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Gilded Giving 2018: Top-Heavy Philanthropy and Its Risks to the Independent Sector

Growing inequity in charitable giving continues to hold risks not only for nonprofits but for the entire nation.

Accessible Housing Should Be Affordable, Too

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act 28 years ago, but accessibility is still treated as a luxury rather than a necessity.

Some Leveraging Inspiration from Old Archimedes

If that ancient Greek could move the world, we can certainly move Walmart.

Can the Next Congress Chase Down America’s Runaway Wealth?

The last Congress ensured that America’s wealth will concentrate ever more rapidly at the very top — unless the next one does something about it.

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Accessible Housing Should Be Affordable, Too

Jessicah Pierre | November 20, 2018

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act 28 years ago, but accessibility is still treated as a luxury rather than a necessity.

Can the Next Congress Chase Down America's Runaway Wealth?

Bob Lord | November 20, 2018

The last Congress ensured that America's wealth will concentrate ever more rapidly at the very top — unless the next one does something about it.

Gilded Giving 2018: Top-Heavy Philanthropy and Its Risks to the Independent Sector

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery, Josh Hoxie | November 19, 2018

Growing inequity in charitable giving continues to hold risks not only for nonprofits but for the entire nation.

Businessman with a briefcase full of money

Corporations Should Share the Wealth Before Buying Back Stock

Sarah Anderson | November 15, 2018

Senator Sanders has introduced a bill that would ban Walmart and other big corporations from repurchasing their stock unless they narrow the gaps between CEO and worker pay.

Some Leveraging Inspiration from Old Archimedes

Sam Pizzigati | November 15, 2018

If that ancient Greek could move the world, we can certainly move Walmart.

Is Korea’s Cold War About to End?

John Feffer | November 14, 2018

The media is missing the real story on the peninsula. If that gives Koreans space to lead, maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Welcome to the Ultimate Escape Room

John Feffer | November 13, 2018

It’s hard not to feel that all of humanity deserves a Darwin award when you see the effects of recent superstorms, the vanishing of polar ice, and the heedless drilling for oil and gas everywhere.

What We Took Away From the 2018 Midterm Elections

Inequality.org staff | November 12, 2018

Spending records, voter suppression, and high youth turnout mark the most expensive midterm elections of all time.

Report: Gilded Giving 2018

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery, Josh Hoxie | November 19, 2018

Top-Heavy Philanthropy and Its Risks to the Independent Sector

Report: Agricultural Cooperatives

Michael Paarlberg | November 8, 2018

Opportunities and Challenges for African American Women in the South

Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2018

Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie | October 30, 2018

Inherited Wealth Dynasties in the 21st Century United States

Report: OceanaGold in the Philippines

Catherine Coumans, John Cavanagh, Rico La Vina, Robin Broad | October 29, 2018

Ten Violations that Should Prompt Its Removal

Report: Pay, Professionalism, and Respect

Kimberly Freeman Brown, Marc Bayard | October 5, 2018

Black Domestic Workers Continue the Call for Standards in the Care Industry

Report: Towering Excess

Chuck Collins, Emma de Goede | September 10, 2018

The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom for Bostonians

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Upcoming Events

Film: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
November 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at The LINE Hotel
An IPS and Indie Lens Pop-Up Film and community conversation about a profound and missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence.
Summit on Peace with Iran
December 1 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at First Congregational United Church of Christ
Join us to highlight the Trump administration's hawkish policies on Iran that could lead us into another war, and examine how to reverse course.
Frostlands: Author Talk with John Feffer – Wash. DC
December 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at The Potter’s House
Join us to discuss "Book Two of the Splinterlands Series" that Ariel Dorfman calls "a cautionary journey into a future planetary collapse."
Frostlands: Author Talk with John Feffer – Baltimore
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse
Red Emma's hosts a discussion of "Book Two of the Splinterlands Series" that Ariel Dorfman calls "a cautionary journey into a future planetary collapse."

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