Meet the Low-Wage 100
At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared since 2019 while median worker pay has lagged behind U.S. inflation.
10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery.
Don’t Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service
In a rare display of bipartisanship, politicians of both parties are telling the Trump Administration not to sell the public service to for-profit corporations.
100 Days of the Trump Administration Onslaught Against Workers
Trump officials have gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike.
8 Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power
As a war on immigrants and the working class rages in Washington, state governments should use every tool at their disposal to advance a more equitable economy.
The First Seven Billionaires Trump Has Tapped for Top White House Jobs
Out of America's 800 billionaires, president-elect Trump has so far plucked seven for top spots in his administration.
The Big Rip: Low Wage Corporations Spent Half a Trillion Inflating CEO Pay
Why don’t low wage workers earn more? Because their bosses plowed $522 million into manipulating their stock price — and CEO paychecks — instead.
Progressive Democrats Call for Stronger CHIPS Subsidy Guardrails to Prevent Wasteful Stock Buyback Spending
A new report reveals that chipmakers in line to receive massive subsidies could’ve given $27,000 annual bonuses to 300,000 employees with the money they blew on buybacks over the past…
More for Them, Less for Us
Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.
Poor and Low-Income Voters Are a Sleeping Giant
Politicians pay next to no attention to the concerns of low-income Americans. Advocates want to change that — and maybe the next election, too.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.
55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People’s Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices
New fact sheets by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S.…
Before COB on the First Workday of 2023, CEOs Will Make More Than the Average Annual Pay for All US Workers
Before happy hour time, the typical top exec will have pocketed more than home health aides, firefighters, pre-K teachers, and other essential workers will make the whole year.
The Everlasting Tax Shelter for Billionaires
A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams — and their heirs — to lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.
Biden Could Easily Cancel Student Debt, But Will He?
The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.