10 Ways a Moral Budget Would Save the United States Money
Our country would be much stronger if we stopped handing out tax cuts for the rich and welfare for big corporations and instead prioritized the needs of the poor and the planet.
Racial Equality
Celebrating Juneteenth with Bold New Ideas
Closing our racial wealth divide requires bold thinking, but so did ending slavery.
Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Milwaukee’s novel approach to combating racial inequity should inspire other cities.
Debunking Myths About Wealth and Race
It’s not individual behavior that drives the racial wealth divide — it’s a system that many folks pretend doesn’t exist.
U.S. Minimum Wage Would Be $33 If It Had Kept Pace with Wall Street Bonuses
While financial sector workers are enjoying a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise for nearly a decade.
A Revolutionary Idea to Close the Racial Wealth Divide
“Baby bond” accounts for all American kids would bridge the racial wealth gap while providing security to Americans of every color.
Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide
The deep and persistent racial wealth divide will not close without bold, structural reform.
How Wall Street Drives Gender and Race Pay Gaps
The total 2018 Wall Street bonus pool was $27.5 billion — more than 3 times the combined annual earnings of all U.S. full-time minimum wage workers.
Let’s Honor Rosa Parks by Continuing Her Struggle for Transit Equity
Barriers to public transit access make it harder for people, particularly people of color and the poor, to get to jobs and schools.