The e-commerce giant is powering ICE’s deportation raids while profiting handsomely from Trump administration contracts.

As world leaders meet behind closed doors, a People’s Summit of global grassroots activists is showcasing solutions for the ...

“All of the wealthy moved away and left only the poor in a socially disastrous state.” When Dr. Emanuel J. Carter talks about redlining, he doesn’t mince words. The Associate Professor in SUNY-ESF‘s ...

Elon Musk’s self-serving deployment of DOGE rattled our democracy, destroyed vital services and livelihoods, and inspired the catchy song “Hostile Government Takeover.” Tesla’s annual shareholder ...

As world leaders meet behind closed doors, a People’s Summit of global grassroots activists is showcasing solutions for the 99%.

At the close of 2024 there were 813 billionaires in the United States with a combined total wealth of $6.72 trillion, according to an analysis of the Forbes wealth data. The total number of ...

The sex-trafficking scandal surrounding the late Jeffrey Epstein already has tarnished the reputations of prominent politicians, businessmen, and the British royal family. Now it’s casting a dark ...

Bob Lord has been an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow since 2013, based with our Program on Inequality and the Common Good. A veteran attorney, based in Phoenix, Bob has brought a special ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, African Americans owned at least 14 million acres of land. By the 21st century, 90 percent of the land had been stolen from them. Now, African Americans only own ...

About three score years ago, on a January Sunday afternoon in 1967, some of us gathered in college dorm basement lounges to watch pro football’s historic first “Super Bowl.” A good bit has changed ...

The following is written testimony prepared for a March 17, 2021 Senate Budget Committee hearing on “The Income and Wealth Inequality Crisis in America.” Thank you, Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member ...

Once upon a time, here in the United States, we taxed the rich. Significantly. Today, by contrast, we’re actively enhancing their fortunes. Including the biggest personal fortune of them all, the ...