Essential Workers Deserve $15 An Hour
We care for your parents, children, and homes. We should make enough to care for our own, too.
Wealth Concentration
A New National Model for Preschool and Child Care in the U.S.
Portland, Oregon is showing the rest of the nation that universal child care is possible — if we tax the rich.
If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second-highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
Time for the Warren-Jayapal Wealth Tax
Billionaires have reaped tremendous gains during the pandemic. A wealth tax will slow the build-up of democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power.
Financial Policy’s Hidden Role in Economic Inequality — and How to Fix It
A new book calls for the establishment of 'Equality Banks' and other monetary and regulatory changes to narrow our economic divide.
The Decades-Long Struggle Over Big Corporations and Poverty Wages
Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize labor costs at Fortune 500 corporations.
Financial Reserves and the Racial Wealth Gap
Black and Latino households have less to fall back on when the times get tough.
Nomadland: The Impact of Gender-Bias in Wages
Go and watch the movie. And then go and read the book for yourself.
Caregivers Need Care Too
A new documentary exposes the need for a federal lifeline for child care providers and working mothers.