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
White Recession, Black Depression
Nearly 30% of Blacks have zero net worth. We should remember racial inequality is most pronounced during economic hard times.
Executive Pay and the Stimulus Bill
This memo summarizes the key provisions in the stimulus legislation to restrict compensation for executives of bailed-out companies.
Pay-Cap Populism
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.
The CEO Pay Debate: Myths v Facts
This fact sheet sums up and dissects the major arguments against public policy action on CEO pay.
Policy Handcuffs in the Financial Crisis
A new report finds that bans on capital controls are outdated and a hindrance to developing nations.
IPS on the CEO Pay Caps
We applaud efforts to cap bailout pay, but are concerned about reports of weak Treasury rules.
Executive Pay and the Bailout
An analysis of new proposals for change.
The Audacity of CEO Greed
We need to get that money back, and then rein in runaway CEO pay across corporate America.
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond
Mandate for Change offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming Obama administration on every major domestic and international topic, written specifically for the book by leading thinkers and activists in the field.
Unleash the Arts: 1 percent of the Stimulus Package
What will be the fate of the arts during this recession? The Institute for Policy Studies recently launched a petition calling for 1 percent of the stimulus package to be spent on the arts.
Reports
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
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
