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.
Policy
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.
The ‘Camo Economy’ Hides Military Costs and Exacerbates Inequality
Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin exploit their political connections to maintain a system that generates huge corporate profits and executive pay at taxpayer expense.
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.
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.
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers Share Notes on the Storm
Between Covid-19, the resulting economic depression, and structural racism, Black immigrant domestic workers are at the epicenter of three converging crises.
White Supremacy is the Pre-existing Condition
Eight solutions to ensure economic recovery reduces the racial wealth gap.
Instead of Bailing Out For-Profit Colleges, Congress Should Cancel Student Debt
Lifting student debt burdens would particularly benefit people of color, while giving the economy a major boost.