After Boosting Low-Income Voter Turnout, Poor People’s Campaign Mobilizes for Covid Relief
People did not turn out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic to vote for a return to normal. They want policy change based on a moral agenda.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
14 Successful Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
On November 3, voters in many states and cities approved a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing the minimum wage and tenant protections.
One Key Overlooked Reason We Need the 2017 Trump Tax Act Axed — ASAP
The longer the law remains on the books, the tighter the squeeze on funding for state and local public services.
The 2020 Election as a Triumph for Democracy? Hold the Hosannas
Higher voter turnouts mask the reality of the ‘affluent authoritarianism’ that now governs America.
San Franciscans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rein in Overpaid CEOs
A ballot measure to increase taxes on corporations with extreme gaps between CEO and median worker pay sailed through on a 65-35 margin.
California Dreamin’ . . . for Much More Equal Days
Mommas and papas everywhere ought to be watching closely to see how Californians vote on two key initiatives this Election Day.
Unleashing the Power of Poor Voters in a Black Milwaukee Neighborhood
A new film follows community organizers facing multiple challenges to voter mobilization, including skepticism about whether elites have rigged our political system.
Out of the UK, a Bold Pay Prescription for a Post-Trump America
Two British think tanks are calling for a cap on the compensation that goes to corporate chiefs.
The Trump Tax Reform Helped the Billionaire Class — Not the Working Class
The Republican tax law boosted the fortunes of America’s wealthiest while increasing insecurity for U.S. manufacturing workers.
The Biden Tax Plan: The More Progressives Look, the More Progressives Like
This package of serious tax-the-rich proposals will have no easy road through Congress.