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
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets – 2020
Note: You can find versions of the fact sheets below, updated with data from 2023, here. Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other leaders launched a Poor People’s Campaign to tackle the pervasive problems of systemic racism, poverty, and...
Why Do Cars Kill More People in Unequal Nations?
The dynamics of inequality have left our highways and byways more dangerous.
To Reduce Inequality in the Election Process, All States Should Allow Voting At Home
Letting people fill out ballots at their kitchen table and pop them in the mail reduces economic barriers to participation for low-income Americans.
Student Debt Relief Is Good Politics — and Good Policy
Investing in student debt relief would have a democratizing effect for young people and median earners, while also boosting the economy.
The US Would Be Better off With Fewer Billionaires
If we want to expand the middle class, lift up workers and protect the environment, we need to protect our democracy from extreme billionaire influence.
What Billionaires Really Love About Hard Work: Talking About It.
Billionaire and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is just the latest deep pocket to laud how much he personally labors.
Trump Breaks Promise on Medicare, Other Safety Net Programs
Trump promised to keep his hands off of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security—while also trying to cut them to pieces.
A Silicon Valley Life Lesson: Money that ‘Clumps’ Crushes
A new civic group report is calling living conditions ‘harsh’ in California’s high-tech hotspot.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Cuts Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Increases Foreign Military Aid
The president’s 2021 budget aims to cut funding for an already struggling State Department by $1.5 billion, and slash humanitarian aid by nearly 40 percent.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Keeps Ignoring the Climate Crisis
A reframing of our national priorities is overdue—it’s well past time to put people and planet over the Pentagon.