Policy

Private pensions no longer narrow our income gaps. Taxing the rich to boost Social Security could.

This report examines the growing wealth of billionaires and other ultra-high net worth individuals in Massachusetts — where voters will have the chance to levy a 4 percent surtax on those making more than $1 million a year this November.

Watch this stunning time lapse illustration of the rise of donor-advised funds (DAFs) as the largest recipients of charitable gifts.

And many of us, like my son, need home care today. Our leaders should close the Medicaid coverage gap and bolster funds for home and community-based services. What will it take for Congress to act?

Federal Reserve leaders should be representative of the country’s population. If they don't understand us, they can't represent us.

President Biden has the power to crack down on executive excess by imposing new CEO pay and buyback restrictions on federal contractors.

Politicians who cry that they’re “pro-life” are voting against feeding babies. Others look away while monopolies undercut food safety.

As U.S. billionaires got richer and their wealth defense tactics proliferated, audit rates sharply declined. Funding the IRS' wealth squad would help ensure the nation's richest pay their fair share of taxes.

The case for taxing the rich gets an unexpected boost.