Legislation rapidly moving through Congress, the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — really a Big Ugly Grift (BUG) — includes a massive tax subsidy for private jet buyers. Instead of corporations ...

Plato identified inequality as a central problem of politics. Inequality, this ancient Greek philosopher warned, undermines ...

The GOP plan slashes Medicaid, SNAP, and other core safety net programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires, mass deportation ...

Sustainergy has helped retrofit thousands of homes in Cincinnati. I’m more proud of the family-sustaining jobs we’ve created.

Any realistic solution to our climate crisis demands a dramatic move away from fossil fuels to less greenhouse gas-intensive energy sources. A transition of this scale would require dramatic — but ...

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 ...

Explore our poll results Ask whether human activity is the main cause of global warming, and 88 percent on the left will say yes, but only 37 percent on the right. Ask if the government should ensure ...

Note: this is an updated and expanded version of an article that first appeared in Inside Philanthropy in March, 2021. Recent reports and responses from National Philanthropic Trust and other DAF ...

Increasing taxes on high income earners helped raise revenue without hampering the wealth of the millionaire class in Massachusetts and Washington, according to a new policy brief from the Institute ...

Direct Giving Knight hasn’t signed the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge, but he has said many times that he plans to give away most of his wealth during his lifetime. And he has, at times, backed up those ...

Let’s remember that each of the country’s four wealthiest Americans — Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ellison — controls at least one major media outlet or social media platform. Let’s also remember that ...