If You Take a Charitable Tax Deduction, You Should Actually Give to Charity
Wealthy donors are hoarding money in shady 'charity' accounts in the face of urgent community needs.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Creating Pension Plan Chaos for Teachers, Firefighters, and Cops
Hedge fund billionaires have been feasting off the futures of public employees — and the publics they serve.
Stop Warehousing Wealth in Charity Funds
Billions are being warehoused in donor-advised funds in the face of urgent social needs.
Collective Action Is Key to Keeping Labor Strong
As long as workers band together, they can make concrete improvements in their working conditions.
Our Missing $10 Trillion
Tax cuts from the Bush, Obama, and Trump years have left a massive gap in the public coffers. This hurts everyone.
A Stunning Glance at the Geography of U.S. Income Inequality
New Economic Policy Institute research exposes just how top-heavy many of the places Americans call home have become.
D.C. Labor Battle Turns Into a Civil Rights Fight
As city council attempts to overturn a minimum wage initiative, district residents demand elected officials respect their vote.
How to Level the Playing Field for Workers — Even With Unions Hurting
A federal jobs and income guarantee could protect workers the way unions once did.
A Sweet New Century for America’s Most Privileged
America’s elected leaders haven’t ignored inequality since 2000. They’ve made it spectacularly worse.
Five Powerful Families
We’ve reached the point where a handful of extraordinarily wealthy clans essentially have the power to suffocate our democracy.