Dr. Amara Enyia on how to build a better system of global economic justice based on inclusive economic rights Dr. Amara Enyia began her policy career as an organizer in Chicago. She has since taken her work to the global stage — from grassroots movements to the halls of the United Nations, where she co-founded and chairs the International Working … Read More
The American Algorithm
AI exploitation and surveillance are redefining work. Here’s how to reclaim human agency Step into the home office of an agent for a particular type of call center in the United States, one of thousands connected in an AI-laced web to a digital platform. Every moment of their workday is surveilled: every call, every keystroke, every mouse movement. Their tone … Read More
The Color of Wealth: The data behind the divide
Ten statistics that expose America’s inequality — and what can be done about it Today, the United States is arguably the wealthiest country in the history of the world, holding more than one-third of global liquid assets and producing 30% of global output. But its wealth distribution is so lopsided that it rivals the levels of inequality seen during the … Read More
Baby Bonds: Past, present, and future
Discover how Baby Bonds could transform U.S. wealth-building, drawing on history to create a fairer, more equitable future.
“Two steps forward, one step back”
The successes and missed opportunities of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds The Covid-19 pandemic was a profoundly uneven tragedy. Low-income communities of color suffered from sharply higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death compared with White and higher-income populations. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) took direct aim at these disparities. Enacted in 2021 as a nearly $2 trillion … Read More
Profit and power in the U.S. dialysis system: The unhealthy truth
Exposing the profit-driven sickness in American health care December 2025 Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy Senior Fellow Tom Mueller is an investigative journalist focused on uncovering fraud, corruption, and graft. His first book, Extra Virginity, examined malfeasance in the olive oil industry. His second, Crisis of Conscience, tackled the corporate corruption fueling whistleblowers. In his latest, How to … Read More