REPORT: Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy
The growing concentration of wealth and power is distorting philanthropy and imperiling our democratic institutions.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
SCOTUS’ Birth Control Decision Favors Medicare for All
Access to essential medications should not be subject to the whims of our employers.
USPS Needs Financial Aid to Continue Providing Essential Services
Despite a boom in package deliveries, the Postal Service is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs.
Will the Biden-Sanders Economic Task Force Report Rattle the Rich?
Wish-lists of progressive public policies never change the world. But they sometimes do excite the people who can.
Fair Tax Solutions for Cities Facing Covid-19 Budget Crises
Local policymakers are facing pressure to make painful spending cuts. Instead, they should raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
Shrink Wall Street to Guarantee Good Jobs
A new House proposal would ensure that all Americans in hard-hit areas could have a job. A tax on Wall Street windfalls would pay for it.
Social Distancing for Mega-Million Fun and Profit
Stocks are soaring, auctioneers are hammering, and the awesomely affluent are feeling no pain.
Still More Reasons to Defund Our CEOs
Their relentless rush to hit the pay jackpot is fueling the calamities that confront us.
Postal Workers Deliver a Message to Capitol Hill: Save the USPS
Two million Americans petitioned Capitol Hill to show their support for the survival of our public Postal Service.