Remembering Grenfell: Who Are Our Cities For?
Local gentrification cycles have been “supercharged” by the fact that many cities are now a global destination to park investment capital.
Collins interviewed in the Sun Magazine
Post Carbon Fellow Chuck Collins was interviewed on how wealth divides us in Sun Magazine. From the interview: Wildhood: Why should we be concerned about inequality? How does it hurt me for someone else to make a hundred or...
Is Inequality in America Irreversible?
An excerpt from Chuck Collins’ new book, “Is Inequality in America Irreversible?” A Front Row Seat to Inequality I grew up in an affluent family in the wealthy Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I attended an elite boy’s...
A California Trend Worth Catching: College for All
California can be an annoyingly trendy state. Think avocado toast, In-N-Out Burger, Hollywood fashion, even legal pot. But Californians are now in the vanguard to fix the serious problem of how to pay for public higher education. Over 44...
Collins advice to Davos participants published on Quartz
Post Carbon Board member Chuck Collins op-ed on what rich people should have done instead of going to Davos, and what they should do when they get home was published on Quartz. Beneath the glitz, the gathering features star-studded...
Collins in Guardian article on US wealth inequality
Post Carbon Board member Chuck Collins was quoted in this article on rising wealth inequality in The Guardian. From the article: In a report, the Billionaire Bonanza, the thinktank said Donald Trump’s tax change proposals would “exacerbate existing wealth...
There Can Be No Genuine Tax Reform Without Addressing Hidden Wealth
Just as Congress begins debate on the Republicans’ “Tax Cut and Jobs Act,” new revelations have emerged about how wealthy elites around the world hide their wealth. The “Paradise Papers” — the result of a leak from the Bermuda-based...
An Independent Thinker’s Guide to the Tax Debate
For 40 years, tax cutters in Congress have told us, “we have a tax cut for you.” And each time, they count on us to suspend all judgment. In exchange, we’ve gotten staggering inequality, collapsing public infrastructure, a fraying...
Collins on the Bernie Sanders Show
Post Carbon board member Chuck Collins was interviewed for the Bernie Sanders Show on his work addressing economic inequality. Listen to the interview: Originally published at The Bernie Sanders Show
Reducing Inequality on a Finite Planet
Reducing Inequality on a Finite Planet: How Equity is the Underappreciated Cornerstone of a Sustainable Society FREE EVENT, LIMITED SEATING Many economists and activists believe we can reduce extreme wealth inequality through ginning up the economic growth machinery and...