Can We Measure Inequality Without Tallying the Wealth of Our Wealthy?
Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
The state legislature has blocked the city’s luxury real estate transfer tax for nearly four years.
A proposed tax hike on private jet fuel could raise $1.8 billion a year for sustainable transit.
Most private foundations stick quite closely to their 5 percent payout requirement. And America's largest are unlikely to give much more than the minimum.
Democrats introduce a bill to hike fuel taxes on private jets and invest the new revenue in public transportation.
Why are our planet’s finest hoopsters bricking free throws? Pals of plutocrats have a convenient explanation.
The IRS just released two years of long-awaited nonprofit tax filings. We found an enormous jump in DAF-to-DAF giving.
America’s farmers are aging. To avoid a crisis, we need to lower the economic barriers of entry for young farmers.
Pay levels for top U.S. corporate execs have lost any connection to organizational rationality.
Young workers already facing high rents and student debt will pay the biggest price for Social Security cuts. We can’t sit on the sidelines.