Economic Justice

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Trump’s High Gas Prices Are No Accident

While the costs mount for regular people, the Trump administration's allies in the fossil fuel industry stand to profit handsomely.

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The Case for Blaming Billionaires

Criticizing the billionaire class may lack nuance, but the ultrawealthy are robbing us of our voice and vote, trashing our environment and blocking...

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When We Disinvest in People, We All Pay the Price

The fiscal year 2027 budget proposal from President Trump is a shocking departure from values most Americans hold.

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The Average Taxpayer Shelled Out Over $4,000 for War and Weapons Last Year

Americans want a government that supports them when times are tough—not one that shakes us down for endless wars.

Reports, Resources

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

Wars don't just cost taxpayers at the pump. Here's what the average taxpayer spent for different priorities in 2025.

Reports

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

Wars don't just cost taxpayers at the pump. Here's what the average taxpayer spent for different priorities in 2025.

Trump’s Budget Policies Make the Poor Poorer to Pay for War and Help the Rich

The theme of this administration's budget priorities: taking from the poor to enrich the wealthy and inflict violence at home and abroad.

America’s 20 Largest Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis

Low wages are a key driver of the affordability crisis. These 20 firms pay poverty wages while enriching CEOs.

Restoring the Land: The Movement to Address the Theft of Tribal Territory

The United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, also owes its fortune to a great crime—the theft of land...

The Public Postal Service and Rural America

USPS delivers countless benefits to rural communities — benefits that would be at risk if for-profit corporations take over this public service.

The G20 at a Crossroads

An independent assessment of the G20’s impact — and lessons for an equitable economic future.

2025 Rural Policy Action Report: A Roadmap for Rural Progress

A positive agenda to improve rural people’s lives and deliver lower costs, higher wages, and freedom.

Executive Excess 2025

CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared at the 100 largest low-wage corporations.

Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our second annual Wallace Symposium.

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Economic Justice