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
We All Pay for Wall Street
A recent Government Accountability Office study found that two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005. These same companies reported trillions of dollars in earnings.
Will Illicit Crop Cultivation Decline Amid Rising Food Prices?
Probably not.
Private Jet Passengers Still Go Their Own Way
Private jets strain the air transport system, and they impose costs on taxpayers and other travelers because they don’t pay their fair share.
Seeking a Sign of CEO Excess? Look Up in the Sky
The private-jet perk is – literally and figuratively – a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.
The Mirrors of History
Members of a prominent slave-trading family confront the wounds of the past and present.
High Flyers
How private jet travel is straining the system, warming the planet, and costing you money.
The Future of Mexico’s Oil: Social Action to Stop the Energy Grab
Mexico is in the middle of one the most intense processes of public debate in its modern history.
Border Crossings: Links Between Immigration, Debt and Trade
Debt cancellation, combined with new approaches to trade, investment, and aid, could help many developing countries reduce migration pressures.
A New Inequality in America
Listen to the story from RadioNation with Laura Flanders
How You Can Help Build a More Just and Sustainable World Economy
Workers, consumers, and investors have the power to make a greener, more just planet.
Reports
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
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
