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

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%.

The USA women’s soccer team—now three-time winners of the Women’s World Cup—made headlines this time around not just for their brilliant performance, but also for what their victory brought to light: ...

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 historical legacy of the racial wealth divide when combined with gender inequality makes women of color uniquely economically insecure. The greatest socio-economic disparities for most women 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 ...

Many Americans are still experiencing the sticker shock they first faced two years ago when inflation hit its peak. But if inflation is down now, why are families still feeling the pinch? The answer ...

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 ...

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 ...

The excessively wealthy and greedy corporations have rigged the rules. Our economic system allows a select few to accumulate enormous personal wealth while the rest of us are left to fend for ...

Last year, we wrote about how donor-advised funds, or DAFs, had become the top recipients of charitable giving in the United States. At the time, we were astounded to discover that DAF sponsors made ...