Inequality and the Common Good

The Program on Inequality and the Common Good focuses on the dangers that growing inequality pose for U.S. democracy, economic health and civic life.

The program runs the following projects: Inequality.org, Too Much, Resilience Circles, Class Action, The Other98%, Wealth for the Common Good, Jamaica Plain Forum, and the Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition.

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The Case for Increasing Taxes on the Wealthy

It is clear that the U.S. needs to reduce government expenditures in a responsible way. But if our lens is entirely focused on the expenditure side of the equation, we're going to miss a huge part of the solution.

IPS expert Chuck Collins discusses an economic and moral rationale for increasing taxes on the wealthy at TEDx.

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Recent Work

Blog
WIN America Coalition Seeks to Pad Pockets with "Tax Holiday"
October 11, 2011 - Tax holiday proponents have delivered losses to American workers. By Sarah Anderson, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Scott Klinger, Sam Pizzigati

Op-Ed
Paying Ransom to Corporate Pirates Won't Create Jobs
October 11, 2011 - Congress should put an end to the piracy that continues to ship U.S. profits abroad for the express purpose of avoiding U.S. federal taxes. By Scott Klinger, published in The Monterey County Herald and Albany Times Union

Op-Ed
Job Destroyers Don't Deserve a Tax Holiday
October 10, 2011 - When thinks tanks from the left and the right agree on something, Congress should pay attention. By Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins, published in The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) and The Holland (MI) Sentinel and The Des Moines (IA) Register

Speech
Occupy DC: My Speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
October 6, 2011 - The chamber helps the "built-to-loot" companies. By Chuck Collins

Blog
When IPS and the Heritage Foundation Agree that Something's a Bad Idea, It Probably Does Stink
October 5, 2011 - A bipartisan Senate bill that would grant corporations a tax holiday is slated to be introduced tomorrow, just days after the progressive and conservative organizations released reports about how these tax giveaways don't spur job growth. By Emily Schwartz Greco

Media Advisory
Think Tanks on the Right and Left Agree: Corporate Tax Holidays Lead to Layoffs, Not Jobs
October 4, 2011 - Left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies and right-leaning Heritage Foundation release the same report findings on the same day: Corporations that claimed tax holidays in 2004 pocketed the cash and downsized workers.

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Buy This Book
- Published April 15, 2012
- 168
- ISBN 1609945921
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It
By Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins' new book provides revealing and powerful information about inequality in all realms of today’s world, including individual wealth and power, corporate wealth and power, media control, political influence, and other areas.
Buy This Book
- Published January 28, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7391-3167-1
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond
By Chester Hartman

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets.

Today, IPS has taken on the same task for the Obama administration. Mandate for Change is aimed at strengthening the new administration at a time when the need for progressive policies — and appointing progressive people to lead such efforts—is most urgent.
Buy This Book
- Published December 15, 2008
The Economic Meltdown Funnies
By Chuck Collins and Nick Thorkelson

The “Economic Meltdown Funnies” are a co-production of Jobs with Justice and the Institute for Policy Studies' Program on Inequality and the Common Good. Authors Chuck Collins and Nick Thorkelson provide a humorous, easy-to-follow guide to the many factors that led to the current financial crisis.

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August 8, 2012

The Star-Ledger features blog “Mr. President, the Elephant in the Room Is Not a Republican”
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August 8, 2012

The Jackson County (IN) Banner features article “Grabbing Bigger Slices of Pie”
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August 7, 2012

The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) features article “Grabbing Bigger Slices of Pie”
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August 2, 2012

The (Los Angeles, CA) Bell Gardens Sun features article “Marching Toward Greater Inequality”
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July 31, 2012

The Ames (IA) Tribune features article “Marching Toward Greater Inequality”
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July 18, 2012

The (Alliance, OH) Review features article “Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner”
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July 17, 2012

Truthout features article “Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner”
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July 4, 2012

AlterNet features article “The Tea Party Shtick”
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June 26, 2012

World Finance
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Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute of Policy Studies and Chair of the Working Group on Extreme Inequality says, “Further deferrals of taxes on income of foreign subsidiaries will cost the US an estimated $199bn from 2011 through 2015, in a time when austerity measures are only set to increase. Apple is ethically rotten.”
June 25, 2012

The Liberty (TX) Vindicator features article “The Tea Party Shtick”
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The following are all projects of Inequality and the Common Good:

Inequality.org

This new inequality.org site aims to be your portal into all things online related to the income and wealth gaps that so divide us, in the United States and throughout the world. Visit www.Inequality.org

Too Much

Each and every week, Too Much explores excess and inequality, in the United States and throughout the world. We cover a wide swatch of territory, everything from the latest executive pay outrage to the most current research insights on how staggering income and wealth divides are impacting our health and our happiness. Visit www.TooMuchOnline.org

Common Security Clubs

These are uncertain times. The Great Recession has reminded us of our vulnerabilities: debt, foreclosure, unemployment, job insecurity, evaporating savings, and rising costs. Common Security Clubs are a safe place where neighbors come together to increase their personal security in a rapidly changing world. Visit www.CommonSecurityClub.org

Class Action and www.classism.org

Class Action is a project based at the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. We provide a dynamic framework and analysis, as well as safe space, for people from across the class spectrum to explore class and to identify and begin to dismantle classism. We accomplish this through trainings, workshops, organizational consulting, resources, public awareness, and our blog, Classism Exposed. Visit www.Classism.org

The Other 98%

The Other 98% is a grassroots network of concerned citizens fed up with the status quo in Washington. We seek practical solutions to the many challenges facing America. We stand against the bankers, CEOs and lobbyists who have hijacked our democracy to serve themselves at the expense of everyone else. Visit www.Other98.com

Wealth for the Common Good

Wealth for the Common Good is a network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. Our membership includes entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, engineers and elected officials of all backgrounds, political stripes and from all over the country. Visit www.WealthForCommonGood.org

Jamaica Plain Forum

Jamaica Plain Forum is a free, public series of discussions, lectures, workshops, films, and events addressing current topics of interest to the Jamaica Plain community, a neighborhood in Boston where our IPS New England office is based. Visit www.JamaicaPlainForum.org

Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition

The Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition (JPNET) brings together neighbors to address the ongoing challenges of a hurting economy, climate change, and the rising costs of healthcare, food, and energy, and prepare for a transition to a new economy. We are part of Transition U.S. Visit www.jptransition.org

Inequality and the Common Good

The Case for Increasing Taxes on the Wealthy

Recent Work

The Star-Ledger features blog “Mr. President, the Elephant in the Room Is Not a Republican”

The Jackson County (IN) Banner features article “Grabbing Bigger Slices of Pie”

The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) features article “Grabbing Bigger Slices of Pie”

The (Los Angeles, CA) Bell Gardens Sun features article “Marching Toward Greater Inequality”

The Ames (IA) Tribune features article “Marching Toward Greater Inequality”

The (Alliance, OH) Review features article “Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner”

Truthout features article “Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner”

AlterNet features article “The Tea Party Shtick”

World Finance

The Liberty (TX) Vindicator features article “The Tea Party Shtick”

Project Staff

Associate Fellows