Restaurant Workers Deserve a Livable Wage, Too
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t gone up in over 30 years. Workers in several states are taking on the industry to change that.
Income Distribution
Who Are the Actual ‘Sober Realists’ in the Inequality Debate?
Bold measures are pragmatic at a time when advanced economies are seeing income and wealth concentration levels near historic highs.
Billionaire Wealth Is Soaring. We Need Progressive Taxation Now.
There are now 813 billionaires with $5.7 trillion in wealth, making the ten-figure club even more powerful economically and politically. We need a progressive taxation system to reverse inequality.
Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop
Excessive wealth concentration is corroding our lives, society, and democracy. It's time to change public policy to tackle it.