Ike Wanted to Spread Wealth, Too
The wealthy of the Eisenhower years paid a hefty share of their income in taxes.
The Massive Wealth Redistribution that Doesn’t Bother John McCain
Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
White Privilege and the Concentration of Wealth
A Memo to the Next President: Think Globally
The next U.S. administration needs to make the alleviation of global poverty a top priority.
IPS Mandate for Change Election Series: The Economics of Inequality
This election season, please join the Institute for Policy Studies in our series of provocative brown-bag luncheon discussions of the various issues in the platforms of the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Independent presidential candidates. IPS and Chester Hartman have a new book coming out at the culmination of this brown-bag series, Mandate for Change, which will put forth what we feel are the best and most creative policy solutions for these and other pressing local, national and international issues.
Barbara Ehrenreich, IPS Senior Scholar and New York Times Bestselling Author
Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic Policy Research
Jared Bernstein, Director, Economic Policy Institute Living Standards Program
Moderator: Chuck Collins, Director, Inequality and the Common Good project, IPS
Please RSVP to Adwoa Masozi at adwoa@ips-dc.org.
The Bailout and ‘Greedy’ CEOs
Congress should use the proposed bailout legislation for much-needed reform.
A Problem of Riches
Why concentrated wealth and the growing gap between the rich and the rest of us are not only bad for our economy but threaten democracy itself.
Workers Need Added Clout to Close the Pay Gap with CEOs
Eroding government regulation and vanishing unions have undermined the values we’re supposed to celebrate every Labor Day.
Don’t Let Corporations Off the Tax Hook
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize corporate tax dodgers or bloated CEO salaries.
Politicians Talk Tough About Obscene Executive Pay, But Where Are the Fixes?
Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short.
The Waste-Pickers of Delhi
The original Delhi recyclers have turned garbage into cash for decades. Now, a carbon-credit-generating incinerator may put them out of business.
High Flyers
How private jet travel is straining the system, warming the planet, and costing you money.
How You Can Help Build a More Just and Sustainable World Economy
Workers, consumers, and investors have the power to make a greener, more just planet.
The Rich and the Rest of Us
In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.
Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.