of $2.4 trillion in 2022, with the United States spending the most by far.
Can Auto Industry Execs Give Us a Climate-Safe Planet?
Not if they keep chasing after jaw-dropping personal fortunes.
High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up Our Planet
New research from the Institute for Policy Studies and Patriotic Millionaires reveals 10 stunning facts about the high-flying private jet industry.
Report: High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.
‘I Don’t Mind the Work’: An IPS Tribute to Harry Belafonte
IPS experts remember their time with the legendary activist, entertainer, and IPS board member.
Reports
REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023
Report: High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet
Report: “Extreme Wealth: The growing number of people with extreme wealth and what an annual wealth tax could raise”
REPORT: Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy
Report: Gilded Giving 2022
The Other Side of the Storm
Bay State Billionaires
Executive Excess 2022
Report: Taxing the World’s Richest Would Raise $2.52 Trillion a Year
REPORT: Silver Spoon Oligarchs
Executive Excess 2021
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
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
