Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett Are Wealthier Than The Bottom Half of the Country Combined
That’s three people versus about 160 million people.
Jane Fonda Takes on ‘the Other NRA’
The actress and lifelong activist joins restaurant workers in the fight to end sub-minimum tipped wage.
Fed Up with Washington, DC? Look to Washington State.
In the face of gridlock at the federal level, Seattle is leading the way towards a more just economy.
The Seattle Minimum Wage Study Is Utter B.S.
Fortunately for workers, credible research still points to raising the minimum wage as one reliable solution to the scourge of inequality.
The Myths Behind Inequality in Our Country
Imploring people to simply work harder ignores the fact that most jobs don’t pay enough to get ahead.
Local Action Pushes CEO-Worker Pay Gap Reform
With national policy likely to compound the income and wealth gap in the coming years, states and localities are fighting back.
CEOs Now Make 300 Times More Than Their Workers. This City Is Putting a Stop to That.
Abandoned by Congress, Portland is putting an end to its staggering CEO-worker pay ratio.
Four Wall Street Bonus Charts That May Make You Scream
The culture that led to the 2008 financial crisis continues to flourish.
Report: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low Wage Workers
The 2016 bonus pool held enough dollars to lift the pay of all of the country’s more than 3 million servers up to $15 an hour.
Divisions of Labor: The New Struggles of the Working Class
New kinds of work require new ideas — and new ways of organizing.
Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it’s up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
Lifting Up 2016’s Faces on the Frontlines
Through our weekly feature on Inequality.org, we’ve highlighted inspirational leaders fighting inequality throughout the country.
Minimum Wage Increases Won Big in 2016
Here’s how the key inequality-related ballot initiatives we were tracking turned out.
Ballot Initiatives to Watch if You Care About Inequality
On Nov. 8, voters in many states will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.
Maine People’s Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage, Fund Education, and Provide Universal Family Healthcare
An interview with rising progressive star, Ben Chin, Political Director of Maine People’s Alliance.