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
New Research from the Institute for Policy Studies Shows How the Rich Use Donor-Advised Funds to Warehouse Charitable Wealth
DAFs have been used to transform philanthropy into a taxpayer-subsidized extension of private power and influence for the wealthy.
Wall Street Bonuses Soar by 20 Percent, Nearly 5 Times the Increase in U.S. Average Weekly Earnings
If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $61.75 today.
Progressive Caucus Urges Biden to Use 55 Tools in His Executive Action Toolbox
The recommendations would reduce inequality by setting high-road standards for federal contractors, closing tax loopholes for the rich, canceling student debt, cracking down on price-gougers, and building worker power.
It’s Time to Divest from Systems of Harm and Build an Infrastructure of Care
Advocates need to pressure congress to invest in institutions that care about and prioritize domestic and international wellbeing, while divesting from systems of violence and harm.
Flacks for the Rich Tell One Philanthropy Story, the Numbers Tell Another
Our wealthiest give away only a fraction of what they could easily afford to give.
How Excessive CEO Pay Undermines Enterprise Effectiveness and Efficiency in the 21st Century
Enterprises that tolerate huge pay gaps “succeed” not by empowering employees, but by building and wielding monopoly power.
How to Fix America’s Roundabout, Badly Broken System for Taxing Our Richest
Yes, we could ensure that our richest pay something in the neighborhood of their fair tax share.
How to Hide Wealth
The United States didn’t become a tax haven overnight.
Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens
While other EU countries have been increasing transparency and cracking down on kleptocratic capital, the U.S. is a laggard.
Stopping Traffic to Fund Excluded Workers
New York’s essential workers have been excluded from relief and benefits. The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition is fighting to change that.
Reports
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
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
