House Tax Proposal Falls Short of Making Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
The Ways and Means Committee plan would make a down payment on much-needed public investments but doesn't go far enough to address wealth inequality.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Look! Up in the Sky! Another Colossal Waste of Our Society’s Talents and Skills!
Our richest can now fly halfway round the world with their circadian rhythms totally intact.
Four CEO Pay-Related Taxes in Play on Capitol Hill
Revenue options that would also curb runaway executive pay have strong appeal across the political spectrum.
Who’s Raking Off All Your Awful Office Meetings?
Getting a grip on Corporate America’s structural greed.
The Labor Day Dreams of Black Workers
Leading Black labor organizers and policy advocates share their visions for advancing racial equity in the Covid recovery — and beyond.
10 Charts on the State of U.S. Workers on the 2nd Pandemic Labor Day
While workers are continuing to struggle under Covid, corporate lobbyists are converging on Capitol Hill to block proposed pro-labor reforms.
Our ‘Trillion-Dollar Seven’: Can We Summon the Courage to Tax Them?
The billions our billionaires are grabbing currently face a next-to-nothing tax rate.
Advocates Call on Congress to #SealTheDeal for Care, Climate, and Justice
The next few months will be crucial to securing the big, bold policy wins needed to build a more equitable, sustainable country for all.
America’s Merchants of Death Then — and Now
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
Warehousing Wealth in Donor-Advised Funds
New analysis finds more than one billion dollars in Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) Grants went to other commercial DAFs in 2019.