To Save Main Street, Tax Wall Street
Tax evasion by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for our young people.
Enlisting Millennials for the Resistance
The new project Resist365 is taking aim at the inequality-expanding agenda of the new Trump administration — and inspiring a new generation of progressive leadership.
‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Reminds Us Just How Little Racial Progress We’ve Made
The racial wealth divide today has not decreased since James Baldwin died in 1987.
Trump’s Report Card: No ‘A’s, Not Even For Effort
Three weeks into his presidency, Trump is now the fastest president to ever reach majority disapproval. Here’s a look at the early days of the Trump administration, report-card style.
Inequality Was Responsible for the Depth of the Great Recession
The deeply unequal America of 2006 had a greater proportion of low-wealth households than the America of earlier postwar decades — that contrast really mattered.
Who Exactly Is Benefiting from the Rise in Stock Markets? Probably Not You.
When we cheer for the growth in stock prices, what we’re really cheering for is the further swelling of the bank accounts of the already wealthy.
Houston, We Have an Inequality Problem
Houston, Texas has been segregating at a rapid pace. Unfortunately, the twin ills of rising inequality and increased gentrification have become too familiar in urban America.
Why Not Tax Heirs Directly?
Children born to poor parents have little real chance at becoming rich — or even middle class. A federal inheritance tax could help solve this.
The Racial Wealth Gap Persists Through Retirement
100 CEOs have as much saved for retirement as 11 million black families, reflecting a broader problem of institutionalized racism in the U.S.
How a Global Tax on Billionaires Could Help End Extreme Poverty
New paper makes the case that a global tax on concentrated wealth is ethical, politically viable, good for growth, and could solve a lot of the world’s problems.
UK Labour Party Proposes a Maximum Wage Gap
The UK Labor Party has revived an FDR-era aspiration of imposing a maximum wage on the highest earners, among other radical proposals to stem inequality.
Health Care Repeal Is a Stealth Tax Break for Millionaires
If Obama’s health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage.
Even Red State Voters Want Action on Inequality
Donald Trump gripes about skyrocketing CEO pay. Is he ready to do something about it?
Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it’s up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
Lifting Up 2016’s Faces on the Frontlines
Through our weekly feature on Inequality.org, we’ve highlighted inspirational leaders fighting inequality throughout the country.