Sam Pizzigati

Sam Pizzigati co-edits Inequality.Org. He is the author of The Rich Don’t Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph Over Plutocracy That Created the American Middle Class, 1900–1970 (Seven Stories Press) and The Case for a Maximum Wage (Polity.)

We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality

We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality

A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.

Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati

Ford CEO Mark Fields

When Corporations Pay CEOs Way More Than Employees, Make Them Pay! When Corporations Pay CEOs Way More Than Employees, Make Them Pay!

Portland’s groundbreaking strategy for curbing executive compensation should be a model for the rest of the country.

Jan 17, 2019 / Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati

Dollar bills

How to Get Rid of the Super-Rich How to Get Rid of the Super-Rich

By leveraging the power of the public purse against corporations that pay their top execs outrageously more than their workers, we could help jump-start a democratic “New Economy.”

May 21, 2018 / Sam Pizzigati

Minimum wage protest

Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency

But few of the 60 million Americans who cast their votes for Trump want to see a more top-heavy America.

Nov 9, 2016 / Sarah Anderson, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

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Inequality Will Not Go Away On Its Own. Here’s How to Close the Gap. Inequality Will Not Go Away On Its Own. Here’s How to Close the Gap.

To ensure a future of shared prosperity, we need to rewrite the rules that protect the wealthiest Americans.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost

How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost

Reining in the big banks would reduce risk while generating investment opportunities for everyone else.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

If we closed the capital-gains loophole, we could put every child in America on track for success.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Black Workers Matter, Too

Black Workers Matter, Too Black Workers Matter, Too

A movement linking civil rights with the right to organize would narrow the racial wage gap—and reinvigorate American labor.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

A surcharge on luxury consumption would curb emissions and help communities make the jump to clean energy.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich

Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich

Wealthy CEOs are sheltering too much of their pay. A cap could fund long-term care for all seniors.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

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