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
Foundation Payout Mandate Would Raise $8.7 Billion in Revenue Over 3 Years
The mandate would also have both a positive fiscal impact and give a $200 billion boost to active charities.
A Senator Against CEOs Making Over 50 Times What Workers Make Now Has a Gavel
And that senator is using his gavel to boost a bill that ups taxes on firms that pay executives outrageously more than their workers.
We All Need Transit — Whether We Ride It or Not
Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.
COVID Relief: The Biggest Health Care Expansion in a Decade
The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.
Taking on a Billionaire Landlord in the Twin Cities
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
No, The Rich Are Not Paying Their Fair Share
The share of the nation’s wealth pie owned by the richest 0.01 percent has quadrupled over the last 70 years.
How the CEO-Worker Pay Gap Deepens Income and Wealth Inequality
While working families are suffering under the pandemic, corporate boards have bent the rules to protect massive CEO paychecks.
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Did America’s Greediest Corporation Just Become Greedier?
Recently added to the Walmart governing board: still another expert in enriching top execs at worker and taxpayer expense.
The Simple Rules of Wealth Inequality
The rich won’t be paying their fair share of taxes as long as our tax system speeds wealth’s concentration.