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
Red States Cut Worker Pay By $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
‘Slowbalization’: Is the Slowing Global Economy a Boon or Bane?
Some economists worry the world has passed “peak globalization.” But that could be good for the planet.
Mass Shootings, Economic Inequality, and a Racist President
Three mass shootings in one week, homelessness abound, and a liar who hurls racist rhetoric from the White House stoop. America needs a course correction.
How States Can Better Care for Direct Care Workers
A new report offers recommendations for state policymakers looking to strengthen the backbone of the care economy — the direct care workers themselves.
Out of Ottawa, Some Deflating New Stats on Life in the World’s Richest Nation
An innovative binational analysis details how plutocracy is squeezing low and middle income Americans.
Global Labor Movement Loses a Champion
Former AFL-CIO international affairs director Barbara Shailor fought for the rights of working people around the world.
The Bipartisan $738 Billion Military Budget Deal
America needs to cut military spending and reinvest that money into good jobs, clean energy, health care, and education access for all.
For True Climate Justice, Abolish ICE and CBP
Lawmakers say frontline communities should be at the heart of the Green New Deal. They must include current and future undocumented immigrants.
5 Ways the Economy Is Stacked Against Millennials
Millennials suffer stagnant wages and high expenses in an economy not designed for them — but there’s hope.
The Escalating Trade War and the Renewed Nuclear Arms Race Overshadow Ending the War in Afghanistan
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Reports
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
