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

Gilded Giving 2018: Top-Heavy Philanthropy and Its Risks to the Independent Sector
Growing inequity in charitable giving continues to hold risks not only for nonprofits but for the entire nation.

Report: Gilded Giving 2018
Top-Heavy Philanthropy and Its Risks to the Independent Sector

Corporations Should Share the Wealth Before Buying Back Stock
Senator Sanders has introduced a bill that would ban Walmart and other big corporations from repurchasing their stock unless they narrow the gaps between CEO and worker pay.

Some Leveraging Inspiration from Old Archimedes
If that ancient Greek could move the world, we can certainly move Walmart.
Help Spread the Word: #AgriculturalCooperatives
Thank you for helping us spread the word about our report: Agricultural Cooperatives

What We Took Away From the 2018 Midterm Elections
Spending records, voter suppression, and high youth turnout mark the most expensive midterm elections of all time.

The House Has Gone Democratic. Can It Now Go Bold?
Vague rhetoric about ‘access to health care’ and ‘good jobs’ won’t challenge the plutocracy that keeps our lives brutal. These proposals could.

Baltimore Voters Stand Up to Water Privatization
In a rare instance of progressive preemption, the city’s voters told private water corporations to leave them alone.

Report: Agricultural Cooperatives
Opportunities and Challenges for African American Women in the South

2018 Midterm Elections: A Ballot Initiative Breakdown
Voters in several states passed measures to protect and expand the rights of people across the country.
Reports

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

Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide

Report: Agricultural Cooperatives
