D.C. Restaurant Reaches $1.5 Million Settlement Amid Tipped Pay Debate
A class-action lawsuit against a D.C. institution underscores the need for one fair wage.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
The Degrowth Movement Challenges the Conventional Wisdom on Economic Health
A coalition of academics and activists are taking on the dogma of growth and calling for a radical reorganization of the economy.
Election Fight Over Immigration is Fraying Sweden’s Social Fabric
While the ruling red-green bloc is running on an anti-inequality agenda, an insurgent anti-immigrant party is drowning out their message with fearmongering.
Executive Excess: How Taxpayers Subsidize Giant Corporate Pay Gaps
More than two-thirds of the top federal contractors and corporate subsidy recipients paid their CEO more than 100 times their median worker pay in 2017.
Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Sky-High CEO Salaries
Billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars, a new Institute for Policy Studies report details, are going to CEOs who pay their workers peanuts. We can change that.
The Arithmetic of the CEO-Worker Pay Divide
Sometimes percentages alone don’t do justice to the injustice of corporate compensation.
Would You Recognize a Plutocracy If You Saw One?
A handy guide for understanding when a democracy ceases to be particularly democratic.
New York Taxi Workers Defeat Uber and Lyft with Landmark Legislation
Ride-hailing companies and their corporate lobby were no match for the commitment of the city's cab driver union.
The Market Made Them Do It
Corporate boards are asking us to blame sky-high CEO pay on the laws of supply and demand.
About Those Low CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios
This year’s historic new CEO-worker pay gap disclosures have revealed a handful of big companies with modest internal pay gaps. Should we be applauding?