Sixty Years Later, We Can Make King’s Dream a Reality
In our new report, “Still A Dream,” we note progress—alongside some humbling findings about how far we have to go.
Wealthy People Working for Justice? Michael Gast’s Map of an Unprecedented Movement
Exploring the burgeoning movement to organize the rich for our common good.
We Still Have a Dream
Sixty years after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, our racial economic divide is vast as ever. But it can still be closed — and quickly.
REPORT: Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality
60 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the racial wealth divide persists.
Sixty Years After MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech, New Report Projects Over 500 Years To Achieve Black Economic Equality
Sixty years without substantially narrowing the Black-white wealth divide is a policy failure. But just as federal policy helped create the racial wealth gap, it can also help close it.
Taxes on the Wealthy Could Fund Reparations—and Create a More Equal America for Everyone
Congress should establish a national commission to examine the legacy of slavery and propose reparations funded by breaking up concentrated wealth in the United States.
From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality
While our federal government backtracks, state and local lawmakers are increasingly taking action to repair racial divides through policies designed to address racial inequality.
The Modern Form of Colonialism: Climate Change
We praise charity efforts to combat climate change in countries like Bangladesh as generous, without critiquing why they are made necessary in the first place.
The Boldest Step to Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations
One state’s “Baby Bonds” program should be a model for the whole country.
Reparations Are Expensive — but Not Repairing the Harm Costs More
The racial wealth divide between Black and White Americans is much bigger — and more stubborn — than many of us realize. The median African-American household has just 6 percent of the wealth of the median White American household, the Institute for Policy Studies...
Solidarity with Ukraine
The Ukraine Solidarity Network believes that the victims of aggression have every right to defend themselves and should receive the support of those who support national self-determination and justice.
Can Corporations Walk the Walk on Racial Justice?
Many companies are tweeting about their commitment to racial equity, but not practicing it in their own staffing.
The Simplest Way to Close the Racial Wealth Gap? Direct Cash Payments
Here’s my proposal: give $20,000 to every American with an enslaved ancestor, every year, for 20 years. We can afford it
Danny Glover Supports Landmark Reparations Fund in Chicago Suburb
The Hollywood actor spoke at an Evanston townhall in support of a new policy to use revenue from marijuana legalization to narrow racial economic gaps.
400 Years After Slavery, No More Band-Aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.