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
CEO Pay and the Great Recession
At a time when we’re experiencing the worst economic crisis in the past 80 years, CEOs who slash jobs should have to tighten their own belts.
Executive Excess 2010: CEO Pay and the Great Recession
The 17th annual executive compensation survey looks at how CEOs laid off thousands while raking in millions.
CEOs Who Cut the Most Jobs Earn More than Peers
The 17th annual Executive Excess report shows that CEOs are squeezing workers to boost short-term profits and their own paychecks.
Killing Jobs is Bad for Business
With so many workers losing their jobs, people are buying less and paying less in taxes.
The Stakes Are High for Latino Workers This Labor Day
We need leaders who will support working communities and economic justice for all.
Happy Birthday, Social Security
For millions of Americans, it’s the line of demarcation between sustainability and abject poverty.
Climate Currency
When it comes to climate change, altruism and self-interest go hand in hand.
Much Ado about Non-News Stories
From the first lady’s Spanish foray to the flight attendant who went postal, the media indulged in an annual ritual this August.
See Newt Run
The corrupt former House speaker would make an easily defeated GOP presidential nominee.
Icarus Inc.
Taxpayer-funded bailouts having been secured, the sky was the limit again for CEO compensation.