Experts say that policies such as higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded child care are both effective and popular.
A national nonprofit uses financial and life coaching to teach low-income parents how to move up to living wages and beyond.
Researchers say new data shows need to pull back tax breaks for the wealthy to spend on aid.
In The Guarantee, Natalie Foster discusses how the pandemic spurred bold economic reforms and highlights the need for ongoing advocacy to ensure a more fair economy.
Executive total compensation surged nearly 13% in 2023, outpacing both inflation and worker pay increases.
By attempting to put a cash value on how white Americans, including her own family, benefit from discrimination, Tracie McMillan hopes to inspire a conversation on how racism drives notions of who deserves to live well.
Author Nick Romeo lays out a plan for an economy that puts workers and the planet above profits.
A new study shows how the kinds of jobs held by undocumented women, as well as the states in which they live, drive pay disparities.
Author Alissa Quart says the myth of American individualism is a poor excuse for inequality.
The aftereffects of the pandemic are likely to depress homeownership rates for Black and Latino households in California.
The author leveraged her success to fight for both struggling writers and struggling workers. Alissa Quart reflects on her late mentor’s mind, heart and soul.
Economist Valerie Wilson discusses neoliberalism’s impact on racial disparities in wealth and income.
Districts struggle to fill open positions and see new waves of teacher departures this summer.
A three-part series of interviews about the influence of neoliberalism on our politics and economics.
Some powerful business interests oppose government efforts to ensure free broadband for low-income communities.
Reflecting on the changes that have occurred during the pandemic, Dr. Manuel Pastor discusses how society can reverse the bad and build on the good. The future is forged through our every day actions.
Exploring income inequality in the land of milk and money.
Talking about racial disparities is easy — legislating is far harder, governments discover.
Two scholars on a power more transformative than markets or government: people.
In a special podcast series, Mark Kreidler talks to experts and advocates about the economic and racial determinants of health in the Golden State.