Wealth Concentration

Too many lawmakers are happy to dole out subsidies for the rich and corporations while resisting pay increases for educators.

Barre Seid’s record-breaking $1.6 billion donation to the Marble Freedom Trust boosts right-wing advocacy efforts. This kind of dark money giving allows multi-millionaires to buy influence and set the public agenda — avoiding taxes in the process.

Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.

Inequality.org staff share their media suggestions for a holiday that honors the working class.

Domestic workers make all other work possible – yet have been excluded from crucial federal labor protections for over 80 years. In a historic first, Congress held a hearing on policy that would finally change that.

Cities and states are experimenting with trust fund accounts to narrow the racial wealth divide.

An Institute for Policy Studies analysis of the progressive tax proposed by incoming Colombian President Gustavo Petro would impact a small percentage of the nation's wealthiest while raising millions to address widening inequality.

Rising like monsters from the deep, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have finally caught up with foundations as the wealthy donor’s charitable warehousing vehicle of choice — and are poised to eclipse them.

Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race.