Policy

Tips for fighting inequality from a top Oxfam campaigner.

New Zealand, by most yardsticks, used to rival equal nations like Denmark. But New Zealand’s incomes have become much more unequal — and its problems much more pressing. Steeply progressive taxes could reverse that dynamic.

In 1776, unlike today, we actually had a sizeable number of rich people who challenged the notion that the rich have a natural right to rule.

In one bold fell swoop, we could counteract the chronic regressivity of America’s state tax systems.

Shouldn’t the returns from at least part of our national wealth go to all citizens and not just the already rich?

If you can get past the fuzzy math, the new Trump budget means certain pain for most families — and big tax cuts for our wealthiest few.

Alperovitz challenges us to think past today’s daily scandals to consider exactly what kind of society we want to live in.

The Great Recession, a new study shows, has driven the sharpest decline in reported happiness since researchers started collecting consistent data.

With national policy likely to compound the income and wealth gap in the coming years, states and localities are fighting back.  Across the country, local jurisdictions aren’t waiting for federal...