How Corruption Drives Inequality
To build the political will to end impunity, we need to do more to expose the problem and give voice to those most acutely affected.
Research & Commentary
From academics to activists, thoughtful people worldwide are focusing their attention on economic inequality as never before.
Paying Tipped Workers Better Wouldn’t Lead to Fewer Restaurant Jobs
New research bolsters campaigns to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers in Washington, DC, New York, and elsewhere.
The Unfinished Business of CEO Pay Reform in the UK
The head of the London-based High Pay Centre explains why more action is needed to fix the country’s broken executive compensation system.
Instead of Worrying About Budgets and Deficits, Ask About Impact
Policymakers must learn that the deficit is not an excuse to ignore inequality.
Global Support for Binding Rules On Corporate Supply Chains
About 94 percent of workers producing goods and providing services for the largest multinationals are not directly employed by these global firms.
Inequality Means More Uncertainty During the Giving Season
Studies show wealth concentration has an impact on generosity. Charities, nonprofits, and the people they help may be paying the price.
Gentrification Can’t Be the Theme of Rust Belt City Recovery
In Buffalo, organizers are fighting for development without displacement, parcel by parcel.
Teaching About Economic Inequality Is Political, but Not the Way You Think
A new study finds that teachers' civic engagement — not their ideology — drives conversations on inequality in public school classrooms.
A Movement for the Toughest Among Us
Mashyla Buckmaster wasn't homeless because she was lazy, but because America will let a pregnant woman go without a home in the dead of winter.
Increasing Access or Concentrating Wealth?
Technology has the potential to be a wonderful leveling force in our ridiculously unequal world. Software developers can help ensure that technology makes good on that promise.