Marc Bayard

Marc Bayard is the director of the Black Worker Initiative and the coauthor, with Kimberly Freeman Brown, of the recent report “And Still I Rise: Black Women Labor Leaders’ Voices, Power, and Promise.”

Inequality February 18, 2016

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.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Inequality February 18, 2016

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.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Pre-Kindergarten February 18, 2016

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.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Labor Organizing February 18, 2016

Black Workers Matter, Too

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

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Climate Change February 18, 2016

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.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
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Inequality February 18, 2016

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.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Economic Policy February 18, 2016

Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.

A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Corporations February 18, 2016

Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government

The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati
Inequality February 18, 2016

How US Tax Policy Encourages Outrageous CEO Compensation

This loophole will cost the federal treasury an estimated $50 billion over the next decade.

Sarah Anderson , Marc Bayard , John Cavanagh , Chuck Collins , Josh Hoxie and Sam Pizzigati

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Marc Bayard

Inequality February 18, 2016

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

Inequality February 18, 2016

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

Pre-Kindergarten February 18, 2016

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

Labor Organizing February 18, 2016

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

Climate Change February 18, 2016

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

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Inequality February 18, 2016

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

Economic Policy February 18, 2016

A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.

Corporations February 18, 2016

The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.

Inequality February 18, 2016

This loophole will cost the federal treasury an estimated $50 billion over the next decade.