Leveraging Public Funding to Strengthen Worker Protections
A successful union drive at a bus manufacturing company demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.
Racial Equality
The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.
California Moves to Ban Forced Prison Labor — But There’s Still More to Do
Sixteen states still allow the incarcerated to be forced into labor for a pittance, a historical extension of slavery that must be eradicated.
The Racial Wealth Gap is Persistent – and Growing
The racial wealth gap continues to deepen in large part due to the cumulative impact of the country’s racial history.
Southern Autoworkers’ Union Drives Can Help Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline
On the heels of a UAW victory in Tennessee, Mercedes-Benz workers are about to vote on unionization in Alabama.
Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop
Excessive wealth concentration is corroding our lives, society, and democracy. It's time to change public policy to tackle it.
The Richest 1 Percent Own a Greater Share of the Stock Market Than Ever Before
Baby bonds are one effective strategy for addressing the fact that only 1 percent of stock market wealth is owned by the bottom half of households.
How Redlining’s Legacies Demand New Policy Action
Redlining has inscribed unjust boundaries in our cities and worsened inequality. It's time for bold policy solutions.
In the World’s Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be a Human Right and a Community Builder
The focus on zoning, commerce, and profit-maximization does a disservice to the rich sense of community affordable housing can create.