States Not Shy About Taxes
A look at the growing movement for tax fairness at the state level and the states leading the way.
Articles
An Inequality Double-Whammy
From new research on the Great Recession, still more evidence that maldistributions of income and wealth really matter
Must Read: Too Big
A new Public Citizen report provides a blueprint for reining in the Wall Street banks that are too big to fail, too big to jail, and too big to manage.
Unequal States of America
A new report provides an unprecedented peek at income inequality at the city and county level. Look up your area!
Restaurant Workers Deserve $15, Too
After getting iced out of a $15 minimum wage deal in the nation's capital, restaurant employees and other tipped workers are continuing the fight for one fair wage.
The Koch Brothers Cue the Music
A slick new ad campaign from America’s most notorious billionaires is tugging at our heartstrings — and distorting the debate over inequality. The good news? We have a new antidote.
Social Inequality: Seldom Only Social
We need to keep in mind the tangible and ever-present economic consequences of membership in a disfavored minority. This week has brought us two reminders about how culture and cultural...
Putting Class Back in Class Warfare
A discussion on the creative resistance of John Sellers, co-founder of Other 98%. You have probably seen the work of the Other 98%, but you may not have known who...
Must Read: Chain of Title
David Dayen's insightful new book dives into the aftermath of the mortgage meltdown with page-turning real life stories of the activists that fought back. If you liked Michael Lewis’ The Big Short,...
Shareholders as Super Heroes?
Let’s stop waiting for corporate insiders to fix our growing executive pay mess.