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
Hidden Feelings
GW asked why do they hate us. Obama asks how do we improve our security.
How About We Call It Quits On Empire?
In the end, some empires are defeated militarily, while others just sort of whimper away in decay.
Let’s Chuck the Bottle
Chances are that your city’s tap water, which is inspected several times daily, is at least as pure (and often more so) than the pricey stuff.
2010: Lets Get America Working Again
This year, we need to recognize that the government, not the private sector, is the best tool for job creation.
U.S. Government and Business Leaders on Financial Transactions Taxes
Selected quotes reflecting a range of views on the issue from U.S. officials and business leaders.
My Cat is No Fat Cat
My cat is on the pudgy side, but she is nothing like our titans of finance. Let’s stop maligning our feline friends by comparing them to greedy, evil Wall Street execs.
Iran Sanctions are Counterproductive
Gasoline sanctions strengthen hardliners’ arguments and undercut moderates’ calls for reform.
Health-Care Reform Won’t Cure this Sick System
Fewer than half of U.S. workers get paid sick days.
Mind-Reading Technology Threatens Our Liberties
Exposing the human brain to these devices creates physical and political risks.
Fat Cat
A nine-figure income may seem like a lot, but I’ll take nine lives.
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
