Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-edits Inequality.org. Anderson’s research covers trade, finance, inequality, and budget policies. An expert on executive compensation, Anderson has been the lead author on the annual IPS Executive Excess series for over 20 years. She has also co-authored "Field Guide to the Global Economy" (New Press, 2nd edition, 2005), and "Alternatives to Economic Globalization" (Berrett-Koehler, 2nd edition, 2004).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Sarah Anderson

Opinion

Low-wage corporations spent half-a-trillion on CEO pay and stock buybacks
September 10, 2024 By Sarah Anderson
The 100 S&P 500 firms with the lowest median wages—the “Low-Wage 100”—blew $522 billion on stock buybacks over the past five years.
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Politics

Biden could cancel student debt. Will he?
December 7, 2020 By Margot Rathke And Sarah Anderson
The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
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Opinion

Wall Street weapons company CEOs cash in on Iran war danger
January 9, 2020 By Sarah Anderson
Surging stock prices for military contractors gave several CEOs an early payday after Trump’s Iran aggression.
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Opinion

Labor after Janus—Unions have experienced worse
June 29, 2018 By Sarah Anderson
Once again, American workers will need to find new ways to build power against big money interests. Fortunately, this is already beginning.
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Opinion

GOP’s tax plan is igniting a movement for a moral economy
December 8, 2017 By Sarah Anderson
While Republicans may succeed in scoring a short-term win for their donors, their tax plan is sparking a new moral movement against inequality.
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Opinion

Tax Day: Will Trump and Wall Street pay their share?
April 18, 2017 By Sarah Anderson
While you and I file our taxes, Republicans want to make it even easier for big banks to dodge them.
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Labor

Teamsters union goes after opioid profiteers
March 16, 2017 By Sarah Anderson
A small number of drug companies reap windfalls from people's pill addictions. Now, working people are holding them accountable.
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U.S.

Wall Street bonuses equaled double annual pay of minimum wage workers
March 17, 2015 By Sarah Anderson
Wall Street banks handed out $28.5 billion in bonuses to their 167,800 employees last year, up 3 percent over 2013, according to figures from the NY State Comptroller.
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