Predistribute the Wealth
The market has stopped working for working people.
A More Perfect Union
Our elites have lost that selfless spirit.
What Immigration Reform Means for Women
Your guide to how the U.S. immigration system affects women differently from men–and how the Senate bill will change it.
New Guide Explains How and Why America Has Become So Unequal
Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality, a new publication of Inequality.org by Colin Gordon, dives deeply into history, explores current events, and examines the root causes of inequality.
New Guide Explains How and Why America Has Become So Unequal
Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality, a new publication of Inequality.org by Colin Gordon, dives deeply into history, explores current events, and examines the root causes of inequality.
Brazilians’ Demands: From Lower Bus Fares to a Fair Society
With a million people demonstrating in the streets of Brazil, everyone’s scrambling to understand how a 20-cent bus fare hike turned into a social revolt.
A Tax System that Targets Workers
U.S. rates on wealth have fallen while rates on labor income have gone up. That’s unsustainable.
Taxing Work Too Much: Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by Sam Pizzigati and Bob Lord
They pinpoint what’s truly unsustainable about the nation’s tax system.
They Can’t Stop Beethoven, Can They?
For the grasping managers of Corporate America – and the institutions their wealth dominates – no workers deserve dignity, not even the most amazingly accomplished.
The Wealthy’s Free Pass
Our tax code pads the bottom line of the Americans who need help the least.
These Hedges Need Trimming
Are hedge funds a financial service or a racket?
A Primer for Taming Corporate Power
For social change, slow and steady may win the race.
The Art of Inequality
Monumental gifts to museums are coinciding with the erosion of arts programs at the nation’s public schools.
Shouldn’t We Base Our Tax Policy on More than Hunches?
The latest economic evidence supports raising taxes on the richest Americans.
Advancing Genuine Progress
Standard economic growth indicators aren’t yielding enough information, especially when it comes to inequality.