Report: Taxing the World’s Richest Would Raise US $2.52 Trillion a Year
A new joint report from Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires details what can be funded by simply taxing the rich.
Wealth Concentration
Student Debt Cancellation Is a Racial Justice Issue
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We.
King’s “Testament of Hope” sounds as relevant today as the day it was published.
Worshiping Markets, Genuflecting to Grand Fortune
Today’s ‘utopians’ have reserved heaven on Earth for the richest among us.
Rev. Barber: ‘Our Deadline is Victory’
The Poor People’s Campaign and progressive members of Congress vow to continue the fight for the Build Back Better Act.
The Year in Inequality in 10 Charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
Against Plutocrats, Platitudes — About Democracy — Will Always Be Pitiful
The Biden administration’s democracy initiative is missing the all-important inequality connection.
Amazon Can’t Bust Unions Forever
Even when it’s raking in record profits, the company is trying to keep workers from earning their fair share. This time, it may not work.
A Strong Economic Case for Federal Investment in Universal Preschool
Congress cannot waste another fifty years before investing in our children, our families and our future.